Example sentences of "and [noun sg] [adv] [to-vb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As ( on the evidence of last summer at any rate ) there is no one to match them in the art of swishing across the line and bowling not to take wickets , England are probably favourites to win it . |
| 2 | I stopped smoking and campaign openly to prevent others . |
| 3 | The gift was by way of an invitation for the Prince and Princess both to become patrons of the appeal ; it was the idea of professional fund-raiser Marion Allford , who had been brought in as the appeal director . |
| 4 | The Mani Pulite — clean hands — investigation in Italy that has now snared Ing C Olivetti & Co SpA ( see page seven ) has won universal admiration for its thoroughness and determination not to pull punches ; our only concern is that if you simply put the two words Mani and Pulite together , the thing does n't sound nearly so squeaky clean … |
| 5 | Restoration of the surface finish was the most time consuming operation , taking some 800 manhours which included bringing the wings and tail down to bare metal before re-applying a new surface finish and markings and minor repairs to the fuselage fabric before restoration . |
| 6 | Debt-free and so not hampered by high interest rates , they are nimble enough and liquid enough to take advantage of the recession . |
| 7 | This may be due to eagerness to get to bed or to various other factors including lack of sleep , worry about contacting more senior surgical staff , lack of proper training or control by senior staff , and pressure not to leave matters that may interrupt the next day 's elective list . |
| 8 | Some protection of the position is afforded by the Church 's legislation ( see Appendix 3.1 ) and an intelligent job description will help employee and employer alike to avoid misunderstandings . |
| 9 | Go east , south-east and east again to reach path junction . |