Example sentences of "[verb] [pos pn] [noun pl] or [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Juggling roles , plagued by meetings and money worries , on 24-hour call to the parish or their priests , desperate for time to write their books or even to think , they resemble , as indeed they must , their counterparts in the modern business world . |
| 2 | ‘ Nevertheless the fact remains that disciplinary action against officials who may have exceeded their duties or wilfully abused the position of responsibility with which they have been entrusted is a purely internal matter which will be carried out , should the situation warrant it , by the appropriate authorities at the appropriate time . |
| 3 | It is not clear whether this reduced their disadvantages or simply made them more alarming to the British . |
| 4 | However , please bear in mind that hoteliers , shopkeepers and night club owners etc. may wish to maintain or improve their facilities or even take a break themselves . |
| 5 | Many organisations seemed to have an in-built reluctance to defend their actions or even to provide a constructive and forceful image . |
| 6 | There are farmers who with the existing lack of any political support are looking at different avenues to improve their profits or even make a profit . |
| 7 | The DTI sets out two options : abolition without replacement , and replacement by a ‘ compilation report ’ by an independent and suitably qualified accountant ( stating compliance with legislation and that the company is eligible for exemption ) with a directors ' declaration which , under two options , could simply state their obligations or also attest they have kept proper records and prepared accounts to give a true and fair view — and so , as the DTI warns , expose them to civil liability and weaken their statutory defences . |