Example sentences of "break or [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The second principle used in tone-unit boundary identification is a rhythmical one : it is claimed that within the tone-unit , speech has a regular rhythm , but that rhythm is broken or interrupted at the tone-unit boundary . |
| 2 | we did know somebody erm down on actually who had a a vertical blind and several of the chains had broken or disappeared on the bottom of that |
| 3 | A toy should not have sharp edges or be small enough to be swallowed or jammed in the throat , neither should it break or tear into dangerous pieces . |
| 4 | Big'uns are not affected by Goblins that break or flee past them , in the same way as other Orcs . |
| 5 | Crime consists of acts which break or depart from these shared norms and values . |
| 6 | We have defined crime as an act which breaks the criminal law and deviance as behaviour which breaks or departs from the norms or standards of the majority in society . |