Example sentences of "[adv] [vb -s] or [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most commonly this happens in the case of a new book , and the reservation merely reminds or forewarns the librarian of the existence of a title which would in any case find its way into stock . |
| 2 | As to the actual transfer itself , the Court had already held in Case 105/84 , Mikkelsen[1985] ECR 2639 that ‘ the protection which the Directive is intended to guarantee is however redundant where the person concerned decides of his own accord not to continue the employment relationship with the new employer after the transfer … ’ and so resigns or terminates the employment by agreement from the date of the transfer ( point 16 ) . |
| 3 | If a baby persistently pulls or rubs an ear . |
| 4 | Where objections are lodged , the sheriff hears parties on the application and objections , orders such inquiry as he thinks fit , and thereafter grants or refuses the order . |
| 5 | It is said , therefore , that it directly causes or permits the nuisance to continue , as happened in Halsey 's case . |
| 6 | The owner of the premises usually owns or rents the machine , receives the profits , and is responsible for re-stocking when goods run out . |
| 7 | The Tibia — The fourth division of the leg is the tibia ; it is usually slender and often equals or exceeds the femur in length . |
| 8 | Another tradition , focusing on psychosocial factors , typically de-emphasises or neglects the role of these established risk factors . |
| 9 | Travelling can thus indicate the headlong tempo of the narrative or , in its twists and turns , a principle of sequence by digression — not from a ‘ main action ’ , but simply digression from what immediately precedes or succeeds a particular section . |
| 10 | Gardiner usefully quotes or paraphrases the lively testimony of many sitters and visitors from a wide variety of sources and it is at these moments that the artist at his most affectionate , considerate , perceptive and even gently self-deprecating comes to life . |
| 11 | What then is it which would make label switching alone something which adversely affects or usurps the right of the owner ? |
| 12 | As Ania Loomba puts it , in relation to colonialist studies , ‘ the neglect of histories surrounding native insubordination either devalues or romanticises the latter , or worse , tends to read colonised subjects through linguistic or psychoanalytic theories which , for some of us at least , remain suspiciously and problematically shot through with ethnocentric assumptions whose transfer to all subalterns is unacceptable ’ ( ‘ Overworlding ’ , cited from manuscript ) . |
| 13 | Lyrically it either castigates or canonises the Kray twins , I ca n't tell which . |
| 14 | After careful consideration of all the evidence and relevant law the Tribunal either upholds or dismisses the appeal . |
| 15 | In a closed economy with no government sector where no money either enters or leaves the system it would be possible for total liquidity adjustment between banks to occur in such a way . |
| 16 | Achieving the task is top priority but process is vital because it either helps or hinders the achievement of the task . |
| 17 | This is where the customer samples a batch of newly delivered goods , and either rejects or accepts the batch on the basis of an acceptable quality level , usually a small percentage of rejects per batch . |
| 18 | Jane Rowe 's study of children in long-term foster care reinforces my view that social work practice often actually creates or increases a sense of insecurity . |