Example sentences of "and [vb infin] [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 At times my sleepy little daughter was brought down from the nursery and stood on a stool while John draped pieces of material on her and showed me how he wanted the costume move and flow , and so help to illustrate what he wanted to express and convey to an audience .
2 Stressing the need ‘ to behave in a manner which is neither racist nor sexist , ’ ‘ to uphold individual rights , ’ and ‘ to cooperate and consult with the community and other agencies in pursuing our purpose ’ has not gone down well with conservative officers .
3 One thousand men could not enter and remain in the vicinity for any time without being discovered .
4 Rather , not only does Sweden have the widest coverage of collective bargaining for manual and white-collar employees , along with well-developed workplace organisations , but most importantly member firms of the centralised employers ' body support trade union membership and encourage employees to join and remain in the union .
5 No admission offer promise payment or indemnity shall be made or given by or on behalf of the Policyholder without the written consent of the Corporation which shall be entitled if it so desires to take over and conduct in the name of the Policyholder the defence or settlement of any claim or to prosecute in the name of the Policyholder for its own benefit any claim for indemnity or damages or otherwise and shall have full discretion in the conduct of any proceedings or in the settlement of any claim and the Policyholder shall give all such information and assistance as the Corporation may require .
6 No admission offer promise payment or indemnity shall be made or given by or on behalf of the Policyholder or any person claiming to be indemnified without the written consent of the Corporation which shall be entitled if it so desires to take over and conduct in the name of the Policyholder or such person the defence or settlement of any claim or to prosecute in the name of the Policyholder or such person for its own benefit any claim for indemnity or damages or otherwise and shall have full discretion in the conduct of any proceedings or in the settlement of any claim and the Policyholder or such person shall give all such information and assistance as the Corporation may require .
7 The body will go down and disappear under the water , and the murderers will then go down the pipe themselves , and swim across the moat . ’
8 When I lived right on the job it used to drive my wife round the bend — I 'd be at home on a weekend , perhaps in the garden , and I 'd think about something in the greenhouse across the road so I 'd go over there and disappear for an hour whereas perhaps I should have been giving more time to my family .
9 BIODEGRADABLE MATERIAL We can now make plastics which can break down and disappear into the soil .
10 At the end of the session , June Braithwaite said she had found it useful ; she had not needed to become hysterical , and he had not been able to leave and disappear into the kitchen .
11 After delivery , each workshop was evaluated by group discussion and individual questionnaires ; in addition , a number of experienced staff development personnel were asked to read and comment on the tutor 's materials .
12 Similarly teams of medical advisers were brought down to William Osborne to inspect and comment on the level and location of medical equipment so that as the boat was built the right equipment was installed in the right place .
13 After completing the AEC , participants were interviewed to provide them with an opportunity to reflect and comment on the course .
14 Draft plans are now available for those who would like to read and comment on the proposal .
15 However , it recommends that the auditor should have a duty to report direct to the regulator and should be required to examine and comment on the effectiveness of the internal controls the trustees have established .
16 He was sorry he 'd forgotten to pay Betty any money last year , but could he come and stay for a while and pay her then ?
17 His family used to come and stay for a week every year in a cottage across the dale and Martin would come and visit me on a regular basis .
18 I 'll go and stay at a hotel in some quite other place , somewhere I 've never been before .
19 Various suggestions were made , and the final plan was that Patsy , her husband and their two little boys should come and stay in a hotel in our village for the weekend .
20 After that Corbett just had to wait , pleased to rest and stay in the monastery where he felt secure and safe .
21 The trend for women to enter and stay in the labour market is probably irreversible .
22 As he ran he grabbed a torch , and Tallis watched its flame bob and weave into the darkness , soon lost among the trees .
23 Experimentation and development go on all the time as the company searches for new ways to capture and build on the knowledge already accumulated by its workers .
24 The legislative plans that I have announced today are designed to consolidate and build on the improvement in industrial relations which we have achieved over the last 12 years .
25 I remember having to wash and bathe in the river ! ’
26 In Chapman 's view , the foundation of Aston Villa 's long history of success was their ability to plan ahead and prepare for the departure of key players .
27 The two sides were a world apart and while Northern hope for successive victories in their final two games for survival , Wigan can relax and prepare for the Silk Cut Cup final at Wembley on May 2 against Castleford .
28 can lie and squirm in a sewer .
29 You put yourself into cold storage for two years as far as any kind of political practice goes and just sit and think — and do n't forget you 'll get paid £5000 a year to sit and think about the purity of the struggle we 're all fighting back here . ’
30 Do you ever stop and think about the way you breathe ?
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