Example sentences of "or [noun] [to-vb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | You simply screw the strips to the walls just under the ceiling and just above the skirting or baseboards to make a kind of frame , and use the special tool provided to push the fabric into the frame and secure it in position . |
| 2 | The competition , sponsored by Fina plc , challenges children to create a picture of their local environment using paint , crayons , collage or photography to provide a visual record of how their neighbourhoods shape up environmentally . |
| 3 | Later , it was said that where there had been a fundamental breach of contract , that is , if one party fails to carry out his part of the bargain at all or attempts to render a performance totally different from that contemplated , then that party could not rely on an exclusion clause ( see Karsales ( Harrow ) Ltd. v Wallis [ 1956 ] ) . |
| 4 | A voice rose from a heap of clothes on the pavement , accompanied by the stench of alcohol-laden breath , a voice begging for a drink or money to buy a drink . |
| 5 | The aim of this study was to measure the overall plasminogen activator activity and concentrations of individual fibrinolytic system mediators in ascites secondary to alcoholic liver disease or malignancy to gain a greater understanding about the aetiology of this condition . |
| 6 | I might find a plank in the junk room , or some rope or cable to make a life-line . |
| 7 | It was originally inspired by a French invention , the Groupement d'Intérét Economique , allowing an association of companies wishing to pool resources such as staff or offices to pursue a particular activity without affecting their individual independence , or creating separate limited liability or a new profit centre . |
| 8 | This might be interpreted as an indication that it is not his purpose or intention to present a systematic , coherent and consistent Advaitin account of the concept of Truth or God after the fashion of Śankara , the principal exponent of non-dualism , and that what could be said concerning the metaphysical basis of his thought is that although it purports to be Advaitin it does not preclude the possibility of Dvaita , or Dualist , and Viśi ādvaita , or qualified non-Dualist interpretations of the nature of reality . |
| 9 | This is a rare example of Thucydides adopting the criterion of physical erga or constructions to measure a king 's greatness , something Herodotus had done regularly ( cp. , for example , iii.60 on Samos ) . |
| 10 | Sometimes fish need to be separated at very little notice and unfortunately not every hobbyist has the space or funds to facilitate a spare tank . |
| 11 | Men went down the main shaft and tried to clear it by shovelling the slurry into tubs which were then hauled to the surface but this was soon abandoned as it was realised that it would take weeks or months to clear a way through to the trapped men . |
| 12 | Although it is direct , there is not enough feel or weight to give a proper impression of how much grip is left . |
| 13 | It would be extremely unattractive to any group of workers or management to enter a serious bid if they had been told by the Scottish Office that the bid was so contemptible that it would not even qualify for assistance if it failed because another bid from within the same management or work force had been judged as superior . |
| 14 | Those extra shillings , or even pennies , were often sorely needed , But what was a reasonable age for a boy or girl to commence a life of labour at a copper mine ? |
| 15 | The white supremacist Rhodesian Front government ( 1962–79 ) had actually reduced the proportion of expenditure on black education from 8 per cent of GNP in 1965 to 2 per cent thereafter , largely handing financial responsibility over to African local councils which did not have the funds or capacity to run a school system . |
| 16 | The cans banged and rattled over a fuzzy soundtrack already overlaid with calls to Vassilis to move his head or Kostas to provide a cigarette . |
| 17 | Furthermore , many absences from services in the post-Reformation period were occasioned not by apathy or reluctance to forgo a morning 's work or relaxation , but rather by ill-health or family commitments ; when William Kirke of Stow-cum-Quy in Cambridgeshire , for example , was hauled before the church courts for absenteeism , he informed them that at the time his wife had been ‘ lying in childbed and also his children wanted succour ’ . |
| 18 | ‘ The operation or termination of the account of a member borrowing on a class 1 or class 2 advance and the grant or refusal to grant a borrowing member of that description other or further class 1 , or as the case may be , class 2 advances secured on the same or different land or other facilities normally available to borrowing members of his description . |
| 19 | ‘ The ombudsman shall … investigate any complaint received by him from an individual if [ 1 ] … the complaint relates to action taken in the United Kingdom by a building society … [ 2 ] in relation to … the grant or refusal to grant a borrowing member … other or further … advances secured on the same or different land provided that the grounds of complaint [ are ] that [ 3 ] the action complained of constitutes in relation to the complainant : — ( a ) in the case of a participating society , a breach of its obligations under the Act , its rules or any other contract or … ( b ) unfair treatment or ( c ) maladministration . |
| 20 | The next question is whether such action is taken in relation to the grant or refusal to grant a further loan . |
| 21 | the attaching or refusal to attach a condition under s.38(3) or 5.101(2) of the Act , the right of appeal being conferred on applicants and unsuccessful competent objectors who appeared at the hearing ( s. 17(6) ) , a refusal to affirm or declare final a provisional grant ( s.26(10) ) , the right of appeal being limited to the applicant , the making of a suspension order ( s.31(8) ) or a closure order ( s.32(7) , the right of appeal being limited to the licence-holder ) , the suspending of a licence under s.36 where the licence-holder fails to execute structural alterations , the refusal to cancel such a suspension ( s.36(8) , the right of appeal being limited to the licence-holder ) , the decisions referred to in 5.44 relating to seamen 's canteens ( the right of appeal being limited to the licence-holder or the applicant ) , the making of a restriction order ( s.65(8) ) , the right of appeal being limited to the registered club , or licence-holder concerned and any complainer who appeared at the hearing , the granting or refusal of an application by a public house licence-holder for Sunday opening at the premises ( the right of appeal being conferred on both an unsuccessful applicant and an unsuccessful objector ( Sched. 4 , Part I , paras . |
| 22 | At this remove , the whole incident seems insane , but at the time it only proved once again what any driver has always known , that the constructors as a class are hard-nosed men with egos every bit as big as their drivers ' and that there is n't enough concern among them for driver welfare or safety to fuel a heart for a minute . |
| 23 | Sections 3(1) and 3(2) of the UCTA prevent the use of an exemption clause to exclude liability for breach , deviation or failure to perform a contract , in whole or part , unless it satisfies the test of reasonableness . |
| 24 | In this case , s 3 of the UCTA will regulate a guarantee as excluding liability for breach or failure to perform a contractual obligation . |
| 25 | 33 , it was held that the crime of misprision of felony consisted in concealment of or failure to reveal a felony known to have been committed , regardless whether the accused kept silent for profit . |
| 26 | Screening assessments are normally carried out using tests which enable teachers or therapists to obtain a broad-spectrum view of the child 's language abilities . |
| 27 | If you need to lower the gearing the only way would be to reduce the tyre size to 205 x 16 or similar and fit Range Rover high range transfer gears or overdrive to restore a respectable road speed . |
| 28 | Either way it meant a walk to Snodland or Cuxton to catch a train so walking that extra was no trouble . |
| 29 | The same management and work force face the challenges of the current position , but there is nothing to suggest that they lack the collective will , expertise or enterprise to negotiate a very successful future for themselves and their industry . |
| 30 | ‘ The concentration of expertise and interest ( in the committees ) mean that it is both rare and difficult for someone outside the relevant committee or committees to counter a report ’ . |