Example sentences of "[verb] [conj] [vb base] [indef pn] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Naturally I welcome the fact that the reforms are revealing the extent of NHS underfunding , but this will only be of benefit if you acknowledge what is happening and do something about it . |
| 2 | Napoleon marched through it on his way to Moscow , but today the road is used by those who wish to avoid the pressures of autobahn driving and see something of the pleasant , rolling countryside of Westphalia . |
| 3 | So , for example , it would be better to stick your head out of the window and take in six large gulps of air instead of smoking a cigarette than to cut out smoking and put nothing in its place . |
| 4 | Perhaps sit and do nothing at all — or perhaps be revolting ? |
| 5 | Another 20 per cent said that it was ‘ a convenient way of buying ( you can get things how and when you want them , instead of having to wait , save or carry lots of cash ) ’ . |
| 6 | Contract ‘ And as a chauffeur to top management , you do as you are told and say nothing to anybody . |
| 7 | Erm she goes off on a Friday and you hear or see nothing till sort of Monday night . |
| 8 | These fish are naturally shoaling and like plenty of space . |
| 9 | And he seemed more alert than when he had left , less inclined to shrug and yawn and leave everything to her . |
| 10 | When I visited the Edison National Historic Site a few years ago , my guide told me that the full resources of his employer ( the United States Government ) had failed to break one ; but to find out exactly what was inside the quarter-inch slab , they had borrowed a diamond saw and cut one in half . |
| 11 | and I 'm just wondering if maybe , maybe we will just have to do a wee bit of work and try and get something on the go to see if somebody will |
| 12 | is n't it , oh yes perfectly harmless no malice meant there at all but you try and convince somebody of that . |
| 13 | if you try try and treat one as the other you 're gon na come very unstuck |
| 14 | Try and do something about your face before going down to dinner . ’ |
| 15 | I , I would like to think they 'd been supported the same as the boxing club , but after all the boxing club is for youths , and I think they 've got to look after the youths erm , try and find something for them to do , as much as erm , community |
| 16 | Because of the way that erm the school changed over from having a system of streaming in its first three years , to a system where mixed ability was introduced year by year from the first to the third year , I was able to follow two groups of pupils through the school — one lot of pupils in their streamed classes , and then another lot following them on in their mixed ability classes — and try and discover something about the differences in their experience of school in the two different modes , in the streamed and in the mixed ability classes . |
| 17 | Because of the way that the school changed over from having a system of streaming in its first three years to a system where mixed ability is introduced year by year from the first to third year , I was able to follow two groups of pupils through the school , one lot of pupils in their streamed classes and then another lot following them on in their mixed ability classes , and try and discover something about the differences in their experience of school in the two different modes , in the streamed and the mixed ability classes . |
| 18 | Sure go and get one for you ? |
| 19 | Well go and fetch one for yourself , you can eat it and then you can go . |
| 20 | So if it 's an ambiguous message go and tell somebody about it so it can be clarified . |
| 21 | Most hate me night , when I 've been out and somebody said you have evening , go and see somebody in evening and then I go , do n't mind in day time come back |
| 22 | Living things also employ and contain plenty of other carbon-based materials that do not fit so easily into these neat compartments . |
| 23 | Fortunately , modern enclosures are slowly replacing these cages which are cramped and provide nothing for the animal . |
| 24 | But yeah I mean I might talk to Adrian and say alright come and do something on on measurable training objectives for us . |
| 25 | From then on I decided to leave all that I had and collect nothing but Avant-garde . |
| 26 | ‘ Forgive me , Lady Theodosia , but I could not help but overhear something of what has transpired in this room . ’ |