Example sentences of "and [prep] [verb] to [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | " I 'm grateful to you for your help and for coming to High Brook in the first place . |
2 | What I see here every week , and through speaking to major food suppliers , does n't suggest that 's happening . ’ |
3 | The reliance on " intuitive observation " in selection means that a heavy burden falls on the reader 's training in the art of alert reading , and of responding to linguistic and other cues . |
4 | Joos 's " infinitive " is in fact made up of two words — to plus the bare infinitive — as can be seen from the possibility of inserting an adverb between them ( I want to really scare him ) and of finding to all by itself , something which is strictly impossible with inflections ( I do n't want to ) . |
5 | Using this procedure , faecal water from freeze dried faeces in control experiments did not differ from faecal water prepared from fresh faeces with regard to concentrations of calcium , phosphate , fatty acids , and bile acids and with regard to lytic activity . |
6 | For instance where machinery or surfaces , through lack of space or layout limitations , must be used for both cooked and raw meats disinfection should take place after each use with raw meat and before changing to cooked meat . |
7 | Two years ’ hard work by and in talking to in-house experts and visiting other companies has resulted in a new guide for the international offshore oil industry . |
8 | What follows is general advice applicable to either group on finding information about job and training opportunities , and on responding to local recruitment drives . |
9 | In February 1938 , the government of Austria was threatened with invasion by Hitler 's troops , unless the Austrian Nazis were incorporated in their government , and by acceding to that threat the Austrian government was effectively destroyed . |
10 | Meanwhile , the discipline itself , especially in the United States , has resolved to regard him as a leading advocate of scientific method and by subscribing to this interpretation we have at least avoided causing confusion . |
11 | We will do this by improving our marketing , sales and distribution activities , and by responding to changing market and consumer demands through a closer understanding of their needs . |
12 | This is the most deluded fantasy of all — the idea that , by buying certain pieces of vinyl and by going to certain gigs , instead of consuming a commodity , you are participating and making a contribution to ‘ the struggle ’ . |