Example sentences of "and [vb past] [to-vb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He took two pals along with him for company and planned to spend the time snapping rare African wildlife . |
| 2 | We travelled first by boat , and planned to spend the night at a hotel on the other side of the lake . |
| 3 | One of the new generation of non-English church leaders in Australia , he led the campaign for Anglican women priests , and planned to ordain the first in Melbourne next year . |
| 4 | Garner 's , which won permission to develop the site in 1985 , built 22 bungalows and planned to develop the rest of the site in the same way . |
| 5 | Recent heavy capital expenditure coinciding with the extreme tightening of credit facilities had created a liquidity crisis and led to share the group 's share price falling to a low in January of A$3.30 on the Australian Stock Exchange . |
| 6 | His views were later confirmed by SWWA 's own non-executive director John Lawrence who commented in his own report : ‘ There seems to be a culture in which the public are told as little as possible and expected to trust the Authority to look after their interests . ’ |
| 7 | She was treated with nebulised salbutamol , which relieved the symptoms , and was reassured and asked to attend the general medical unit of her hospital for follow up . |
| 8 | and asked to put the time signature in . |
| 9 | Approximately one hour later , they were brought back to the same room and asked to retell the story again . |
| 10 | When Dr Williams 's library opened he presented himself and asked to see the manuscript of Crabb Robinson 's monumental Diary . |
| 11 | ‘ Oh , I was n't going to tell you this , but I went to the bank and asked to see the Manager . |
| 12 | I was told I was getting a direct order , but I refused to pack and asked to see the governor . |
| 13 | What happened was I happened to be in the corridors there and the gentleman came in , that 's on the Friday afternoon , gentleman came in and asked to see the Headmaster , so I took him along to see who was the Headmaster then , and erm shortly after that I was called up to see and erm asked me if I 'd like to apply for this job because had seen me erm bringing me up to , bringing him up to see and he said erm , well what about that young fella who brought me up there and would he like to apply . |
| 14 | The school librarian , Mr Les Rae , was approached by MEP in December 1985 and asked to pilot the EDLIB Software which had been developed locally . |
| 15 | The allocator was given $10 and asked to divide the cash between himself and the receiver . |
| 16 | He was called before the committee and asked to produce the money . |
| 17 | Before Julie went home the District Nurse was contacted and asked to redress the wound , and to remove the sutures on the 7th post-operative day . |
| 18 | If any of the information is inaccurate the researcher may be thought an idiot , but , on the other hand , the organisation may feel flattered to be written about and asked to vet the story . |
| 19 | In an experiment , people were given three identical T-shirts to smell and asked to select the one that they had worn . |
| 20 | Some people might think I was approached by Harper Collins with a check for half a million pounds and asked to write the book — in a way I wish I had been . |
| 21 | Shown a pile of apples and two trees , one with three apples and one with none , and asked to make the ‘ empty ’ tree so it had more , children added apples until there were more on the empty tree . |
| 22 | The situation would be reviewed and if it worsened the council would be informed and asked to reconsider the position . |
| 23 | In his ‘ April Theses ’ he called for a revolutionary government based on the Soviets and empowered to control the banks , production and distribution . |
| 24 | Nationwide elections were held on Oct. 8 to Iran 's 83-member Assembly of Experts , the body first elected in 1982 [ see p. 32098 ] and empowered to appoint the country 's spiritual leader and to interpret its Constitution . |
| 25 | Elections to the 83-member Assembly of Experts , the body first elected in 1982 [ see p. 32098 ] and empowered to appoint the wali faqih and to interpret the Constitution , were held on Oct. 8 , 1990 [ see pp. 37793-94 ] . |
| 26 | He had n't stowed his chainsword across his back , and Ace watched aghast as he swung himself too far , reached out with his left hand , and failed to grasp the side of the girder . |
| 27 | Most experts agree Karpov is favourite but at 41 and having been World Champion and failed to regain the title in four matches with Kasparov , his enthusiasm must be waning . |
| 28 | Mr Blair said a recent Government campaign had focused on car security and failed to tackle the central problem of youth crime . |
| 29 | What is important about this case is that in factual circumstances similar to those before this House the plaintiffs contended for the principle relied upon by Mr. Gardiner and failed to persuade the judge that such a principle existed . |
| 30 | The nation looked on and failed to notice the difference . |