Example sentences of "and [verb] [to-vb] [prep] this " in BNC.
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| 1 | Education liaison officer Lindsey Walton said : ‘ We were approached and asked to participate in this prestigious scheme and are very pleased to be associated with the schools . ’ |
| 2 | Craigendarroch 's information pack — which can be found in your room — is a mine of information on the many activities and placed to see in this fascinatingly diverse area . |
| 3 | Mr. Lassman argued successfully before the judge , and sought to argue before this court , that that final phrase , ‘ held in any computer , ’ should really be read as ‘ held in any other computer , ’ or alternatively should be read as ‘ held in any computer except the computer which has performed the function . ’ |
| 4 | Builders were treated as craftsmen and learnt to work alongside this new generation of client , who treated them as a fount of all wisdom . |
| 5 | In this chapter I shall try to locate our present concerns in a pattern of historical development , and seek to excavate from this a prognosis for the viability of current strategies and initiatives . |
| 6 | A long bandage was fixed to the bottom of the bed and he was encouraged and bullied to pull on this several times a day , and hoist himself forward and perform exercises to rebuild the muscles of his butchered back . |
| 7 | Murphy knew when he was beaten and decided to retreat on this occasion . |
| 8 | If an intruder eliminated him with a weapon and managed to get inside this place you 'd be in trouble . ’ |
| 9 | A very common reaction is when parents felt emotionally deprived as a child and try to over-compensate for this by providing material possessions for their children as proof of their love and care . |
| 10 | It was a pathetic spectacle and to be honest I must confess to being more than a little annoyed at being trapped in a railway carriage and forced to listen to this poor soul lurching nearer to a grave in the gutter . |
| 11 | The reception area , restaurant and bar are furnished and decorated to conform to this image , conveying an image of quiet , old-fashioned comfort and luxury . |
| 12 | I remember we arrived during a heat wave and had to go into this refrigerator where they kept the furs . |
| 13 | I stared at Gav from my bed , blinking and trying to take in this torrent of exponentially catastrophic information . |
| 14 | I was probing around with my tongue and trying to decide about this when the phone by my bed rang . |
| 15 | The motor eventually reaches a maximum operating speed , which , as in the open-loop case , is dictated by the motor and load torque/speed characteristics , and continues to run at this speed until the target position is approached . |
| 16 | I 'm a bit dizzy when I stand up and have to hang onto this litter bin , but I 'm OK after a bit . |
| 17 | It is hoped that initially the client will experience some anxiety with each target and learn to cope with this effectively , but that over five attempts of this target this anxiety will drop to a minimum . |