Example sentences of "and [vb base] [pron] [art] " in BNC.

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1 Would you care for it and tend it every day
2 ‘ The truth in question is hidden , lying concealed beneath appearances ; we must then inquire , since its nature is not open to us , whether it is still possible to know it through some sign and whether we have a criterion by which we may recognize the sign and judge what the thing truly is . ’
3 It is hardly surprising given the enhanced status , power and influence which the nineteenth century had brought , that Nonconformists had come to identify the Christian religion with the values and secular goals of their times , the most important of which was an acceptance of the inevitability of progress through change .
4 ‘ The learned judge left the case to the jury , remarking upon the tender years of the girl , her situation under the care and authority of the prisoner and his wife , and the authority and influence which the prisoner had over her in the absence of his wife .
5 Should you want to do some withy and teasel research for yourself , you might visit their willow and wetland centre in Stoke St Gregory where they grow 50 acres of willow and harvest it every winter , when the plants are dormant and the rods measure 8 feet .
6 Over coffee back at the office I tried to pull myself together and sell him a traded option in copper which would , as it turned out , have made him quite a lot of money .
7 He thought he 'd find a rich one and sell him the cross for a good price .
8 Should she do a U-turn and sell him the house ? she wondered .
9 This program is a must for anyone using a PC at home and will impress dinner guests who always say ‘ You simply must let me have a copy of the recipe , the meal was delicious ’ , you can now print it out in seconds and sell them a copy .
10 By due process of law we have sentenced him to be slit in the hamstrings to be an example to those who would follow him and make him a hero to the people .
11 I found it interesting to take one person , say the rector , Charles Henstock , and make him the chief character in one book and follow his fortunes , as I had in the first book about the great Mrs Curdle .
12 So I 'd ask you Madam to go along with what I 'm suggesting and make him the subject of an absolute discharge so that he does n't have any previous court er any , any convictions or anything like that on his record .
13 When Batty comes back , why not preserve the current formation and make him the fifth defender , seeing as Speed seems to revel in the central midfield .
14 And make him an offer he could n't refuse .
15 You need to dream , then formulate your goals from those dreams and make them a reality .
16 Should cut the gentlemen on Foggy Bottom , or wherever , down to size and make them a mite more civil and cooperative in future .
17 Double positives are taken away making it negative and your H positives go in here , making it positive , so you get a you get a little a little potential difference , a little difference in voltage , which gives a Any any two metals if you put them together and make them a bit damp , or even if you do n't make them damp , you usually get a little a tiny voltage .
18 Lawrence has insisted he wants to stay and honour his contract at Middlesbrough and make them a force in the Premier division .
19 Right , depends what the and quite honestly , if you bring these down and make them a bit more romantic
20 On the other hand , its civil servants probably have less training in business evaluation than do private sector analysts , and , of greatest importance , there is the overwhelming political temptation for the government of the day to hijack the nationalized industries and make them an instrument of whatever is the pressing problem of the day .
21 Wetherby threatens to end the affair and make her a laughing-stock , especially if he intends to flaunt a new liaison with Armitage under her nose .
22 IT IS not a new idea to take an impressionable , imaginative girl and make her the saviour of a man on the run , providing food , warmth and emotional support .
23 Sitting in a traffic jam with such a car alongside is a contemporary purgatory that produces reactions in me that bode no good for the future of the human race and make me a menace on the roads for minutes afterwards .
24 Okay go and make me a bacon sandwich
25 Go and make me a nice cup of tea Mike ?
26 The notorious Dr Crippen , he pointed out , in fact murdered his assertive wife only because he was too vain simply to run away from her and make himself a target for scorn .
27 ‘ Do n't you know it 's an offence to lie down on the King 's highway and make yourself a danger to passing traffic ? ’
28 Go and make yourself a first .
29 you sell them it and make yourself a
30 Of course I 'm coming back , go and get your slippers on and make yourself a couple of bits of toast
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