Example sentences of "[verb] or [vb base] in [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Much of the work of these researchers is concerned with the conditions which either favour or result in the formation of a complex ref-O ( hence enabling plural reference ) , or preclude complex ref-O formation . |
| 2 | Two patients in each treatment arm refused to accept the treatment assigned or participate in the research study or both . |
| 3 | It makes it an offence to promote or conduct or assist in the conduct of a mock auction . |
| 4 | Sit or lie in a comfortable position , read through the exercise and then follow these steps . |
| 5 | With branch lines axed , the only practical rail journeys begin or end in a city . |
| 6 | Those who lend or participate in the lending process ( investors and creditors ) , which includes individual and institutional investors and creditors , municipal security underwriters , bond-rating agencies , bond insurers and financial institutions . |
| 7 | This can then be followed by a semantically ‘ empty ’ verb such as give or take in the passive . |
| 8 | The products themselves succeed or fail in the context of a global information industry . |
| 9 | Any urinary symptoms — pains , discharge , bleeding or deposit in the urine , frequent urging , especially if the urinary symptoms are accompanied by a backache or loin pains which may suggest that the kidneys are affected in some way . |
| 10 | Although Mr Morris will spend a lot of time in the chair presiding over debates … with custom dictating that he will no longer vote or speak in the chamber … his new duties go far beyond that . |
| 11 | Although Mr Morris will spend a lot of time in the chair presiding over debates … with custom dictating that he will no longer vote or speak in the chamber … his new duties go far beyond that . |
| 12 | Rake or hoe in a top dressing of rose fertiliser . |
| 13 | Latecomers sink or swim in the great flotation race . |
| 14 | The debate now broadens to consider the overall impact of students who move or learn in a manner markedly different from the majority , on the general curriculum of the college . |
| 15 | It covers all persons ( whether or not acting in concert ) who directly or indirectly own or deal in the shares of an offeror company or the target company in an offer and who have ( in addition to their nominal interests as shareholders ) an interest or potential interest , whether commercial , financial or personal , in the outcome of the offer . |