Example sentences of "and [vb base] [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Psychologists have observed that in a group composed of men and women , the men usually set the agenda , choose topics for discussion , and tend to answer most of the questions posed during the group discussions . |
| 2 | If the former are sometimes rather abstract and theoretical , the latter often show relatively little concern with trends or issues outside their own field , and tend to draw few parallels . |
| 3 | Donkeys acquire infection as foals and yearlings and tend to remain infected , presumably through re-exposure , all their lives . |
| 4 | They therefore have a shorter shelf-life than the trans forms and tend to turn rancid more easily . |
| 5 | The appropriate Government departments in most cases issue model forms of these byelaws and tend to oppose major departure from their standard forms . |
| 6 | Neo-Marxists have gone much further and tend to claim that , in advanced capitalist societies , the state and its various bureaucracies have distinctive levels of relative autonomy from the different fractions of the bourgeoisie and , indeed , on occasion state functionaries can successfully play off one section of the bourgeoisie ( as well as competing classes ) against others , domestically or transnationally , in their own interests . |
| 7 | Both groups strongly identify with their professional bodies and tend to feel more allegiance to their profession than to their individual employer . |
| 8 | Similarly , configurations of insurance against liability enlarge the ability to pay this tax and tend to attract legal obligations . |
| 9 | They all look shopmade and tend to have unimaginative decorations on top . |
| 10 | Such adjectives belong to the popular , rather than learned , stratum of English vocabulary and tend to have emotive connotations , here largely pejorative . |
| 11 | Horses prefer as companions horses that have the same coat colour as themselves , and tend to avoid those that are radically different . |
| 12 | Most corporate acquisitions achieve little for society as whole and tend to worsen economic ills in the older cities . |
| 13 | Do n't be tempted to skimp on quality in living rooms , which get the most wear and tend to develop distinct traffic routes between the furniture . |
| 14 | Her husband dies in a car accident alongside another woman and driven by grief and jealousy , she investigates his secret life and becomes entangled with a rather nasty mystic group , some of whom are 400 years old and tend to drop rotting flesh and eyeballs on the carpet . |
| 15 | Find yourself a willing partner and sit facing each other . |
| 16 | Not only do they tolerate the fast-food shops serving up nutriment that top breeders would n't recommend for Fido , they go as far as purchasing two expensive weeks in a gruesome timeshare apartment , and sit smoking all day on a balcony overlooking the A9 . |
| 17 | down and sit writing long hand ? |
| 18 | Thieves would be unlikely to remove the communications chips because it would be time-consuming and mean disassembling much of the car . |
| 19 | It may become intolerable and make sleep impossible . |
| 20 | They are certainly effective , and make using high-power binoculars much easier . |
| 21 | We will bring in much tighter labelling requirements for all foods , and make funding available for food research and scientific establishments . |
| 22 | Particles of grit will adhere to the mucilage and make grit easy to remove |
| 23 | But even allowing for this , current users of credit cards were much more likely than non-users to say they are easy to understand and use , convenient and make shopping simple ; and more likely to say that they encourage people to spend too much . |
| 24 | Current users of bank loans were much more likely than non-users to say that they are convenient for expensive goods , and more likely to say they are easy to understand and use and make shopping simple . |
| 25 | During the visit , a SCOTVEC Field Officer is also present to coordinate activity and make support available to the centre . |
| 26 | The Mancunian dance team are the first band to host an all-nighter at the venue and intend to perform two sets , one at 10pm and the other in the early hours . |
| 27 | Assuming that you decide that you wish to take things seriously and intend to acquire suitable equipment , you should look for a helicopter radio which has two idle-up systems , plus a throttle hold switch , with separate collective pitch adjustments on each . |
| 28 | We have bought an Aga , and intend to have central heating , probably oil-fired , as well as open fires . |
| 29 | The pivot row is determined by the PRS rule and it may be an explicit row , in which case we pivot as usual , or an implicit row , in which case we write down the complete row using ( 7.2 ) or ( 7.3 ) and pivot using this row . |
| 30 | Pareto is clear that political activity is not necessarily a moralising activity ; on the contrary , the governing elite has to be able and willing to use violence , corruption , guilt and deceit to ensure public order , national independence and social conditions for the growth of national prosperity . |