Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adv prt] and [verb] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Later the wolf would be cut open while she was asleep , filled up with heavy stones once the little pigs had scrabbled out of her , stitched up again by the woodcutter ; and then she would be driven by thirst to the river , would topple in and drown with the weight of the stones . |
| 2 | Because I felt extremely low , and needed company , I telephoned Esme on Wednesday evening , the day Father died , to ask if she would come out for a canoe ride from the Aquatic Club to River Park , but she said she must stay in and practise for a forthcoming piano recital . |
| 3 | The obvious thing to do is strip off and dive into the clear , green water , but I would n't advise it . |
| 4 | As they accelerated away Joseph turned to stare out of the window and saw the peasant jump up and break into a little celebratory caper in the middle of the road . |
| 5 | BIODEGRADABLE MATERIAL We can now make plastics which can break down and disappear into the soil . |
| 6 | It does n't break out and go on the rampage when it 's there . ’ |
| 7 | Pop had bought a large inflated life jacket for me to wear in case of our ship being sunk , in which case you were all to hold on to the cords round my waist , and he would swim round and act as a watchdog ! |
| 8 | Charlotte do n't just run off and get on the path |
| 9 | She did n't dare look up and shrank into a ball , knees to chin , loaf held between crossed arms and her chest . |
| 10 | DO hurry up and register for the BT3 share sale . |
| 11 | The trainee , together with the in-bureau tutor , should work out and carry through a tailor-made course of study . |
| 12 | Your presence may help to concentrate its mind , however , and you can establish a routine whereby it can run around and play for a few minutes after it has performed as desired . |
| 13 | ni-night and Stacey you can lay down and listen to the story , come on put your stuff away and lay down , good night |
| 14 | In such circumstances ( known as ‘ the last resort ’ ) the Bank of England will always step in and lend to the discount houses , or purchase bills of exchange from them before the bills have reached maturity . |
| 15 | The opponent may move in and strike with a roundhouse kick to the head and the first-time fighter may not actually see it coming . |
| 16 | and she 'd draw up and come in the church , in the shop yard there and I used to , when I got home she 'd be hot , you see . |
| 17 | From now on smokers must clock out and go to a special room for each cigarette break . |
| 18 | So why do n't you admit supplying and then John can stay out and look after the kids , like ? ’ |
| 19 | Whether the issue is North Korea 's nuclear defiance , tensions between India and Pakistan , or the wrangle over Cambodia , China 's new-found influence obliges it to choose : it can join in and help with the sorting out , or confirm the suspicion that China may become , instead , Asia 's most troublesome power . |
| 20 | So if you 'd like to go down the stairs there there are some coats oh your coats and things and I will er go and come and join you and we 'll we 'll take off and look at the outside . |
| 21 | ‘ He 'll not sell up and go into a Home , that 's for sure , ’ said his Dad . |
| 22 | Whereas the speaker knows that any words which pass his lips will be heard by his interlocutor and , if they are not what he intends , he will have to undertake active , public ‘ repair ’ , the writer can cross out and rewrite in the privacy of his study . |
| 23 | She tried to decide whether she should swallow her pride and tell John how she felt or whether to just go on and hope for the best . |
| 24 | Mrs Margaret Charles , living 200 yards from the crash , said : ‘ I am furious because I do not think pilots should just bale out and let the plane go on and crash into a village . |
| 25 | And either you say to yourself ‘ I ca n't find it ’ or you can go on and get to the middle of things and keep trying to find it . |
| 26 | And then we can go on and look at the passage , which brings together the words of the widow and Elisha and the actions of God . |
| 27 | ‘ I decided I 'd just walk on and yap for a bit . |
| 28 | Shall I go down and eat in the hotel restaurant , or shall I go out ? |
| 29 | Well , no the other day he said if I 'm really that bad you just tell me and I 'll go down and sleep on the sofa . |
| 30 | The body will go down and disappear under the water , and the murderers will then go down the pipe themselves , and swim across the moat . ’ |