Example sentences of "[vb infin] and [verb] [prep] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The males I train every day so that they can jump and run without feeling too much tired . ’ |
| 2 | We hope that you will enjoy and benefit from reading the pages that follow , find the satisfaction that comes as a result of learning mathematics and realise one of the main objects of studying mathematics — development of the power of reason . |
| 3 | And it is that each local church , of whatever sign should be invited to nominate from amongst their elder division those elders who district council might consider and recognise as dividing elders for a stated period of years with authority to do , provide them all services of worship and meetings of that local church , as the need arises . |
| 4 | He did n't tell her how they had beaten him with plastic tubes filled with sand so that he would hurt and bruise without breaking his bones . |
| 5 | At present , RTV is intended as a development tool allowing applications developers to capture their images digitally and model a DVI application on their magnetic hard disc which they then can run and verify before sending video away to Intel 's US laboratories for processing to full PLV quality . |
| 6 | He handled immediate matters he could see and touch like lighting the fire , hunting game , or finding the easiest way through a thicket or over swampy ground . |
| 7 | Confidence that you can understand and benefit from using statistical techniques in a particular situation |
| 8 | I was brought up in the country , on a farm you know , so I 'll try and sort of make you know equal amount of flowers in each , and then er it can be halved . |
| 9 | erm yes , I mean you ca n't deny the fact that one should always try and work towards achieving higher standards and the comparisons between different hotels erm are obvious , because one personally one 's personal experience is bound to come into play . |
| 10 | Children can relax and concentrate on enjoying the story itself , as they would do in their own language . |
| 11 | Any " uncompetitive " region ( i.e. nation ) of the union that does not undertake and succeed in reducing differential unit ( and particularly labour ) costs will experience the same pressures commensurate with a current account deficit . |
| 12 | ‘ I 'll go and see about fixing a meal . ’ |
| 13 | They also learn the position of the wetlands that provide them with crucial staging posts where they can feed and rest before starting on the next part of their journey . |
| 14 | I sank into a kind of Romantic melancholy , which I could feed and sustain by reading Keats , Shelley , Tennyson , Matthew Arnold , and ( above all ) Byron . |
| 15 | ‘ We must all pray and work at replacing this circular chainsaw of hatred with a revolving circle that will reflect the light of Christ upon this bloodied city , ’ he said . |
| 16 | But the chair had been very expensive , with a foot-rest and a back that you could raise and lower by using a lever on the arm . |
| 17 | Their procedures should be made more intelligible and appellants need more support and help in putting their cases . |
| 18 | A third factor which supports the system for separating teachers and ‘ uncontrolled ’ pupils is the recruitment of experts to advise , support and assist in resolving the difficulties . |