Example sentences of "and [noun pl] or [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is a provision which is usually inserted , since , once an order has been placed , it becomes a separate contract , with a life of its own , and stands or falls on the terms and conditions which govern it . |
| 2 | Secondly , these falling yields mean that it is becoming cheaper for firms and individuals to borrow by issuing new claims like bonds and equities or going to building societies , by comparison with borrowing from banks . |
| 3 | Wages fell rapidly and the unions , despite their involvement in many long and protracted disputes were unable to staunch the outward flow of members and funds or to stave off the savage monetary wage cuts which occurred . |
| 4 | The cubes can be added to soups and sauces or thawed for use in puddings and cakes . |
| 5 | Successful business has an inbuilt ability to change rapidly , whether it be in terms of identifying new markets and expectations or diversifying from customer bases . |
| 6 | His recipe is very easy and tastes great with bacon and eggs or dunked in yogurt . |
| 7 | Rain in August tends to be soaked up by dehydrated plants and trees or sits on dry , baking former water courses waiting to evaporate . |
| 8 | Klein uses photographs from newspapers and magazines or taken by herself . |
| 9 | Lightweight inexpensive fabrics like cheesecloth and muslin can be shirred and hung between rods , wires or traverse poles attached below the ceiling and above the skirting or baseboards , and either caught back at doors and windows or fixed around them ( with rods or wires attached to the top of the frames ) . |
| 10 | As a result journalists in Nigeria either depend on press releases , speeches , statements and hand-outs or go on hearsay , rumour and stories fed to them by politicians . |
| 11 | Advocates of control theory press for increased prices , fewer outlets for drink and restrictions or bans on advertising . |
| 12 | Most shoplifters give themselves away by constantly looking around at cameras and cashiers or staying in the same area for a long time . |
| 13 | The only change since 1974 is that the metropolitan counties and the GLC were abolished in 1986 , so that their functions have largely been distributed between their component districts and boroughs or transferred to newly created joint boards . ) |
| 14 | However , in such a case , since the seller may well have to take on commitments , either to purchase materials and components or to manufacture without order cover , so that he can be ready to supply the forecast requirements if ordered , the buyer must take some responsibility if he does not purchase up to his forecast . |
| 15 | The many interesting and sometimes elaborate forms of instinctive behaviour shown by insects have often been described and some have also been explained as simple taxes and kineses or interpreted in more complex ethological terms ( Tinbergen , 1951 ; Baerends , 1959 ; Fraenkel and Gunn , 19612 ; Thorpe , 1963 ; Haskell , 1966 ; Evans , 1966 ; von Frisch , 1967 ; Sudd , 1967 ; Ewing and Manning , 1967 ; Manning , 1972 ) . |
| 16 | Despite its very low fat content it tastes so deliciously creamy that you 'll want to make it a daily part of your healthy eating plan — either as a topping to cereals and desserts or eaten on its own . |
| 17 | There is a natural predisposition to see events as the result of pro-active planning , but , as stressed by March and Olsen ( 1976 ) , intentions are often overwhelmed by exogenous factors and events or resisted through existing loyalties and perceived duties . |