Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adj] and [verb] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ And if you did , ’ said Bodie tiredly , ‘ you 'd grow old and die before you told us . ’ |
| 2 | She was more than a little astounded , however , that , as Naylor stood facing her in the hall of her home , she should suddenly feel breathless and find that she was extending that courtesy even further . |
| 3 | You should have shown your readers that there is n't a Prince Charming , so they wo n't feel disappointed and cheated if their prince turns into a frog , like mine did . |
| 4 | Bank Assistants can feel aggrieved and betrayed that the Bank declared in the Labour Court that their claim was debarred by the National Pay Agreement , the P.E.S.P. At no time during the previous two years was the P.E.S.P. ever mentioned by the Bank . |
| 5 | Most dogs will become sleepy and relaxed while the injection is being made and will be completely unconscious before it is completed . |
| 6 | Metaphors produce a clear effect on the reader but that effect will become confused and diminished if you use too many or if you mix them up , as in these lamentable examples : |
| 7 | Parents who do not detect an intermittent hearing loss can become irritable and controlling and label their child as disobedient and unresponsive . |
| 8 | People with a milder form of chemical sensitivity have also been found — they may become dizzy and nauseated if they breathe too many car exhaust fumes , have headaches when there is a strong smell of paint , or develop a sore throat and catarrh when they use particular cleaning fluids . |
| 9 | So he can look boyish and appealing when he sweeps it back off his forehead . |
| 10 | ‘ You ca n't stop twisting and scheming and now Sam 's life is in danger because of it . ’ |
| 11 | Will you just stop fretting and arguing and imagine ten days in the balmy tropical climate of the Eastern Caribbean Windward Isles ? |
| 12 | Some Westminster wives do mind terribly and get angry and frustrated when their husband fails or resigns . ’ |
| 13 | And some people that 's where you 'll probably get mugged anyway , if you 're safe from well from one road cutting through the flats where all the empty flats are that is the point where they 'd probably get mugged and assaulted and raped and God knows what . |
| 14 | I must come clean and admit that the concept of secularisation has become extremely confusing in sociological usage . |
| 15 | At this point I will come clean and admit that the cyclists beat the support vehicle to Royston ! |
| 16 | Right , I 'd better go and get ready and go and get those car mats . |
| 17 | Everything goes as planned and I soon bully him into the landing net , and from there the hook is removed and he is slid into my big , knotless keepnet , where he can lie safe and recover while I try to catch him some company . |