Example sentences of "or [v-ing] [to-vb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , I must say that it was a privilege to be there with them and their Mum 's and to help in whatever way I could , be it baby sitting or helping to push a baby buggy round the ‘ stations ’ ( who thought that one up ? ’ ) . |
| 2 | Ideomotor apraxia refers to an inability to correctly perform simple gestures such as a salute , making the sign of the cross or pretending to stir a cup of coffee . |
| 3 | You may be studying particular aspects of business or wanting to spend a couple of very pleasant hours learning about a new environment . |
| 4 | Any damage caused to service pipes or cables whilst clearing or attempting to clear a blockage is excluded . |
| 5 | Kelvin Curtis , 31 , was charged at Snaresbrook Crown Court in east London with producing or attempting to produce a Class A drug psilocyn , an ester of psilocybin . |
| 6 | A horizontal stoke — in writing or printing to mark a break in sense , omitted letters or words , etc . |
| 7 | A typical fraudulent act was withholding information from a trustee administering a debtor 's estate for the benefit of his creditors , or failing to give a trustee all his books and papers . |
| 8 | If a good view demands squatting , climbing or even lying flat or crawling to gain a vantage point then the professional need should prevail over personal comfort . |
| 9 | Both people entering unemployment as a result of losing a temporary job and people taking temporary jobs as a way out of unemployment seemed more likely to have taken a number of jobs , to have experienced a number of spells of unemployment , to have had less time in work and more time in unemployment than people becoming unemployed for other reasons , or managing to obtain a permanent job on leaving unemployment . |
| 10 | Or trying to motivate a workforce that has seen inflation halve the buying power of its wages . |
| 11 | So Nidri has something for everyone , whether you 're on the shore week of the Villa-Flotilla , just lazing in the sun , or trying to satisfy a family — all of whom have different interests ! |
| 12 | Frequently , too , there are major structural changes to the volcano , with a large part of it being blown away or collapsing to form a gaping crater , up to several kilometres across . |
| 13 | Sometimes a tramp would knock on the back door , begging for food or offering to do a job for a few coppers . |
| 14 | being or proposing to become a member of and/or a beneficial owner of a share or … shares in … ( hereinafter called ‘ the Company ’ ) , HEREBY COVENANT with the COUNCIL OF THE LAW SOCIETY ( hereinafter called ‘ the Council ’ ) that , if recognition is granted to the Company by the Council under section 9 of the Administration of Justice Act 1985 , [ delete words in italics if the Company is already recognised ] I will jointly and severally with the other members of and beneficial owners of shares in the Company reimburse the Law Society , when required to do so by the Council , in respect of any grant made out of the Compensation Fund under paragraph 6 of Schedule 2 to the Administration of Justice Act 1985 where : |
| 15 | being or proposing to become a member of and/or a beneficial owner of a share or … shares in … ( hereinafter called ‘ the Company ’ ) , HEREBY COVENANT with the COUNCIL OF THE LAW SOCIETY ( hereinafter called ‘ the Council ’ ) that , if recognition is granted to the Company by the Council under section 9 of the Administration of Justice Act 1985 , [ delete words in italics if the Company is already recognised ] it will jointly and severally with the other members of and beneficial owners of shares in the Company reimburse the Law Society , when required to do so by the Council , in respect of any grant made out of the Compensation Fund under paragraph 6 of Schedule 2 to the Administration of Justice Act 1985 where : |
| 16 | In addition French ( 1986b ) found that various characteristics which go against the stereotyped image of the physiotherapist are stigmatised by that profession ; for example , to be very overweight was considered more of a barrier than blindness or needing to use a wheelchair . |