Example sentences of "to read [conj] [verb] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was unable to read or write and books in Serbian were almost unknown . |
| 2 | Drama provides another major resource in overcoming passivity , in stimulating children to become actively involved in thinking about language , and in helping them to enjoy literature at school so that they will continue to read and to act and to attend theatrical performances for the rest of their lives . |
| 3 | The lengthy explanatory messages required take time to read and absorb and are a potential distraction to the class . |
| 4 | The boy did not go to school ; there was n't a school on the island , but his mother taught him to read and write and encouraged him to draw and paint pictures , she also recited poetry to him and sang to him when he was little … . ’ |
| 5 | When she was older , he had paid for her to go to school , proud of her ability to read and write and work out figures . |
| 6 | She says that in the future , in addition to her current activities , she wants to learn to read and write and to plant flowers in the garden . |
| 7 | And many of us do n't know how to read and write and every government document costs money . |
| 8 | The 1844 Report hints however that there had been some decline in standards at the lower end of the School , and urged that " prior to admission the Boys should be able to read and write and have learned the first principles of English grammar . |
| 9 | The smaller room was where taught the younger children to read and write and count . |
| 10 | It is equally important for them to read and hear and speak the great literature of the past . |
| 11 | Hardly anyone can have learned both to read and to write and probably few learned even to read just by attending Sunday classes . |