Example sentences of "of [verb] [pron] [noun] or [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He never thought of patenting his invention or trying to make any money out of it , but others who saw it were not slow to realize its potential , and soon copies began to appear and were sold for £6 or £7 each . |
| 2 | I do n't think anything is worth the risk of losing your life or losing a limb . |
| 3 | I felt transformed into a person who was incapable of doing anything base or unloving . ’ |
| 4 | Matthew Wilder rose to his feet as they approached the corner table , and instead of shutting his eyes or turning away he scrutinised Lucy with interest . |
| 5 | But Rome , separated from Ireland by a continent in upheaval , had little means of implementing her decrees or ensuring their enforcement . |
| 6 | They begin to associate certain forbidden actions and dangerous situations — running impulsively into the road or snatching another child 's toy — with disapproval or punishment , so they avoid them ; they are afraid of angering their parents or getting hurt . |
| 7 | She did not dare look at them for too long for fear of missing her footing or forgetting a move but the look on Edward 's face added another notch to her enjoyment . |
| 8 | The child is introduced to pain in the contexts of burning its finger or comforting the dog injured in an accident . |