Example sentences of "and [vb base] [pron] of [noun] " in BNC.

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1 She would come to the vicarage and borrow something of Sophia 's .
2 And make lots of profit .
3 ‘ I 'm going to sit there with my Sporting Life and make lots of money , ’ she laughs .
4 And expect plenty of spills this Bank Holiday Monday at Kingston Bagpuize near Abingdon .
5 Hunter observed that ‘ … the whole viscera when all the Blood is press 'd out goes into a very little bulk , even the Liver will lose vastly of its bulk and in short the whole viscera will come into a small compass when they are well clean 'd and put into dry cloths ; you are then to go to the trunk of the Body and empty it of Blood as well as you can and press the Blood out from the Face , Hands , etc. as well as Arms , and the more Blood is pressed out the better ’ .
6 5029 is due to remain at Bury until the end of February , and is subject to a six steamings a month agreement , so it should see extensive use , and provide plenty of opportunities to experience GW ( four-cylinder power in Lancashire ) .
7 Distinguish major from minor points and provide plenty of light and shade .
8 " But I will still stick to my favourite plants — busy lizzies and begonias which do so well in the shade and provide lots of colour .
9 cos in New York they sort of like they have a chat and the wo they 've got some nice looking bird , right , and some sort of normal bloke off the street and they just sort of talk about New York and show lots of pictures of it
10 Indeed , I have heard of some anglers who deliberately attach a big hook to the ‘ feeder and catch plenty of barbel on it .
11 And put plenty of newspapers down .
12 Alternatives are needed — players with flair who can outwit defences with jinking and sidesteps and cause plenty of confusion .
13 Pour approximately 4 fl oz unsweetened grapefruit juice into a tall glass and add plenty of ice .
14 When he and my mother came to live at the house he bought five Aylesbury ducks to swim on the pond and clear it of weed .
15 Lenin tirelessly reiterated Clausewitz 's dictum , ‘ war is a tool of policy ’ , not only to establish the subordination of generals to politicians , but to legitimise war and divest it of taboos .
16 To know God and yet nothing of our own wretched state breeds pride ; to realize our misery and know nothing of God is mere despair ; but if we come to the knowledge of Jesus Christ we find our true equilibrium , for there we find both human misery and God .
17 They should eat a balanced diet supplemented with multivitamin tablets , avoid alcohol and get plenty of sleep .
18 is it easier to keep the children at home and get lots of help in for them ?
19 Although Boyd is working hard to get as many projects as possible into print and to , ‘ try to get recognised and get lots of people to buy the books ’ , she has an ultimate ambition .
20 Although Boyd is working hard to get as many projects as possible into print and to , ‘ try to get recognised and get lots of people to buy the books ’ , she has an ultimate ambition .
21 These fish are naturally shoaling and like plenty of space .
22 ‘ Like that one in Gulliver , ’ said Ann , and this started a discussion as to whether Scotland could engineer the flight of its islands to hover over England and starve her of sunlight and rain , like Laputa in Gulliver 's Travels .
23 ‘ It has become clear that people know there is a very real choice between the Tories who would privatise the National Health Service and starve it of funds and Labour who would invest in it and modernise it , ’ she said .
24 Bandage the knee in a slightly flexed position and allow plenty of turns , especially below the kneecap .
25 Wear comfortable shoes and allow plenty of time .
26 Blot skin dry and apply plenty of moisturiser .
27 I hope it will be in all your club bars one of our bottles , we have distributed special bottles er sailor proof bottles I hope they are er which you put money in er very simply without any impediment and I do hope that all clubs will use those bottles and , and gather lots of money .
28 A My husband 's family live in a remote part of the Isle of Arran in Scotland , so we go there and do lots of walking .
29 And do lots of things that I knew he was capable of doing .
30 They have been in the middle of war and think nothing of hearing shooting all round them .
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