Example sentences of "and [prep] [adv] [vb infin] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | About 6 years ago we therefore set out to raise the image of Washroom with the hope of protecting our customer base in difficult times and to generally increase sales . |
| 2 | The aim is to help participants identify their own learning needs in this area and to then suggest ways in which they can increase their knowledge e.g. by providing a suitable booklist on cultural background and immigrant experiences . |
| 3 | Sir , before I open the case , er after you have taken the appearances , it is my intention with your permission to make a special statement having regard to an event in the past , and to then make submissions . |
| 4 | Compensatory payments have without doubt been a major stimulus to increasing stocking levels on existing land ( including woodlands ) and to agriculturally improve land to provide a greater stocking potential . |
| 5 | It is a formal requirement that government departments should seek to preserve records to fulfil these functions , to be directed in that task by the state archive , and to only destroy material with the agreement of the national archivist . |
| 6 | The basic purposes of pruning are two-fold : first , to divert and concentrate sap flow and energy into the buds and shoots that will grow in the direction we want , to promote or provoke new growth from dormant buds , and to better utilize energy by removing growth that has borne bloom , will not bear more , and can not make worthwhile contribution to the plant 's processes ; and secondly , surgically to remove dead , diseased and infected wood . |
| 7 | Mr Clarke said : ‘ To bring our support structure into line with our reduced productive capacity and to further improve efficiency , we will have to reduce staff numbers . |
| 8 | The firm is intended to act as a focal point for Kam 's operations in the Far East and to further expand Kode 's activities in the region . |
| 9 | The centre 's goal has been to enhance the quality of life of people who have cancer , and to possibly allay progression of the disease ; to give people some feeling of control over their lives and their healthcare , and to help them cope better with having cancer . |