Example sentences of "[vb -s] or [verb] [noun sg] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To suggest that it matters whether the mislabelling precedes or succeeds removal from the shelves is to reduce this branch of the law to an absurdity . |
| 2 | RAM does not hold any permanent information but receives , holds or deletes information as the user wishes . |
| 3 | If he drools or loses food from the side of his mouth , you should help him to dab his mouth firmly with a folded napkin or handkerchief . |
| 4 | All theories of legitimacy take the form of establishing a principle which , while it resides outside power and is independent of it , locates or embeds power in a realm of things beyond the wills of the holders of power : the legitimacy of power stems from its origin . |
| 5 | The conditions under which a concurrent memory load either facilitates or impairs performance on a primary cognitive task was further investigated in a series of experiments by Hellige , Cox and Litvac ( 1979 ) . |
| 6 | A residents ' association , parish or town council is not allowed to make representations on behalf of local residents unless it actually owns or occupies land in the vicinity of the proposed operating centre . |