Example sentences of "and [vb infin] the [noun sg] [conj] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | The player thrown to must try and catch the bomb before it explodes . |
| 2 | ‘ I thought I would just get in and catch the end but it was over in minutes . |
| 3 | if it starts to snow or hailstone , or pour down I want to try and carry the umbrella and it 's very difficult |
| 4 | The children are allowed to sit up and watch the programme when it finally goes out ( Howard has bought a small portable television set for the occasion ) . |
| 5 | So these wee things I I knew and er my staff soon found you see that well they just had to go along and do the job as it should be done , you see , and they were no good at kidding me that it had been done , for I used to examine everything that was done you see . |
| 6 | Curiously enough , these charming blooms turn to face and follow the sun as it progresses across the sky , a phenomenon you will find frustrating if you have planted it in a north-facing border , since they will invariably turn their backs on you . |
| 7 | You must get the lecturer 's permission to record and use the recording and it 's a good idea too to find out in advance what aids will be used . |
| 8 | Better for the employees and pensioners , he said yesterday , for Pilkington to stay and run the business as it runs its UK operations . |
| 9 | Better for the employees and pensioners , he said yesterday , for Pilkington to stay and run the business as it runs its UK operations . |
| 10 | The fiction/concession theory saw the company as entirely the creature of the state and therefore potentially accorded to the state the power to regulate and control the company as it saw fit . |
| 11 | But if the alien premises are as subtle as they are pervasive , they can filter in and overpower the mind before it is even aware of their presence , let alone their danger . |
| 12 | ‘ This morning I 'm taking you up the coast to my house overlooking the Sound , and if the weather stays as good as it is at the moment we 'll spend the afternoon on the beach at Hornbaek , which means we 'll go right past Kronberg — we can even stop off and take the tour if it appeals to you . ’ |
| 13 | Chen later confirmed that IBM will exclusively market and support the machine once it is available , lending the lie to gossip that the company was ready to give up on its investment in the company . |
| 14 | I congratulate Southampton university on its success in obtaining funds way ahead of the rate of inflation in order to sustain and increase the work that it carries out . |