Example sentences of "[coord] [verb] [prep] a [noun] or " in BNC.
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| 1 | Take out one item and scrub or agitate with a brush or cloth . |
| 2 | It has a curved hemline and can be worn outside or tucked into a skirt or trousers . |
| 3 | The baby would be handed into the care of one of her " other family " , or placed in a basket or drawer to sleep . |
| 4 | Students may use this form to indicate whether they wish to be awarded a certificate or DipHE as a terminal or intermediate award and may even indicate the order in which their two fields are to be listed on their transcript and CNAA parchment . |
| 5 | A high pitched shriek or cry in a tossing or stuporose child . |
| 6 | Despite the fact that trespass is actionable per se , there is some authority to the effect that trespass to goods requires proof of some damage or asportation but the general view of textbook writers is to the contrary and there must be many instances where , if mere touching of objects like waxworks or exhibits in a gallery or museum be not trespass , their possessor would be without remedy . |
| 7 | A calorimeter is an insulated vessel used for measuring the quantity of energy released or absorbed during a chemical or physical change . |
| 8 | The description ‘ first edition in book form ’ normally means that the work was first published in parts or serialised in a magazine or newspaper . |
| 9 | Exceptionally , however , a peerage could be conferred or devolve upon a daughter or other heir . |
| 10 | The villagers were suspicious at first , waiting for the demand of a bribe or request for a chicken or a village girl , but in the end they decided to believe him . |
| 11 | Now only a single motif could be seen , worn openly on chest or collar , on hems or in the form of jewellery , on pendants about the neck or emblazoned on a ring or brooch : the double-helix of heredity . |
| 12 | People see advertisements out of the corner of their eye as they drive along a road or look through a newspaper or magazine ; they catch a glimpse of half a TV commercial round their wives ' or husbands ' broad backsides as the biscuits are brought in during a commercial break . |
| 13 | It can either be marked on each item or shown on a ticket or notice referring to the item and in close proximity to it . |
| 14 | Method 1 : Sit in a comfortable chair or lie on a bed or the floor — whichever you prefer . |
| 15 | It is ungainly and slovenly to lean or lounge on a counter or desk . |
| 16 | Trying to work out whether I should go to the Electric Ballroom tomorrow or go to a pub or something . |
| 17 | She chose to read or follow a hobby or go for a walk or just relax in the bath . |
| 18 | Holiday parks in which you can camp , or stay in a chalet or caravan are now remarkably good — so much so that if you have n't tried this kind of holiday for a few years you could be in for a very pleasant surprise . |
| 19 | Her book , Enchanted Circles ( Conran Octopus , £16.99 ) , shows how fresh or dried flowers , lace ribbons , tiny fake pearls , berries and even candles can be glued onto a stiff card base , or woven into a stiff card base , or woven into a wire or vine garland . |
| 20 | Page 382 of ’ Erskine May ’ concerns the citing of documents not before the House and makes it clear that a Minister may not ’ read or quote from a despatch or other state paper not before the House , unless he is prepared to lay it upon the Table . ’ |
| 21 | ( 2 ) An instrument shall not be a deed unless — ( a ) it makes it clear on its face that it is intended to be a deed by the person making it , or , as the case may be , by the parties to it ( whether by describing itself as a deed or expressing itself to be executed or signed as a deed or otherwise ) ; and ( b ) it is validly executed as a deed by that person or , as the case may be , one or more of those parties . |
| 22 | The idea is graphically summarised by Alison Norman : ‘ We are all familiar with the advertisements and Christmas begging letters which ask for money in terms which suggest that old people are in danger of hypothermia or social isolation simply because they are old — not because they do not have sufficient incomes to heat and repair their homes or to pay for a taxi or telephone . ’ |
| 23 | ( 20 ) Listening or talking to a visitor or outside " expert " . |
| 24 | A court can give or withhold a consent or authority such as might be given or withheld by a patient or a child 's parent . |
| 25 | Advertising is such a complicated business that you may be able to assimilate it better if you have spent a few years " knocking-around " — travelling perhaps , or working in a shop or doing different kinds of jobs . |
| 26 | A dancer coming forwards can convey a variety of meaning : giving a greeting ; asking a question , even if it is only an inquisitive movement of the head ; saying Yes , or agreeing with a nod or with a particular wave of the hand ; giving something with arms circling outwards , e.g. Natalia and the Tutor when they open their arms to each other ; or merely proffering a hand at the beginning of a dance , e.g. Paris offering his hand to Juliet . |
| 27 | When voice or data equipment is moved or changed in a building or campus site , this reduces costs . |
| 28 | a fiery fellow ( the salamander was popularly supposed to be able to live in fire ) ; also , a circular iron plate which is heated and placed over a pudding or other dish to brown it ( OED ) . |
| 29 | And he would have to pose for hours , holding a sword and perched on a trestle or wooden horse while some artist-wallah depicted " The Relief of Krishnapur " ! |
| 30 | Drain the leeks and place in a liquidiser or food processor with the green chillis and the brine . |