Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.

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31 Cumulative selection will see to it that animals are well fitted to outrun their predators or outwit their prey , no less than it sees to it that they are well fitted to the prevailing weather conditions .
32 But it is illegal to import it , send it through the post or display it to the general public .
33 If he had known his man , and cared for what he knew , he could have battered Albany 's son and heir into surrender , instead of hauling his horse off from crushing or smothering him in the mud .
34 In fact , there is almost always someone keen to take over a neglected historic building , so when a council serves a repairs notice , or the planning committee sends a warning letter , the owners tend to realise there may be some value in the property and either sell it or repair it themselves .
35 I am in two minds whether to change the engine or repair it .
36 There are eight shades of Varnish or Cream which can be mixed or applied one on top of another
37 By writ dated 6 August 1991 the plaintiffs in the first action , Barclays Bank Plc. claimed £389,431 from the defendants , Glasgow City Council , being moneys had and received to the plaintiffs ' use as having been paid under void contracts ; or contracts for which the consideration had totally failed ; which were traceable by the plaintiffs into the hands of the defendants , the retention of which would be unconscionable ; which would cause the defendants to be unjustly enriched ; or which the defendants held upon an implied or resulting or constructive trust in favour of the plaintiffs ; or to which the plaintiffs were entitled on the grounds that the defendants had spent the money on their lawful activities or applied them towards the discharge of their liabilities .
38 They were amused by the way she consumed endless bowls of ice-cream or asked them to make her special snacks in between the normal meals .
39 The fact that local people had not been informed of the exploratory work as it proceeded , or asked what they thought , had been discussed at some length during the evening , and there seemed to be little doubt that people who are to be " invaded " by a major installation for which they will bear much incidental , site-specific cost , would like to be party to discussions about the project .
40 I had a number of telephone conversations with him , and an interim letter dated 7 January in which he suggested , or asked me to suggest several possible dates .
41 But ZZAP ! has never looked at the other side of the problem or asked themselves : ‘ Why is there so much software piracy ? ’
42 That would certainly explain why he had n't taken her into the back close , or asked her out .
43 Mr Jordan 's advice to any woman who thinks her doctor has behaved unprofessionally or asked her to do something humiliating is to refuse straightaway and report the incident .
44 He had n't explained what he wanted , or asked her to call back , but Loretta 's resolution wavered momentarily .
45 Once you 've found the words ring them with a pen , cut out the wordsquare or photocopy it if you do n't want to damage your magazine , and send it to us here at : Make sure you also enclose your address and boot size .
46 Or scanned you at a maiden aunt 's ,
47 To live in a beautiful country & to inure myself as much as possible to the labors of the field , have been for this year past my dream of the day , my Sigh at midnight — but to enjoy these blessings near you , to see you daily , to tell you all my thoughts in their first birth , and to hear your 's , to be mingling identities with you , as it were ; — the vision-weaving Fancy has indeed often pictured such things , but Hope never dared whisper a promise ! ’
48 Torts committed by the wife during marriage render her liable , but , since 1935 , impose no liability on her husband unless he has authorized or ratified them .
49 She was used to his ostrich ways — his ability to bury his head in the sand and shut out the things that displeased or upset him .
50 Ask if they have ever been frightened at school and what frightened or upset them .
51 With more experience the observer will find it worth learning to use the full SCAN system , since the event-by-event analysis shows very clearly the rhythm of the teacher 's style and how the teaching unit and the program support or upset it .
52 As far as she was aware , no one had cut themselves or pricked themselves with a needle .
53 Their common lot was fierce parental discipline , even a man of a warm and kindly nature such as Samuel Pepys thought nothing of beating his 15-year-old maid with a broomstick , and locking her up for the night in his cellar , or whipping his boy-servant , or even boxing his clerk 's ears .
54 It wo n't dip , or wobble , or swing , or scratch its ass when you tell it to keep still .
55 Or scratch your crutch with the salad fork .
56 ‘ Actually , ’ Vanessa began , not bothering to lean closer or lower her voice , ‘ the chicken these wings came from must have died of old age . ’
57 An environment must be created in which partners can feel free to raise or lower their involvement as is appropriate .
58 It is invaluable to have a friend who can indicate to you by some private sign if you should raise or lower your voice .
59 There are also times when we need to ensure that we understand what is being said , and this can be done by asking simple questions or making comments which help elucidate or develop what the counsellee is saying , such as , ‘ So you think that … ’ , or ‘ You mean that … ‘ , or even ‘ I 'm not sure that I follow what you mean …
60 The acquisition of grave-clothes did not need to wait until death , and many a young bride-to-be , especially in the more remote country areas , included such items in their trousseaus , either buying them ready-made from one of the known outlets , or having them made by a local seamstress , or producing them herself .
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