Example sentences of "and [to-vb] some [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The last time I travelled from Wick to Dingwall was when the railway only reached as far north as Golspie ; the other portion of the road was an overnight stage-coach journey ; and to accommodate some ladies I took a seat on the top : it was a clear cold night , and the air was keen indeed .
2 NICHOLLE 'S goals are to strengthen her legs — particularly the inner-thighs — and abdomen and to lose some fat .
3 I just came to make myself au fait with the situation and to garner some information in return for some I give you . ’
4 The penultimate chapter in this book will be concerned with arriving at generalisations about the functioning and effectiveness of the project as a whole , but it is appropriate at this point to identify a number of interesting features of the Major Project as illustrated by these two schools , and to indicate some issues that require further thought .
5 It behoves these teachers , in their advisory roles , to try to influence school policies and to encourage some form of monitoring accompanied by the diagnosis of significant faults .
6 That is , he has been struggling to extract and create ‘ goodness ’ from his earthly life and to find some way to preserve it .
7 That night I packed , ordered the cook to prepare some chicken soup for the journey and to find some cows ' milk .
8 This is a good game to both give enjoyment and to provoke some thought .
9 Back in Britain , men were called to arms ; everyone was issued with a gas mask ; sandbags were provided to protect specified buildings and to provide some shelter against the expected air attacks , and provision of Air Raid Shelters was hastened .
10 Autumn-sown wheat ( and other cereals ) should have a rough seed-bed to avoid soil capping , particularly on silty soils , and to provide some protection to the seedlings from icy winds .
11 Ultimately , the research project therefore aims to evaluate the role and effectiveness of computers in planning and to provide some guidelines regarding the selection , introduction and operation of computer systems .
12 In the last section of this chapter we will examine the attempts that have been made to find out more about the actual extent of crime , and to provide some sort of indication of the ‘ dark figure ’ of crime and to discover the ‘ real ’ rather than the recorded rate and character of crime .
13 The panel also hoped that a tutor/carer , possibly an older man , could be assigned to the family to teach the child Mr and Mrs M had taught , and to provide some sort of male role-model .
14 In either case , it will be necessary to attach a small microphone somewhere below the child 's chin and to provide some arrangement for the child to carry around the radio transmitter or the small tape recorder .
15 As a result , much of the work of contemporary assemblies should be viewed in the context of institutions struggling to adapt to massively changed social and world conditions and to impose some check upon the burgeoning executive bureaucracies .
16 Since you are still in the process of learning about your camcorder 's capabilities , it might be a good idea to deliberately try some of these mixed light shots and to shoot some comparisons between fully auto white balance and outdoor/indoor presets , if your machine gives you this choice of operation .
17 Advantage of the easy access will be taken to have a good paint round with white paint — more light — and to install some exhaust silencing .
18 His dog-leg patrimony ( his uncle was Lord Chelmsford ) has enabled him to support himself and to help some others .
19 As in Chapter 2 , there will be room only to open up a few of the many possible perspectives and issues , and to suggest some ways of thinking about them .
20 This is supposed to have greater survival value in regard to social functions like nest-egg guarding , and to aid some kinds of brain activity .
21 The role of the UN would be to supervise elections , if possible throughout Korea but if not in south Korea alone , and to afford some measure of protection to the infant state as it moved to independence .
22 This demand was indeed radical since women were for the first time trying to achieve some independence as persons and to exercise some power as individuals in their own right .
23 And to do some reading . ’
24 It is perfectly in order to pause before answering a question so that you can be totally sure you have understood what has been said to you and to give some thought to your answer .
25 With the object of literary studies circumscribed on the basis of differentiation and not on that of inherent qualities , it becomes possible both to establish the notion of literariness , and to give some kind of scientific status to the study of literature .
26 The different scenarios are there in the past just as they are in the future , and it 's the historian 's job in a way to explain why there are different scenarios , and to give some idea of how many of them there are .
27 The task of the theist , as I see it in this book , is to define what he or she means by the word ‘ God ’ , and to give some evidence for believing that this Deity exists .
28 Could I firstly start by thanking those delegates who after Congress yesterday have expressed support about the two rule changes that we lost and to give some encouragement to new delegates here that even if you get up here and you lose it , there 's some one hell of a lot of support out there on the floor .
29 The purpose of this chapter is to acquaint MAS professionals with the services provided by MC , describe how MC go about their work and the considerations they employ , and to give some guidance on when it is necessary to involve MC .
30 This polarisation of attitudes was perhaps unfortunate since there had been signs of a certain willingness on the part of the Department to reconsider the validity of their ideas and to give some weight to the social issues behind the public reaction to the housing policy .
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