Example sentences of "[verb] and [verb] [adv prt] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Steve Lewis , who won a Welsh Schools cap from Albertillery GS at scrum-half and went on to gain an Oxford Blue in 1973 and play for Ebbw Vale and Bath , was approached and took on the job last summer . |
| 2 | Around a quarter of the managers were unemployed , he said , and the parents of the boys would have to try and make up the increase . |
| 3 | ‘ I trust them to try and sort out the unions , ’ William says . |
| 4 | Well that is a very difficult one for anybody who erm has to try and sort out the ideological , tribal , personal rivalries in Uganda and to answer the question of whether these are going to get in the way of some sort of erm coherent government policy and political stability . |
| 5 | to try and switch on the cassette player in the bedroom . |
| 6 | Selling horses is my living , so it 's my job to try and match up the right horse with the right owner . |
| 7 | Well , because we have a very flexible course , a modular course which is made up of units , it 's , it 's possible to almost fit anybody into our course , so in fact she 's met one of our specialists and the analysis had been done of what she 's done before , what she wants to do in the future to try and match up the whole thing ; only she knows exactly what she 's doing . |
| 8 | The SWWA had opened the hydrants at night to try and clear out the system before the town woke up . |
| 9 | I think to try and break down the barriers that some of the West Indian children have against teachers and academic things … |
| 10 | They were always changing them to try and balance up the take I suppose , on each , each leg of the route and there was always was the chief clerk then and him and I got on very well together and he really initiated me into running times . |
| 11 | It is also sensible to try and find out the likelihood of offers being accepted . |
| 12 | I seem to recall I did once look in a dictionary to try and find out the definition of settlement , all it said was something like a place where people settle . |
| 13 | This could be converted into a worldwide trip , so Roland went on to the ‘ Hot Spot ’ to try and get around the world in 80 seconds answering as many questions as possible . |
| 14 | To try and get round the problem Kummer introduced extra " ideal " numbers ( Section 3.9 ) to help him regain uniqueness of factorisation in many cases . |
| 15 | The council has set up a special investigation team to try and track down the copiers . |
| 16 | This is seen in the way the Faroese people fiercely defend their traditional rights to hunt birds and animals for food , and their resentment of the people who come from more ‘ enlightened ’ countries to try and point out the ‘ error of their ways ’ to the islanders . |
| 17 | Could I point out to members that we did have er written replies to try and speed up the question process , could I ask members both in asking the question and especially in answering , not to make it another speech occasion because otherwise it destroys the whole purpose of having the written replies . |
| 18 | In the meantime , the transport ministers also agreed to harmonise standards for air traffic control equipment to try and cut down the delays at EC airports . |
| 19 | At times like that do you despair , turn to drink to try and coax back the muse ? |
| 20 | Tranmere Rovers , worried by the missing thousands at Prenton Park , became the first club to react with their recent cut-price campaign to try and win back the fans . |
| 21 | Very kindly , Carole and Ben Meadows invited them to come and stay over the weekend . |
| 22 | We have a 24-hour claims helpline ; breakdown assistance — if you have an accident , a tow-truck to come and pick up the car ; and much better documentation . ’ |
| 23 | Of course she 'd had to ; Gran needed her ; Adam was no use , and Ruth , steady and sensible , was the obvious grandchild to come and help over the summer season . |
| 24 | At dusk an eagle began to swoop and soar over the village . |
| 25 | A great deal of thought and work goes into planning and preparing Q.T. Days and in order to ensure their success both physically and financially we would be pleased if you acknowledge and fill in the enclosed form and return it to the office as soon as possible . |
| 26 | Benedict rose and came down the table . |
| 27 | Willie rose and clattered down the hallway . |
| 28 | Two white hands rose and put back the hood . |
| 29 | The Japanese shot at anything that moved and carried out the raid with skill and speed ; the Americans were taken by complete surprise . |
| 30 | They 've come and put down the fairways and greens without regard for existing rights of way . |