Example sentences of "and [vb infin] [pers pn] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | According to Antony the Devil came to tempt and torture him in a variety of fantastical forms from lascivious women to wild beasts . |
| 2 | The change-over day from one occupancy to the next was on a Saturday , when our admirable Jane Jones arrived to clean and prepare it for the next lot . |
| 3 | I just do n't see how you can kiss and cuddle me in the department when nothing at all is going on between us , and then just as soon as there is , you switch it all off like a blasted tap ! ’ |
| 4 | We 'll try and make it in the morning . |
| 5 | Right , I got a cheque in my pocket made out to pay cash so she said you can go in and cash it on the counter . |
| 6 | Her advice is to try and treat it as a normal meal . |
| 7 | She always accompanied her unpackings by such comments , always with the same indignant implication that the grocers did their best to defraud and anger her with every item . |
| 8 | We shall attempt to apply and adapt them to a much shorter viewing distance , under controlled laboratory conditions . |
| 9 | They are then invited to try and throw them in a basket one at a time without looking at the value . |
| 10 | He gambles that I will not leap down and pursue him along the pavement . |
| 11 | I want you to love and desire me with the same degree of passion that Lucia loved and desired my namesake . |
| 12 | She recalled his saying , ‘ I want you to love and desire me with the same degree of passion that Lucia loved and desired my namesake . ’ |
| 13 | But they were quite happy to come along and discuss it with the parish council erm and . |
| 14 | No doubt the judge , if he does not agree with the course proposed , is fully entitled to convey that to counsel and discuss it in the absence of the jury . |
| 15 | I suppose they might try and sellotape her to the walls of their cells . |
| 16 | They can decide which pathways to follow and explore them at the time they ‘ read ’ the document . |
| 17 | Buchanan 's Triangles clubmate Mark Tosh pushed hard to try and catch him on the five-mile run but the Derry man won in a time of 1.28.52 . |
| 18 | I have to go and catch her on a really bad day . |
| 19 | " endeavour to find out a person both to answer to their expectation and those of the Town , and … to superintend and assist him for a while . " |
| 20 | But you see , the Reverend has a distant relative whom he means to put in my place and so I was granted sick leave over the holiday in order that his dear Jonathan could come and assist him with the Christmas services . |
| 21 | Bullied into bathing , Theda allowed Agnes to wash her long hair for her , and acquiesced when that redoubtable dame dragged a chair outside that she might sit and dry it in the sun . |
| 22 | We 're not expecting trouble from them and we 're there to help and direct them into the areas where they can get into the ground . |
| 23 | I was going to wash the pots I 'll go and smack him round the head |
| 24 | Because he thinks a woman is not gon na get up and smack him in the face . |
| 25 | It would be better to try and beat them at the bottom of the curve rather than when the South Africans were improving . |
| 26 | One evening , when his golf match had been cancelled , he decided to drive down and collect me from the river . |
| 27 | My health , I am feeling strong and looking confident on the outside , so you must try and feel it on the inside oh dear the planets are on your side this week for love , needless to say |
| 28 | At this point some vainglorious politician would step forward and present him with a book such as this one . |
| 29 | In an ideal situation , the ball might approach the dent in such a way that it continued to go round and round it in a circle — rather like the Earth goes round the Sun . |
| 30 | Now , though , she was sitting in the dressing-room , not even sure if she could persuade her legs to stand up and carry her to the stage . |