Example sentences of "[vb -s] [adj] or [vb -s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So long as a tiger stands still or moves slowly , its stripes make it practically invisible in the jungle or among reeds . |
| 2 | They probably have three riders on call in case one goes sick or gets delayed or is already on a job but I 'll bet they never deal with more than two companies at a time . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Under the 1978 Act , which incorporates the terms of the Redundancy Payments Act 1965 , redundancy may arise if the work needed to be done by an employee gets less or becomes unnecessary ( in changed economic conditions ) or is expected to diminish or come to an end . |
| 5 | We do n't need whining leftie bands like The Farm droning on about justice and equality now that Britain is such a wonderful place , where nobody sleeps in a cardboard box or goes hungry or gets busted for the colour of their skin or dies of hypothermia , where pigs fly and the sun always shines and where kids from council estates have just as much chance of becoming millionaires as — say — kids who inherit a million pounds from mummy and daddy . |
| 6 | This can take a lot of ti me as it must proceed at the person 's own pace and not fit within the time span that the helper finds convenient or thinks sufficient . |
| 7 | Defoe in 1730 had considered a poor man in constant work could earn from 4s to 5s ( 20-25p ) a week , " which will barely purchase bread and cheese and clothes for his family , so that if he falls sick or dies his wife and children infallibly come to the parish for relief , who allow them a small pittance or confine them in a workhouse " . |
| 8 | If the skin turns red or starts to irritate , do n't use the product . |
| 9 | Paragraph 6.15 of the Policy Issues Paper indicates that this principle requires minerals planning to ensure that ‘ the net quality of environments affected by the extraction of aggregates remains constant or improves over time ’ . |
| 10 | Paragraph 6.15 of the Policy Issues Paper indicates that this principle requires minerals planning to ensure that ‘ the net quality of environments affected by the extraction of aggregates remains constant or improves over time ’ . |
| 11 | ‘ What happens if someone becomes incontinent or needs nursing ? ’ he asked . |
| 12 | When a dictatorship seriously violates human rights and attacks the common good of the nation , when it becomes unbearable or closes all channels of dialogue , of understanding , of rationality , when this happens , the Church speaks of the legitimate right of insurrectional violence . |
| 13 | When personal consumption becomes static or declines , property crime rates take off : |
| 14 | Use ‘ time out ’ if the child becomes aggressive or loses his or her temper . |
| 15 | If the passage of the deposit is not prohibited , then it could be lost by being passed to an individual or a company that goes bankrupt or becomes insolvent before completion . |
| 16 | The dog usually just stops dead or veers off on a different course . |