Example sentences of "[to-vb] or [to-vb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is an offence to demolish or to alter a listed building unless listed building consent has been obtained . |
| 2 | Your chair needs to support your spine , cushion your bottom and be at a convenient height for writing — but it does not need to be upholstered or to swivel or to have a head/footrest or whatever . |
| 3 | Within the UK it remains ultimately the prerogative of a politically accountable minister to decide , acting upon the advice of the bureaucracy , whether to permit or to forbid a particular merger . |
| 4 | Even Francis Fairlie , the man they all joke about because he can never make up his mind to marry or to start a serious career or to buy a house or to do anything else that may define and announce his character to the world — even Francis Fairlie has managed to get himself here ! |
| 5 | This knowledge can direct decisions to attempt or to abandon a particular opportunity . |
| 6 | He is certainly not expected to telephone or to write a letter to the proprietor of the machine . |
| 7 | It must be emphasised that to prevent or to stop a spin the wings must be unstalled by means of a forward movement . |
| 8 | All members are entitled to make or to support a nomination for any vacancy amongst the officers and the elected members of Council and boards subject , where appropriate , to members hip of a particular Division , association with a particular district , or professional membership . |