Example sentences of "and also [verb] [to-vb] " in BNC.

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1 People who are concerned to preserve their own well-being , and also to strive to do a better job , need to look in two directions for help : they must look inwards , to gain insight into the dynamics of their own stress ; and they must look outwards , to understand better the social forces that surround them .
2 Yet his ambition gets the better of him in Act 1 Scene 5 where Malcolm is named Prince of Cumberland and he realises he has to stop Malcolm and also decides to kill the king and not leave the kingship to fate .
3 Woman as Nature was Other , and one had both to study Her and unearth the laws of nature which She contained , and also attempt to restrain the potentially dangerous powers She possessed .
4 Leith was still gasping at his audacity as well as at his discernment when , flicking a glance at the way her chestnut hair was fastened in a repressive knot , he inserted with another glance at her severe hairstyle , ‘ Now why would a beautiful woman , with equally beautiful hair , try to hide her beauty behind glasses which she clearly does n't need , try to minimise the beauty of her splendid hair , and also try to detract attention from what I clearly recall is a figure of delightful shape and proportions ? ’
5 Getting the message , by controlling the call , through asking open questions , and also remembering to ask closed questions if you wanted to control the call , shutting up a chatterbox , as with Mrs Waffle , when she phoned up about her Gloria .
6 That the press in the 19th and 20th centuries chose to attach itself to political parties and also chose to abdicate its responsibilities towards its publics by identifying itself too closely with the interests of the state in no way reflects upon the notions of the free press .
7 If you only need to check the base memory and also wish to know how much space remains on your HDD ( hard disk drive ) then the CHKDSK command will convey this information , as well as informing you of any HDD errors such as lost files and bad sectors .
8 He 's currently trying to get into Elle over here , and also hoped to get into the postcard and poster market .
9 ( Downward transposition was not at all uncommon when countertenor solos were issued in print : for instance , ‘ I envy not the pride of May , from Purcell 's 1693 birthday ode for Queen Mary , is in E major in the original and also goes to top b ’ B♭♯ , but it was published , in the treble clef , in D major . )
10 It seems that British investors go for the north and west — Normandy and Brittany — and also like to invest their money further south in Aquitaine and Perigord .
11 I would like to see the current midfield plus Rocky and hodge , and also like to see Strandli get a chance with Deane and wallace .
12 John likes to visit his old friends and also travels to see his brother who has had a stroke .
13 The investigation covered import quotas and bans on some products , restrictive import licensing requirements , special technical standards and China 's refusal to publish regulations governing imports , and also sought to reduce Chinese tariffs of up to 170 per cent and other " unreasonable " fees .
14 Er and take into consideration er Act since nineteen eighty five but it does exist er and also tend to agree that we do need a , a , er transport policy which actually takes er into consideration all er members of transport but the main point about this and Chris actually raises the point , er he referred to shopping it if we support the terminal five erm planning application but we say it has n't been doing it , er on the consideration we get these other things which are on shopping list , then you are actually erm forcing the government that you have er , er and this integrated policy , the driving for in the long run .
15 Both tables conceal significant variations in responses between readers of ‘ quality ’ and ‘ tabloid ’ newspapers ( Table 1.3 ) : the former remain wedded to their preferred medium , using it much more extensively as a means of surveying the world in depth , whilst readers of tabloid newspapers rely more heavily on television and also tend to attach greater credibility to it as a source of news ( Table 1.4 ) .
16 You have to decide , ’ he said , looking waggish , and also beginning to whine .
17 That 's beginning to ease at the moment and also beginning to ease on the problems being caused on the A four two one just south of Bicester , due to the changes in the road layout at the new M forty interchange .
18 By the end of the morning pupils were discussing the materials , relating the different activities and using information already gained and also beginning to think in terms of a wide-ranging , long-term project in which they were all involved .
19 By this they mean that people both avoid intruding upon each other 's territory ( physical territory , a particular field of knowledge , a friendship ) and also seek to enlarge the territory of others — in Lakoff 's terms , make the other person feel good — presumably on the assumption that the same will be done to them .
20 A peer review is likely to reveal errors , omissions , ambiguities and weaknesses in style , and also help to motivate and train the staff involved .
21 This scheme will cut down bills and also help to save energy , ’ he said .
22 Its superb massaging fingers will tone up problem areas such as hips and thighs and also help to stimulate your blood supply .
23 These drinks work to counteract the acidity of your urine , which will ease the burning sensation on passing water , and also help to stop any bacteria in the bladder from multiplying .
24 This will provide some guidelines for those readers unfamiliar with the area and also help to clear away in advance some misconceptions which , even among those knowledgeable of it , have sometimes obscured the debate .
25 Through exten-sive examination of unpublished material the project hopes to contribute to the debate on the long run decline of textile manufacture in the United Kingdom and also help to increase our understanding of the process of de-industrialisation in Northern Ireland .
26 Caring is a costly business , and even though there are other benefits available , such as attendance allowance for the person being cared for , and also grants to help with alterations and improvements , a great deal of extra expense is paid for by the carers themselves — for example , special diets and extra heating .
27 Despite the upheaval , the band will continue work on their forthcoming LP and also intend to play NME 's Viva Eight show with Green On Red and A House at London 's Town & Country Club on September 3 .
28 It 's a question of trying to package the book properly , making sure the public know that it 's out , and also trying to widen the readership each time , find new outlets for the book .
29 I was one of the first ones to be flown out and then there was a postal hold-up so I had real trouble finding out what was going on , and also trying to organise to have him brought home .
30 ‘ But Oliver , ’ I said , trying to make some sense of the story , and also trying to make a bit of a joke of it at the same time , ‘ Is n't it traditional to give flowers to a girl when you arrive rather than after you 've left ? ’
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