Example sentences of "[conj] [vb infin] [conj] [vb base] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Places to eat , places to drink , places to watch a show , places to put on a show , place to smoke or sniff or inject or otherwise absorb any of the various ecstatic drugs , places to find a partner or several , places to lose a partner , places to gamble , places to indulge you smallest whim no matter how illegal or depraved , places where if you wished you could simply stand and scream . |
| 2 | George had to coax and nag and beg and borrow and almost steal to get most of it ! |
| 3 | The girls continued to giggle and scream and run and hide and generally have fun with their father , whom they adored and knew they could do as they liked with — especially , Katya , the middle one and the liveliest . |
| 4 | We understand why people do n't care for reporting , and it 's often because they 'd rather get on and drill or explore or sort out problems . |
| 5 | Because here they are , right at the centre of things , with the whole universe to plan and control and advise and entertain . |
| 6 | If a church finds itself divided but comes together in spite of this to pray and fast and repent and seek God for a renewal of love , then unity and power can be restored from within and a breakthrough occur . |
| 7 | In addition , Reagan introduced a number of economies in line with his pledge at his inauguration ‘ to squeeze and cut and trim until we reduce the cost of government ’ . |
| 8 | They took the little house two doors away from Ken and Rhoda ; her own to play with , to sweep and dust and arrange as she liked , and meals for two to cook at her discretion , and her father and grandmother just down the road so she had both a respite from them and could keep an eye on them , not too close but not too far . |