Example sentences of "[noun] or [vb base] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | the main , or one of the main , reasons for the business ' structure was to avoid registration ( not , say , due to the partial exemption rules or to get limited liability protection or facilitate a part sale ) ; |
| 2 | For details of the series look in the Radio Times or get a list of the programmes , either from Radio Brighton or by writing to me , Doctor Brian Smith at the Physics Building in the university . |
| 3 | so you can type text or add a spreadsheet to a picture , or stick a silly cartoon into a spreadsheet . |
| 4 | Summary In this chapter , we have suggested that literary essays have a characteristic style or voice which is different from the way you talk or might narrate a story or write a letter . |
| 5 | At last Foreman came back , pulling up a chair beside them like some benevolent uncle ready to listen to a story or tell a merry tale . |
| 6 | Some words which narrate a story or describe a situation can be set in the form of musical prose and passed over fairly quickly , like the old recitative quoted above . |
| 7 | When you tell a story or describe an experience the children should illustrate , you must be careful to give a suitable subject . |
| 8 | A copyright owner can , of course , grant permission or issue a licence or contract for a work to be copied or reproduced in some way , either in part of whole . |
| 9 | You used to have to rub all your clothes and on this rub board or get a little brush and and scrub the s collar and your cuffs and then in the salt water and get all them in and then you used to have to ponch them with a ponch or a dolly peg , what used to go round like that you see . |
| 10 | It is not permissible to bolster a witness 's evidence by introducing previous consistent statements unless they form part of the res gestae of the case or refute a suggestion in cross-examination that a witness has recently " changed his story " . |
| 11 | It goes without saying , of course , that neglecting a horse 's physical needs will damage or undermine a horse 's health , and consequently its well-being and how it feels in itself . |
| 12 | But inevitably , it was not enough to kiss fingers or allow a caress at arm 's length : she wanted much , much more . |
| 13 | However , the ambit of the Act is extended by s13 which provides that to the extent that the Act applies the exclusion or restriction of liability , it also applies to clauses which : ( a ) make " any liability or its enforcement subject to restrictive or onerous conditions " , such as time limit clauses requiring notification of claims , or commencement of proceedings , within a limited time ; ( b ) exclude or restrict " any right or remedy in respect of the liability " , such as clauses : ( i ) excluding the right of a buyer to reject goods , terminate a contract or exercise a right of set-off , or ( ii ) requiring a customer to accept repair or replacement from the supplier ; ( c ) subject " a person to any prejudice in consequence of his pursuing any right or remedy " ; ( d ) exclude or restrict any rules of evidence or procedure , such as clauses : ( i ) making certificates of quality conclusive evidence that goods correspond with the contract , ( ii ) making one party 's record of a transaction conclusive evidence of the facts recorded , ( iii ) requiring certain evidence in order to obtain particular remedies — eg " no refunds without receipt " . |
| 14 | Thus the Chancellor would rescind a contract or rectify a deed where the common law courts would enforce it in accordance with its original terms . |
| 15 | He might have listened to complaints of how stifling an aunt could be when one wanted to wander around London alone , or how one got sick in Venice or Paris , but he could only touch an elbow with mock sympathy or pat a sea-sprayed hand . |
| 16 | Some clergy today still take the view that a suicide victim can not be buried in a churchyard or have a Christian funeral . |
| 17 | There are of course exceptions — film noir , melodrama and , for television , prime-time melodrama are critical attempts to define a genre or distinguish a subgenre where no industry label exists — and in television there is increasing recognition by both critics and producers of cross-generic mutations which defy easy categorization . |
| 18 | You can pull out of the purchase or negotiate a discount to cover the costs . |
| 19 | I do n't have to pass exams or get a job , we do n't need the money — oh no , I do all this purely for my own amusement . ’ |
| 20 | Students dreaded being assigned to these small towns where there were few opportunities to develop their talents or lead an interesting life . |
| 21 | But even he needs help , for it is not easy to grab an insect or pluck a dangling fruit if you have a couple of half-grown babies on your back . |
| 22 | And for those who prefer more leisurely pursuits you can picnic , sunbathe , ride a cable car into the surrounding peaks or take a ride on one of the oldest cog railways in the world . |
| 23 | Like as not you d fall into the foundations or get a brick down on your head . |
| 24 | Non-members may use unbooked courts or play a game with a member on payment of the day membership ( guest ) fee ; unless you are an early bird or night owl where the guest fee is waived for players vacating courts before 09.00 or on court after 22.30 . |
| 25 | Non-members may use unbooked courts or play a game with a member on payment of the day membership ( guest ) fee ; unless you are an early bird or night owl where the guest fee is waived for players vacating courts before 09.00 or on court after 22.30 . |
| 26 | This year 's is the biggest-ever and we 're asking everyone who cares about wildlife to sponsor the cyclists or make a donation . ’ |
| 27 | To own a boarding house required capital in the first instance and to maintain the boarding house as a business venture in the early years the husband had to work as a taxi driver or have a part-time job during the winter . |
| 28 | Apart from the fact that I 've never known her dig up a weed or pick a single daffodil , she simply is n't cut out for that kind of work . ’ |
| 29 | Anyone wanting to take part or make a donation should contact Bob Finch or Eileen Adams at the civic centre on 266522 , extension 2334 or 2332 . |
| 30 | Picnic on the ramparts or enjoy a quiet ‘ cuppa ’ while the children try the junior assault course . |