Example sentences of "the [noun prp] [verb] or [verb] " in BNC.

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1 On 12 August 1746 the Disarming Act became law , making it illegal for anyone in the Highlands to own or carry specified types of weapon , including broadswords , or to wear Highland costume .
2 The question to resolve is the extent to which Nizan 's practical experience of the USSR confirmed or altered these preconceptions .
3 No one was allowed to resign ; people served until the Shah dismissed or moved them .
4 The opportunities for bureaucrats in the UK to subvert or negate the wishes of elected officials are far fewer and more limited in scope than is the case in the diffused , more open and non-hierarchical structures of the federal administration in the United States .
5 In Stage 1 of the project the DCSL recommends or nominates schools for inclusion in the project team 's selection process for each " wave " .
6 Unsuspecting , Trent would be watched , certainly , but there might be a chance moment in which the Latinos relaxed or shifted their concentration .
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