Example sentences of "or [vb base] from [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The dressing table itself is basically a worktop : either a length of kitchen worktop or make from the same material as the rest of the system . |
| 2 | When government delegates meet every two years to decide which species to add to or delete from the appendices , the scene is set for a battle between non-governmental conservation organisations , such as the World Wildlife Fund , and representatives of the pet industry and the fur trade , with both factions desperately trying to sell their points of view . |
| 3 | Unable to hold the stage in any other way he set out to organise a ‘ popular demand ’ for immediate independence without trusteeship , and having succeeded beyond his expectations now finds himself in the position of having to deliver the goods or recede from the front of the political stage and lose all hope of fulfilling his personal ambitions . |
| 4 | To prevent starvation on more plebeian trains , passengers had to take all their food with them or leap from the train the moment it drew into a station and rush for the buffet . |
| 5 | Denied any recognition or support from the outside , beleaguered by the blockade , and reportedly unable to exert control over an internal situation rapidly degenerating into anarchy , the BRA leadership remained open to the prospects of a settlement with the PNG government . |
| 6 | The sound effects fit the game nicely with solid ball striking and ‘ plopping ’ sounds and the odd cheer or sneer from the crowd . |
| 7 | Perhaps you have always wanted to go up in a hot air balloon , appear on stage in a local amateur production or jump from a higher board at the swimming pool — well , how about it ? |
| 8 | Choose your own words ( up to 20 ) or select from the following : |
| 9 | Curved steps are set out using a stringline or batten from a peg set at the centre point . |
| 10 | To do this , cut out the outline of the vase or urn from a large leaf ( an enormous autumn leaf is very useful as it has an interesting texture ) using a craft knife , and use the shape to form the container at the base of the picture . |
| 11 | Words such as privilege and poverty will either change their meaning or disappear from the vocabulary . |
| 12 | Occasionally , character steps out of the angular interlocking patterns to hold a bowl or pour from a jug . |
| 13 | ‘ It self-seeds ’ could soon become a warning note , striking as much fear into gardeners hearts as ‘ It propagates easily from root cuttings ’ does to anyone who has tried in vain to remove some acanthus or bindweed from a flower bed . |
| 14 | If it was the battery it must have finally given up the ghost , because there was n't even the faintest wheeze or whisper from the starter motor . |
| 15 | Children are expected to know it or extrapolate from the reprimands . |
| 16 | We need not wait for evil to swoop out of the cosmos or ascend from the depths of hell : it is here now , not incarnate in human form but embodied in the structures and philosophies of our modern culture.l It is this contemporary culture with which we must grapple and fight . |
| 17 | There is a tension in the air , each person lying awake yet pretending to sleep , aware of every sigh or murmur from the other 's lips . |
| 18 | Other elements are optional , or derive from the need to report on recent changes , or to justify changes which are proposed . |
| 19 | In the context of language learning , positive feedback could be evidence that one 's efforts at mastering a language are not in vain and that progress towards one 's goal is being made ; it could be simply a correct response in the language laboratory or praise from the teacher . |
| 20 | The success of British exporters , which apparently does not get one word of congratulation or praise from the Labour party , gives the lie to what the hon. Gentleman has just said . |
| 21 | Page 382 of ’ Erskine May ’ concerns the citing of documents not before the House and makes it clear that a Minister may not ’ read or quote from a despatch or other state paper not before the House , unless he is prepared to lay it upon the Table . ’ |
| 22 | ( g ) Usually you will refer to or quote from a particular passage in a book or article ; in this case , note the page number . |
| 23 | The same principle , looked at from its negative side , may be thus stated : There is no person or body of persons who can , under the English constitution , make rules which override or derogate from an Act of Parliament , or which ( to express the same thing in other words ) will be enforced by the courts in contravention of an Act of Parliament . |
| 24 | 5.18.2 Nothing in the preceding clause shall entitle the Tenant to withhold or delay any payment of the rents or any other sum due under this Lease after the date upon which they fall due or in any way prejudice affect or derogate from the rights of the Landlord in relation to such non-payment including ( but without prejudice to the generality of the above ) under the proviso for re-entry contained in this Lease The period of grace before interest bites will be a matter of negotiation between the landlord and the tenant . |
| 25 | You can double back on yourself or move from a numbered block to a normal one without penalty — the numbered one remains if you need to return to it ( and you will ) . |
| 26 | The biggest problem tends to be with young people , they will either go to live with someone else , or move from the countryside altogether . |
| 27 | Colours include this design in red and mauves , or choose from a range of blues , yellows and greens , £200 . |
| 28 | If that means sterling has to have a long leave of absence , judicial separation or divorce from the ERM , so be it . |
| 29 | Proof of disqualification may be certificate of conviction or extract from the magistrates ' court register together with proof of identification of the defendant , e.g. by the police officer who was present in court when the defendant was disqualified . |
| 30 | That is the sort of thing poets either have to learn to put up with , or retire from the scene in order to retain their sanity . |