Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] [adv] [adv] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It 's become harder and harder to smile or laugh out there during an international match . |
| 2 | Some of the time one gets a good response from people willing to help and some interesting periodicals to read or browse through briefly before doing the coding and counting . |
| 3 | Married women found themselves either excluded entirely from , or treated very poorly by , a whole range of measures designed to work through the labour market . |
| 4 | The only question is whether we do it now or lose out altogether by supposing we can do it later . |
| 5 | The glider should not be steepened up or levelled out immediately after leaving the ground . |
| 6 | There are frequent butter , grain , wine and beef mountains which are stored at great cost or sold off cheaply to other countries . |
| 7 | When school meals were heavily subsidised there was little pressure to change the traditional pattern of meals , or to worry too much about quality . |
| 8 | Although the last allegation is regarded with some scepticism by royal watchers , their speculation is heightened because the royal couple have barely been seen to exchange words or glances so far in the tour , even though they have been smiling and cheerful to those they have met . |
| 9 | She would always be bad-tempered , liable to peck out an eye or lash out dangerously with those sharp claws . |
| 10 | Wondering whether to take up my life or walk right out of it . ’ |
| 11 | Honours in Economic and Social History allows students to combine the study of economic and social change or to focus more closely onto social change , combining if they wish courses in social history with some of the courses offered by the Sociology and the History departments . |
| 12 | This has its limitations as it only records what happens in one part of the room and there is no possibility of changing the angle or going in closer to one group . |
| 13 | You may be limited by the hours the crêche is open as not all remain open in the evening , or begin early enough in the morning . |
| 14 | Adhesive and grout are both sold in a range of pack sizes , sometimes labelled by weight ( in kilograms ) , sometimes by volume ( in litres ) ; always check the coverage given by the manufacturer when buying , so you do n't over-buy or run out half-way through the job . |
| 15 | Retaining control of the Second International , they re-emphasized Kautsky 's hope for a peaceful transition to socialism , or swung away completely from reliance on Marx and Engels ' writings into very cautious forms of social democracy . |
| 16 | On an icy surface the axe pick should be jabbed or swung in securely at each step . |
| 17 | Response-cost procedures involve the forfeiture of rewards or privileges currently available — such as going out to play or staying up late on Friday evening . |
| 18 | I need the weight on this tackle because the bread flake I am going to use will not cast or sink so easily under its own weight . |
| 19 | ‘ I know , ’ he said tersely , then , slowing down , he asked , ‘ Which would you rather do — go back to the party or drive up on to the Downs overlooking the sea and take a little stroll ? ’ |
| 20 | There was allays someone going on or coming off night duty , or reeling in late after a hectic night in the village pub . |
| 21 | or coming back up to Kilburn ? |
| 22 | You could not see or hear very far through it , but it would be quite a supportive , cocooning medium — foams can be very viscous . |
| 23 | Dropping out meant taking to the road , hitchhiking or biking far away from home , and the landscape became dotted with the beat replacements , the hippies . |
| 24 | Fold-up furniture can either be stacked neatly in one place , hung from a large hook on a wall or stashed away out of sight when it is n't in use . |
| 25 | Quote a Latin tag at him by mistake and he will examine his shoes or smile brazenly back at you . |
| 26 | But you 'll find them graced with looks which would complement a modern apartment or blend in self-confidently with a farmhouse kitchen . |
| 27 | The right to provide services caters for the firm seeking to enter a new market , or dealing only occasionally across a national frontier . |
| 28 | whether he will be invited to lunch with Rose and Phil , and if not , whether to get a sandwich in a pub , or go straight back to the office , send out for sandwiches , and catch up on the plans for the Manchester Marina scheme ; and if so , whether to order egg and tomato sandwiches , or cheese and chutney , or some of each ; |
| 29 | Either that or go down there to this guy with black hair and a big beard and stop him womanising , gambling and drinking . |
| 30 | She could then either wait for the ferry , which was sporadic , or go back up to the head of the estuary and up to where the river was narrow enough for a bridge . |