Example sentences of "[vb infin] [conj] go [conj] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ I think a lot of Canadians have been waiting with baited breath for several months wondering whether he will stay or go and I think the fact he 's leaving is going to be good for the country , ’ the deputy Liberal leader , Sheila Copps , said .
2 Oh that 's it , that 's why they 're coming down , that 's why are quite pleased to see us dear , especially at this time of the year , not many people will buy Christmas time , think oh we 'll wait and go and get Christmas over and the spring and
3 I would n't try and to go and fall asleep .
4 Erm and I 'd try and go and see the admissions person on the C Q S W here ,
5 You know the housing office If say you 've got need any repairs or anything , if you 've got any problems , do you do you use them at all do you go and go and see them ?
6 We could walk and go and ma put down .
7 Oh well he , he no he did n't they just come and went and
8 Secretaries of State for Trade and Industry may come and go but Sir Jeffrey Sterling , chairman of the P&O group , has long been part of the furniture at 1 Victoria Street .
9 They knew that designers would come and go but the real strength of the company was the creation of one brand with which the public could readily identify .
10 I believe that the revolution can not just come and go but must be permanent , and it is our duty to further it .
11 My stepfather likes these wild people , and they can come and go where they like .
12 We 've seen them come and go and the wall keeps on falling down .
13 Named dances would come and go and vary greatly from club to club .
14 For many women , these feelings will come and go and the physical appearance is a useful barometer which the husband , boyfriend or employer will learn to read , if he is wise .
15 Again , it avoided the words black and white but it classified people as patrials and non-patrials ; in general terms , patrials , who can come and go as they wish , are almost always white ; non-patrials are almost never white .
16 We keep open house here and they can come and go as they please before settling down , as many do , after a few attempts .
17 Geoff Allen , who has served Northampton as player and official for 30 years , said : ‘ What does stick in the throat is that Shelford , who has made our leading players better players , will probably have to sit on his backside while apparently some other overseas players can come and go as they please . ’
18 He assumed that he could come and go as he wanted , without worrying over-much about their opinions or needs .
19 She liked having a place of her own , where she could come and go as she pleased .
20 It still was n't time to let them come and go as they pleased .
21 ‘ It is no use ’ , she stated ‘ letting the poor come and go as they think , to be helped or not as the charitable choose . ’
22 PLAYER : I can come and go as I please .
23 10 Because there are many groups and interests in society ; because groups can come and go as they wish ; and because they all enjoy some measure of influence in particular issues , politics is fluid and everchanging and the policy process is best characterised as one involving bidding , bargaining , negotiation , accommodation , compromise , and checks and balances .
24 She and Bernard could come and go as they pleased , partly thanks to Ruby and Molly , two local women who kept Rhydoldog clean and checked each day for telexes which might announce the Ashley 's return , in which case the beds would be aired and food prepared .
25 " Mother , he may come and go as he pleases .
26 As soon as you deigned to tell me that the Svend you were looking for was a student , and that he 'd used my home as a hotel , I recalled that my nephew spent a night here shortly after I moved in so that he could attend a lecture at the city university , and that I 'd entrusted him with a spare key so he could come and go as he pleased . ’
27 ‘ Since this is my boat , I would remind you I can come and go as I please . ’
28 ‘ Well , we always kept his room for him and he could come and go as he pleased .
29 I found Springsteen sitting on the draining-board gazing out of the kitchen window , which I have to open for him so he can come and go as he likes .
30 She lets them come and go as they please and it is good for the crew .
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