Example sentences of "[vb base] and [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The residential children sleep and eat in these areas , using the plinths as beds . |
| 2 | They stand over their riders while they sleep and watch for any danger . |
| 3 | L lived some two miles from the burgled premises and during the morning of June 4 , police officers saw bin liners and a cardboard box being carried out of L's home and put into a car . |
| 4 | Whether you prefer the commonsense approach of the largest , Nature et Progres , group ( a bit like our Soil Association ) or the literal looniness of Rudolf Steiner 's Biodynamic disciples , who only prune and pick during certain lunar and stellar cycles and seem to persuade their slugs to die , is up to you . |
| 5 | I OFTEN feel a touch like Ebenezer Scrooge myself at this time of year when fairies , goblins , elves and rosy-cheeked brats skip and flit across the silver screen . |
| 6 | In many of the orchids , the bees slip and fall through the flower or into a trap , for example in Stanhopea candida in Amazonia , pollination is by Eulaema moscaryi , which ‘ falls through ’ the flower after collecting the scent ; in so doing , it brushes against the pollinia and in the next flower these are lodged in the stigmatic cavity . |
| 7 | They slip and slide against each other — somewhat ponderously , since they proceed at no more than a foot a year and sometimes a great deal less . |
| 8 | Shrug and pout in Arthur pouted and Celia shrugged refer to a gesture used as a conventional signal ; Arthur pouted his lips and Celia shrugged her shoulders , however , are non-committal about whether a signal was intended , and indicate merely that a certain movement was performed . |
| 9 | They 're really not interested in mad pop kids with big cocks and big noise who appear and disappear in the twinkling of an eye . |
| 10 | Occasionally we hear of people of very advanced years who appear and act as if they were in their prime , both mentally and physically . |
| 11 | V29 : Yet another CCITT standard for faxing , controlling fax send and receive at 4,800bps/2,400bps |
| 12 | I can do one thing in the light , and that 's send and treat for him in open negotiation . |
| 13 | In your sleeping mind these images knock and scrape against each other , creating strange collages of familiar and distorted material . |
| 14 | Arriving around 3.00pm you disembark and check into the luxurious Basle Hilton Hotel for overnight stay . |
| 15 | Hurry and register for BT3 |
| 16 | Standing on a cliff , high above the river , watching the colours of the Canyon shift and glow in response to the passing clouds . |
| 17 | Most of those who come to church expect and want to be able to sing , and the Commission believes that the music in parish churches ought to be substantially congregational . |
| 18 | Explore and report on ideas , development and resources outside the group . |
| 19 | Learning through play gives enjoyable opportunities for the child with defective vision to handle , explore and build with colourful and attractive three-dimensional material alongside fully sighted children and in interactive play with them . |
| 20 | You can enjoy the freedom to wander where you want and stay at any of the hotels listed on the previous page ( there 's even a map making your choice of hotels quick and easy ) . |
| 21 | Remember that many of out best writers now teach as well as write ( perhaps to supplement the income they earn from royalties , but also because they simply want and like to ) and that you can learn a great deal from the writers you admire . |
| 22 | You will not get the best out of the professionals you consult unless you have a realistic appreciation of what you want and intend to be open and honest enough with them to give them the facts they will need to help you . |
| 23 | ‘ Most of our customers are second time buyers who know what they want and expect to be able to just walk in and take it off the shelf like a can of beans , ’ he says . |
| 24 | This was bought-in at £6 million at Christie 's on 15 April , largely because the estimate was considered to be too high for what one expert commented was ‘ an early , dark , Leyden-period picture , which is at variance with what people want and expect in Rembrandt . |
| 25 | So people have to devise ways of adapting to this gap between what they want and expect from society and the means they have available to obtain these things . |
| 26 | What people want and expect from the radio is not necessarily what those who control broadcasting want to give them . |
| 27 | I think you can read all you want and talk to people as often as you want but , in my case , my understanding of Europe just simply did n't exist before I went there . |
| 28 | Governors should be made aware of key material relating to schools in the 1990s and demand from their LEA governor-training officers the courses they want and need as an individual group . |
| 29 | On these occasions you may be offered a job on the spot , so it is very important to have a good understanding of what you want and need from a job before you go . |
| 30 | He felt silence descend and press on him . |