Example sentences of "[adv prt] and [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They got me name and address and telephone number at work and at home so I told the unions that they had to write in and complain about it too . |
| 2 | Just marched in and set to work . |
| 3 | Just some ordinary ones , just to stick in and leave in all the time . |
| 4 | I sold three and one of the reasons why and I think we got tremendous opportunity to develop an enormous part by just going in and speaking to people to explain to and they can relate to write lots and lots of and you can get a good grip we wo n't do it overnight , it is something you have got to develop . |
| 5 | Surrounding himself with local knowledge was a form of entrenchment ; if you dig in and stare at a hill you can often persuade yourself you know what 's going on behind it . |
| 6 | I thought , if I could go for a hybrid of these two , and get comedians to come in and sit with deadpan expressions , I might have something interesting on my hands . |
| 7 | I half hope he 's awake , so that I can go in and sit with him , and stroke his head . |
| 8 | He described one , a boy who was glad to come in and sit for him , and bring his spade . |
| 9 | ‘ Since I 've worked part time I 've also become a parent governor at the children 's school and most Fridays during term time I go in and listen to children reading . |
| 10 | All the windows were broken and came in and landed on the people working . ’ |
| 11 | Two minutes later , a truly magnificent swan , as white as snow , came swooping in and landed on a branch nearby . |
| 12 | If Cullam had noticed anything as he walked it would have been the rubbish , the flotsam that the river sucked in and gathered on Its journey through the meadows . |
| 13 | Figures 1 and 2 show the effects of treatment on vitamin C concentrations in the two subgroups are shown in and summarised in Table I. |
| 14 | I had heard that a couple who lived across the road from us , Maureen and Aubrey Edwards , took in and cared for injured birds . |
| 15 | So the woman took him in and cared for him . |
| 16 | ‘ And I hate to see you unhappy , and you wo n't feel better if you stay in and frowst by the fire all day . |
| 17 | Thus , to the primary objective : the production of a new OED for the twenty-first century ; we must add a second objective : the electronic handling and delivery of the information contained in and added to the OED , so that the latter is able to be altered in response to changes in the language . |
| 18 | Artificial granules were collected by centrifugation ( 33,000 g ) , resuspended in and examined in a NMR tube containing a -benzene capillary . |
| 19 | ‘ We just do n't want young people to be brought in and charged with this , ’ he said . |
| 20 | However little time I spend at the front they do n't come in and get on with something , they come in and wait for me . |
| 21 | Visitors for the school or Matthew could press either of the little buttons marked Inquiries above their names and step right in and wait for attention . |
| 22 | Its very upsetting in more ways than one and an awkward time for a change of priests so Fr John will want just a little time to settle in and feel at home . |
| 23 | But after he sat down and thought about it he came in and apologised to the lads . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ You do encourage potential residents to call in and inspect at any time , do n't you ? ’ |
| 25 | Dr Neil , with many a joke , helped them , made change , and once went out to return with lemonade and glasses for all the ladies who were so busy manning the stalls , Mr Sands helping him — the rector being a vague benevolent figure who came in and blinked at them all , said , ‘ I am sure , ladies , that you will all gain treasure in heaven for your noble work here today , ’ and went out again . |
| 26 | In such circumstances ( known as ‘ the last resort ’ ) the Bank of England will always step in and lend to the discount houses , or purchase bills of exchange from them before the bills have reached maturity . |
| 27 | The whole kaleidoscope is there in the memory : how proud we were of our daughter Sara 's acting ability , at junior school , at senior and at college ; and of our younger , very shy son , who managed a one-line walk-on part the last year in junior school , but wrote , acted in , sang in and played for a satirical revue at University . |
| 28 | Even the three debutants came in and played like never before . |
| 29 | The sun blazed in and lit upon a large , broad-shouldered , shaven-headed man . |
| 30 | Look how he blooded Speed and Batty … he did nt chuck them in and hope for the best . |