Example sentences of "[vb infin] a [noun] and [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I would hazard a guess and say she would be , at the time , about six years older than I , making her about 17 years old . |
| 2 | You can buy a rose and have it named for yourself , your wife or husband . |
| 3 | ‘ As students at Edinburgh College of Art , we always said we would buy a castle and do it up , but when it came around to it most of them had been restored , but Lachlan knew of Ballone Castle near Portmahomack which was still derelict and persuaded the farmer to sell it . ’ |
| 4 | If any flier could steal a Foxbat and fly it to the West , Vologsky could . |
| 5 | We must hide until it is dark , and then I will steal a coracle and row you to the Drowned Forest . |
| 6 | I can not believe that many members of the public believe that that is justice , or that it conveys the right message to those who , tonight , will steal a car and race it in the path of some other innocent victim . |
| 7 | They spoke good Spanish : if they promised to interpret for me , I said , I 'd rent a car and give them a ride . |
| 8 | Should she do a U-turn and sell him the house ? she wondered . |
| 9 | Now the Wye 's the only major river in England where anyone can bring a boat and put it on the water without any form of licence . |
| 10 | Perhaps you 'd give a ring and let me know I 'd welcome your feedback . " |
| 11 | She heard Tim give a shout and saw him stretch out an arm and point towards her , but she-had no fear of capture ; she was over halfway across the marsh . |
| 12 | He was half turned towards her , and Maria saw him lift a hand and watched it move towards her , coming to rest against her bare midriff , warm fingers shaping themselves lightly to its gentle curve . |
| 13 | As an absolute last resort , rather than manhandle a horse and make it more fearful , and so teach it to be always difficult in a similar situation , it is better to tranquillise the horse . |
| 14 | If I come across any of the aforementioned fish I shall purchase a trio and add them . |
| 15 | all , everything that would be in involved and er but buts a lot of the , what we did was , you know , erm just how you would er ta erm how you would try and start there and and decorate a place and make it look better which again , is part of your environment |
| 16 | The cat will see a bird and pursue it , to that extent knowing what it wants ; but it will not know why it is doing it , and to that extent what it is doing . |
| 17 | ‘ Why do n't we ring a garage and have them meet me at your car with the keys ? |
| 18 | I 'll use a cheque and hope I have enough in the account back home . ’ |
| 19 | Sights like that must make you think a bit and make you realise you are very lucky , |
| 20 | As for Meredith-Lee 's death , if you 're asking me did I construct a bomb and blow him up , the answer is no . |
| 21 | In the third mode the Teleputer will automatically detect a FAX and divert it to the FAX software or sense a modem call and send that to its software . |
| 22 | I will take a chance and tell you something . |
| 23 | At 8.55 a.m. , school checking-in time , the teacher at the gate would check your fingernails and your ears , and would take a pencil and pull it through your hair — if the pencil got stuck then you would be sent home to tidy up . |
| 24 | ‘ He can take a clock and put it back together again . |
| 25 | I can give evidence that I s right for , say , we 'll go back to his , his er idea , suspicion of murder , I can say I saw him take a hammer and whack him , split his head open , he dropped down dead . |
| 26 | You do n't take a monkey and make it into a mountain . |
| 27 | He would have a headache and tell us that when he died we would come and put dandelions on his grave . |
| 28 | I am giving them the most careful and thorough consideration , and I shall reach a decision and announce it as soon as I can . |
| 29 | If you can spot a possibility and make it work the result can be exciting , and do n't be afraid to use your sense of form , colour and originality . |
| 30 | And Nan would be twenty next month and due for a rise , and she was hoping her father would stretch a point and make it ten shillings , for no matter what he said , Nan was a good assistant . |