Example sentences of "[adj] will [vb infin] or [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Moreover , because individuals are likely to be members of more than one interest ( " cross-cutting ties " ) and more than one group ( " overlapping membership " ) this will soften or moderate a commitment to any single interest . |
| 2 | People often worry about introducing a puppy into a home where there is already an aged Rottweiler , feeling that this will upset or unsettle the older dog . |
| 3 | Never make a hole in the ice by hitting it with a blunt instrument as this will kill or concuss the fish . |
| 4 | The bistable will set or reset — try it a few times . |
| 5 | So what I 've tried to show diagrammatically is that , we start ninety four , ninety five with plans in place , shown by the vertical dotted line on the graph , a number of those will die or leave the system for other reasons during the year , and we 've taken a fairly optimistic view I would say , erm , optimistic in the financial sense , that a significant number of those will leave the system during the year . |
| 6 | The success of the new News at Ten will stand or fall on his relationship with the seven million plus viewers . |
| 7 | At some frequencies even the best optical fibre available will absorb or scatter light , whereas at other frequencies they will pass light with almost no attenuation or scattering . |
| 8 | All this counts for nothing in the world of rugby and it will be his ability to scrum and compete with the best that will make or break this South African legend . |