Example sentences of "and [verb] [adj] [pron] [modal v] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's important when communicating with people of other races or cultures to use simple language and make sure they can understand you . |
| 2 | ‘ I 've got to weigh it up carefully and make sure I can justify my selection . ’ |
| 3 | ( Think of all the unpleasant questions your classmates might ask you and make sure you can answer them ! ) |
| 4 | Maeve Sherlock , the NUS president , said yesterday : ‘ We are unhappy at the outcome of the PCA investigation and remain convinced there should have been a full independent inquiry . |
| 5 | ‘ If one of his mates got a whack and got hurt he 'd go and sort it out for them . |
| 6 | And the temptation is to look at that list and say wonderful I can start phoning prospects that the doctors have already lined up for me . |
| 7 | And here , in this incident , as he himself is dying and in his physical pain and torment , is carrying out this very work of seeking out and saving those who will turn to him , those who will put their trust in him he is saving the lost . |
| 8 | But if we go out in twos and look inconspicuous we can get away with it easily . |
| 9 | We must compete against other sports and to do that we must make our game more attractive . |
| 10 | And to do this she must get away , must ‘ know somewhere else ’ . |
| 11 | You must first seek to interest the editor and to do this you must make certain that the essence of the story is contained in the first few sentences . |
| 12 | You need to open up a locked strongroom , and to do this you must retrieve some 5 keys . |
| 13 | And finally , brethren , let us ask the Almighty to look down upon us and our endeavours with His special favour , beseeching Him that He may send a blessing upon our daily tasks , and that in His infinite wisdom He may smite our enemies , and destroy those who would destroy us . |
| 14 | Bearing in mind that er we 'd like to try and distinguish those which would fall within a structure plan umbrella and those which would be more applicable possibly at local plan level . |
| 15 | He said : ‘ I trained tremendously hard and felt sure I could beat anyone in the world . ’ |
| 16 | It is already obvious that the columns vary according to the point size , you can get away quite happily with two columns across an A4 in 12 point , three would be better in 10 point and to get four you 'll need to go down to perhaps 8 point . |
| 17 | To maintain motivation and strengthen will-power you can use simple , practical aids to monitor progress and highlight the changes that have happened while you have been losing weight . |
| 18 | He believed the key to motivation is making employees feel part of a team , and to improve this he would encourage informal social interaction between management and employees . |
| 19 | I would like to say that we should be concentrating on traffic management schemes which included traffic calming and take this I 'd like to give you a few examples . |
| 20 | We keep constant watch on planning proposals and fight those which will prove damaging for birds . |
| 21 | Mad dogs , mad cyclists , mad kids hurling sticks at conker trees and forgetting that what must go up must come down , or , more likely , not caring either way . |
| 22 | We do n't want the same to happen to us in the UK — to go the same way as the British motor or electronics industries have — and to prevent this we must make ourselves as lean , fit and efficient as possible ; able to compete with the Japanese on quality , service , delivery and price . |
| 23 | It is vital , however , that they are able to compete on equal terms , and to achieve this there will need to be funding for the extra costs of clinical research . |