Example sentences of "and [vb base] [adv] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some of the tunes are noodling , familiar and limp rather than languid . |
| 2 | They do this mainly as eggs , and then hatch out and develop rapidly once it rains and a pool forms . |
| 3 | I go and sit there while she works . |
| 4 | He found himself wishing he was at home again , at Polly 's home , and could creep stealthily into the twins ' room and sit there as he sometimes had at night , on the floor among their discarded toys and cuddly animals , with his back to the wall , listening to the sound of their breathing . |
| 5 | Take that stool and go inside to the cloakroom and sit there until you 're called by me to come away from it . ’ |
| 6 | However , unlike Mills they see professional groups as losing their power and influence rather than as joining the power elite . |
| 7 | ONE OF the amazing aspects of the crisis caused by the decision of the government to close over half the pits , and make more than 30,000 miners redundant , was their apparent surprise at the reaction of the people of the country . |
| 8 | Whether or not a witness should remain in court during the hearing is at the discretion of the court ( Moore v Registrar of Lambeth County Court [ 1969 ] 1 All ER 782 ) but they are usually brought in and remain there unless some application is made . |
| 9 | Go to the top floor of your house and remain there till the water goes down … ’ |
| 10 | Despite their chefs ' and St Trinians outfits , they managed to clamber up poles and leap over jumps in relay and raise more than £400 for charity . |
| 11 | Reduce heat and simmer gently until liquid is absorbed and peas are tender , about 25 minutes . |
| 12 | Add the chicken breasts to the stock and simmer gently until cooked . |
| 13 | Migraine , too , is followed by nausea and vomit rather as sin is followed by remorse . |
| 14 | Conclusions about coping responses which have a protective effect against a wide range of events are more easily obtained when the events are likely to be associated with acute anxiety and fear rather than depression ( e.g. Jaremko , 1983 ) . |
| 15 | Unfortunately for the CEGB , it could n't seize the time and push ahead as fast with its plans as it wanted . |
| 16 | It is a busy waterway , with water traffic between Marienburg and Nuln more than 500 miles inland . |
| 17 | Yet would it not be better to abandon this headlong errand and sleep rather than go out once more into the drenching darkness ? |
| 18 | It appears to me that I have collected his and everyone else 's quota of the annoying little bastards , so I return to my trench , wrap myself up , and sleep fitfully until I am awakened to take my turn on guard . |
| 19 | Carefully reposition the bridge and press firmly until a small bead of glue appears around the edge . |
| 20 | And then , all I 've done is worked out some time management and say well if these guys turn up at half past eight every morning and I give them a break at ten o'clock , and they get a lunch break and then in afternoon , another break , and they finish at half past four , if everything goes to plan , by four o'clock Friday , my van should be backing up at the end of the production line to load itself up with a thousand widgets . |
| 21 | Stir the flour into the remaining juices and cook slowly until well browned , stirring all the time . |
| 22 | Put 450g/1lb rhubarb in a pan with a little water and cook slowly until soft and pulpy . |
| 23 | Add the chopped prunes , apricots , apples , raisins and broken walnuts and cook gently until the fruits plump up . |
| 24 | Add the sugar , honey and lemon juice and cook gently until the mixture is a thick syrup . |
| 25 | Place in a pan without water and cook gently until the rhubarb falls into a pulp . |
| 26 | If you now use a low compression ball and swing at 110 mph , you will compress it too much and realise less than 220 yards . |
| 27 | So in theory , you do n't have to save your work , and exit properly before you switch off ; the AccuCard will remember where you were and return you there next time you switch on . |
| 28 | They inspired the efforts of Admirals D'Estaing and De Grasse in the War of the American Revolution to seize British West Indian islands and evade rather than destroy the fleets to which they were opposed . |
| 29 | people to talk to , encourage teachers and criticise constructively when required |
| 30 | You can concentrate your attentions on the feel and fit rather than any corrective properties of the shoe . |