Example sentences of "[vb base] [noun] [noun pl] or [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Other policies that influence savings rates or redistribute income from capital to labour will in general change . |
| 2 | Cut game prices or face law |
| 3 | Respect for human rights and minorities and , in particular , respect for those who speak minority languages or come from a minority ethnic group is an important matter . |
| 4 | attract merger partners or smooth the way for acquisition , |
| 5 | But , on the whole , members either support their leaders , make constituency points or obtain some publicity for their rebellious views . |
| 6 | In my view , the better approach is when older people collaborate as fellow students or teaches , rather than the more common approach where schoolchildren organise tea parties or collect money or presents for ‘ needy old people ’ . |
| 7 | 1.3 Neither nor any of its subsidiaries , officers , agents or employees shall directly or indirectly seek customers , establish branches , maintain distribution depots or promote or sell in any way the Licensed Software in the Agreed Territories during the continuance of this Agreement . |
| 8 | They lay mine fields or clear them up , provide demolitions and surprisingly provide the water source for units in action . |
| 9 | Many firms , therefore , pay retention bonuses or give redundancy payments above the statutory minima to those staff who stay until an agreed date . |
| 10 | Royal Bank of Scotland eurocheques and a eurocheque card are widely recognised , simple and most convenient payment method for personal customers in Europe and the Mediterranean whether you want to obtain cash , pay hotel bills or purchase goods over the counter . |
| 11 | Please use Airmail labels or write ‘ Par Avion — By Airmail ’ in top left hand corner . |
| 12 | The danger is that sometimes people who observe focus groups or read the reports on their discussions fall into the trap of saying that ‘ the majority ’ of members favoured a certain viewpoint , when this simply means five out of eight selected individuals . |
| 13 | In an undisturbed home , all domestic cats see themselves as subordinates of their human owners , so under normal circumstances all domestic cats use litter trays or bury their faeces in the garden . |
| 14 | Think of how you could be spending your time instead ; you could go swimming , make model aeroplanes or learn to yodel — it does n't matter what you do as long as it is fun ! |
| 15 | Fulfil consumables requests or report back to users CSO |
| 16 | Whether you see SWIFTAIR stickers or SWIFTPACKS you can register or insure your SWIFTAIR items to most countries ( see the International prices and services leaflet ) and a certificate of posting is available , free of charge , on request . |
| 17 | Nor can it promise to spend more on health , improve education standards or increase pensions . |
| 18 | No longer did MPs defer to the Speaker , grant courtesy titles or bow when they left ; these days it was the loudest voice that got a hearing . |
| 19 | It may recommend , for example , that the local authority or the NSPCC commence care proceedings or apply for a child assessment or emergency protection order . |