Example sentences of "or [vb base] a [noun sg] for [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If he needed to gain a lot of altitude , or make a run for it , that figure could be more than halved . |
| 2 | But Wilson was afraid to and advanced instead towards the bed , thinking to offer a drink or make a compress for her forehead . |
| 3 | This might mean that the staff do some research on your behalf , put you in touch with a colleague in another European country or obtain a document for you . ’ |
| 4 | Such examples ( and they are legion in Scotland and throughout the rest of the world ) serve to reaffirm the points made by Kirkpatrick : that existing local institutions and personnel matter crucially , and that the outcomes of projects and their relationship with planning in the broader sense may either establish their continuation or sound a death-knell for their future existence . |
| 5 | The cases to which I have so far referred have all , bar one , been cases in which a wife has given security or become a surety for her husband 's obligations . |
| 6 | Will she go and see him or leave a note for him ? |
| 7 | Paul 's in a meeting , but she 's going to try and pick him up on the way , or leave a note for him to follow on . |
| 8 | Certain moral considerations are involved in his actions , yet they are not absolute in the sense that they are an infallible guide to conduct , or constitute a rule for which there can be no exception . |