Example sentences of "[to-vb] [conj] [pron] [verb] [coord] " in BNC.

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1 We guarantee nothing — wild birds are free to go where they wish and , though we can give them the best possible conditions , we can never be certain that they will stand in front of a hide !
2 Tavett was free to go where he liked and there were no grounds to hamper him .
3 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 ) .
4 instead , arranging activities together will help the young person to know that you care and will give them other things to do .
5 I willed you to come and you did and now you are here and I 'm never going to let you out of my sight again .
6 He said but I sit at night he said when she 's gone to work and he said and help them with their drawings and things they 're doing .
7 No matter how well you eat , your body ( particularly heart and lungs ) is bound to suffer if you smoke and drink alcohol .
8 Leave the chocolate to stand until it cools and the mixture thickens slightly .
9 let me ask you one final question and its a cheeky one and er , I want to know whether you drink and drive , I 'm not going to , we have n't got any time for debate , I 'm just interested to know would you say that you drink and drive ? , this is not policy any more , button one for yes , button two for no , your told it as a simply for a , a kind of statistical er oh , er some of you are being rather coy and not voting
10 However , when searching for a particular route from the ‘ z ’ , a linear search must be employed to establish whether it exists or not , which slows down the search time compared with the 26-way tree where all 26 routes are allocated .
11 I must be absolutely free to work as I like and I can not compose in public .
12 Away from the hotel there 's plenty to discover as you ramble or cycle around this little island ( cars are not allowed ) .
13 This is not therefore the place to discuss alternatives in these areas yet again , but simply to acknowledge that they do and will affect our response as managers within the education service .
14 But the plant ca n't work in a group unless they have in order to evaluate or you know or other people sharing other people listening to those ideas and saying what was that idea again .
15 There are plenty of places to visit and lots to see and do .
16 ‘ We 'll have to see if they live or die , ’ I said .
17 The occasional hairline crack in external brickwork need not be of any significance , but should be observed over a period to see if it extends or widens .
18 I would wait a few weeks to see if it grows or clears up of its own accord and if it is still there , go to the vet .
19 In answer to Tamar 's claims that she had no clothes suitable for a visit to the capital , Stephen persuaded her to wait until they arrived and then she would be able to buy something .
20 Even a fairly stable trailer will start to swing if it overtakes or is overtaken by a large truck .
21 At the recent meeting of Nether Wyresdale Parish Council I was asked to write to you again about this and to suggest that you come and assess the situation on site with a view to arranging for a footway to be constructed .
22 This is correct , but bearing in mind the observations made above , all one can reasonably do is to assume that everything published and available is legally permissible until the law says it is not .
23 I bet she 's got ta get irate and ring me back , tell Geoff what I said , I thought well I do n't care , she 's speaks it and I 'll just say to her quietly well , you know I said now Marie 's done this to Geoff after all his hard work and he 's helped his worry anyway then defies him , he begs her to leave and she defied and she 's moved .
24 Right , yeah so erm you know I mean that 's probably the best thing to do if you try and , try and at least keep up to date with the rest of this term and er you know not er make sure , even if you have n't been to a class at least you know what went , went on there from somebody
25 But what are you going to do if you park and with whom ?
26 Now , as the chairman said we base the salaries of directors on two elements an element of base salary which looks at market levels and we ergo , have a fair base which reflects a sort of medium to upper level of companies of this size we then leverage , very carefully , a bonus scheme related to performance and I believe that is the right thing to do and I believe and so do my fellow directors who sit on that committee believe that it is one of the reasons that we 've seen the great growth in this company over the last five years which you 've achieved and which actually the Chancellor of the Exchequer would very glad about because it is increasing the wealth and the benefit of this country , particularly as a lot of those earnings are coming from overseas and will in , in time be repatriated in Britain .
27 Unfortunately , the program tries to be too many different things at once , and as a result it is n't easy to use as it claims and performs quite slowly .
28 So that was the embarrassment I had to do when we went and saw er , Mr erm I had to say to him , you charge BUPA rates do you ?
29 Minton encouraged them to do as they pleased and a high time was had whilst he paid the bills .
30 This does not coincide with the realistic view of mankind having to overcome the opposition of nature to do as he wishes and came and cultivate what originally posed a threat , and most often still does .
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