Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adv prt] or [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This figure does not , of course , take account of what you could earn on or do with your money if it was available to you . |
| 2 | The commissioner confirmed the assessments , but the Board of Review allowed the taxpayer 's appeal , holding that those profits did not arise in or derive from Hong Kong . |
| 3 | and Kaplan J. ) [ 1991 ] 2 H.K.L.R. 215 given on 15 March 1991 allowing an appeal by the taxpayer , HK-TVB International Ltd. , from the order of Godfrey J. made on 9 April 1990 in the High Court whereby he had allowed an appeal by the commissioner by way of case stated from the decision of the Board of Review that the relevant profits for the years of assessment 1980–81 to 1983–84 inclusive did not arise in or derive from Hong Kong from a trade or business carried on by the taxpayer in Hong Kong . |
| 4 | The question of law for the opinion of the High Court stated by the Board of Review was whether , on the facts agreed and proved , the relevant profits for the years of assessment in question did not arise in or derive from Hong Kong from a trade or business carried on by the taxpayer in Hong Kong . |
| 5 | Godfrey J. answered the question by concluding that the Board of Review were incorrect in law in holding that the relevant profits did not arise in or derive from Hong Kong . |
| 6 | This Board rejected both these submissions and held that the profits did not arise in or derive from Hong Kong . |
| 7 | In the Hang Seng Bank case [ 1991 ] 1 A.C. 206 the two transactions which threw up the profit , namely the purchase and resale of the certificates of deposit , both took place outside Hong Kong and this Board held that the profits did not arise in or derive from Hong Kong , notwithstanding the fact that all the instructions to buy and sell originated in Hong Kong and that there was no independent branch office interposed between the head office in Hong Kong and the following transactions . |
| 8 | It is clear from the Hang Seng Bank case [ 1991 ] 1 A.C. 306 that in appropriate circumstances a company carrying on business in Hong Kong can earn profits which do not arise in or derive from the colony , notwithstanding the fact that those profits are not attributable to an independent overseas branch . |
| 9 | The dull coloured brickwork merged into the undergrowth of trees , weeds and plants untamed and was hardly noticed by most passes by who probably dismissed it as one of Lincolnshire 's useless ruins , which would either fall down or have to be pulled down eventually . |
| 10 | Human capabilities to reason about complex systems states and the propagation of failure and associated systems are all available within the trained diagnostician , but can break down or fail for a variety of reasons including data overload , incomplete information and fatigue . |
| 11 | Salt does not break down or decompose in the pond — it is diluted by partial water changes . |
| 12 | Slopes may lead but they do not break off or fall in the standard language . |
| 13 | ‘ But I do n't always speak up or shout from the roof tops . |
| 14 | He walked to his car and did not look back or glance in her direction as he drove quickly out of the drive . |
| 15 | You 'll also find bars , restaurants and cafés nearby , many of which are open 24 hours , so you can eat out or stay in the Inn itself . |
| 16 | Glass , however , may crystallize out or devitrify in the solid state if it 's left long enough , with myriads of tiny crystals forming and making it opaque . |
| 17 | ‘ Unbelievable ! ’ cried a media unused to hearing from singers who habitually hate to see the sun go down or sleep in hollow logs . |
| 18 | Was there quite a queue , did you walk in or park in ? |
| 19 | Asked to name sources of credit out of the blue , people might well simply leave out or forget about some sources which in practice they could use , if they were offered that type of credit when they were buying . |
| 20 | The cloth and thread to be used are then sent to the outworkers who very often work in the open air with their friends , talking , watching the world go by or listening to the radio . |
| 21 | If it could live in or travel through air like cold or flu viruses , a completely different pattern of infection would have emerged . |
| 22 | Did Lorraine come out or stayed in there ? |
| 23 | The floor is only ten inches square so you ca n't sit down or squat in it . |
| 24 | Some geldings will ‘ tease ’ mares , and so can be a danger if on the other side of a wire fence , as a mare may strike out or kick at the gelding and injure herself in the fence . |