Example sentences of "[adj] or [vb -s] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The boy always having adventures and escapades while the girl looks on admiringly , tells him to be careful or stays to play with dolls , is by no means automatically true of the day-to-day play activities of young children . |
| 2 | Setting prices in relation to costs is all right as long as the latter are under control , but here they clearly are n't : it is obvious that if Marie 's back is turned , food either gets wasted or goes missing . |
| 3 | If the agreement is clearly inappropriate or fails to reflect what has already been agreed , this can be counter-productive . |
| 4 | Post Office and many houses , there are also earthworks indicating that the village has formerly been larger or has moved . |
| 5 | Looking at it logically , it is not particularly unusual for any man , particularly if he is tired or has had a little too much to drink , to be temporarily unable to achieve an erection on a single occasion . |
| 6 | ‘ What happens if someone becomes incontinent or needs nursing ? ’ he asked . |
| 7 | If the skin turns red or starts to irritate , do n't use the product . |
| 8 | The House will be aware that I announced last month the principles that I am minded to adopt next year in considering whether planned expenditure is excessive or has increased excessively . |
| 9 | Although for some this may be acceptable as a labour of love , for others it can become an intolerable burden , particularly if the dependent relative or companion is unappreciative or fails to acknowledge the sacrifices being made on their behalf . |
| 10 | Cash underwritten alternatives are used where the bidder wishes to give shareholders the option to take cash , but does not have sufficient cash resources of its own or prefers to offer shares for merger accounting or merger relief purposes . |
| 11 | Here and in the United States , most experts now agree that a doctor is not obliged either ethically or legally to continue treatment when it 's refused or is useless or has become a burden to the patient . |
| 12 | We sit there for some time but I keep glancing up , and gradually become terrified that the man is somehow not dead or has become a zombie and is climbing back up the shaft towards us , to push the grating up and put his already rotting hands down and grab us both by the hair . |