Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Worst hit of all were Motherwell , who had 22 of their 32 registered players either injured or coughing and spluttering , and who had their league game with Celtic postponed as a result of the infection . |
| 32 | They can cry or laugh as long as they 're happy . |
| 33 | The plant was described by the ancient Greeks to improve eyesight ad this belief continued and travelled to Britain where Gerard recommended : " that the herb a little boiled or skalded and kept in pickle as Sampier ( samphire ) and eaten , quickens the sight " , or : " applied with honey and the juice of Fennell , is a remedie against dim eies " . |
| 34 | There 's nothing human like hearing or seeing or pitying or helping about him . |
| 35 | But whether or not the contract has anything to say on this subject , an employer should at least explore the possible alternatives to dismissal , such as allowing you to make other transport arrangements or seeing if you can be fitted in elsewhere within the organisation . |
| 36 | Follow it through one week — or pick and choose the ideas that appeal to you . |
| 37 | Spend several days visiting all 15 sites which include eight of Northamptonshire 's U.S. air bases , memorials to the Groups who flew from them , nearby villages and churches which commemorate the airmen 's stay and pubs and towns along the route , haunts of WWII servicemen , or pick and choose those sights of particular interest . |
| 38 | Thus , any demonstrated effects upon surpluses may be exacerbated or ameliorated as the industry progresses , and so welfare losses which occur over time may cancel out immediate gains or vice versa . |
| 39 | He spoke without any sign of softening or apologising and Maggie 's temper rose a little higher . |
| 40 | As far as this subject is concerned and the age of child you are teaching , it does not matter very much if you can draw or paint or not . |
| 41 | ‘ Bring what you will , poverty or reviling and with a wave of my wand I will turn it to good . |
| 42 | ( m ) To control , manage , finance , subsidise , or co-ordinate or otherwise assist any company or companies in which the Company has a direct or indirect financial interest , to provide secretarial , administrative , technical , commercial and other services and facilities of all kinds for any such company or companies and to make payments by way of subvention or otherwise any other arrangements which may seem desirable with respect to any business or operations of or generally with respect to any such company or companies . |
| 43 | ( m ) To control , manage , finance , subsidise , or co-ordinate or otherwise assist any company or companies in which the Company has a direct or indirect financial interest , to provide secretarial , administrative , technical , commercial and other services and facilities of all kinds for any such company or companies and to make payments by way of subvention or otherwise any other arrangements which may seem desirable with respect to any business or operations of or generally with respect to any such company or companies . |
| 44 | He stopped neither to rest or eat until it was almost dark . |
| 45 | When we had association we 'd stand around and talk , or sit and watch telly or have a bath and wash our hair . |
| 46 | Poise is directly concerned with good deportment ; a poised person does not walk noisily or clumsily , slump in a chair , or sit or bend down in an ungainly manner . |
| 47 | In addition to sending military units , the USA also imposed a complete trade embargo on Iraq which included the prohibition of exports to any entity operated from Iraq or owned or controlled by the government of Iraq . |
| 48 | The tourist or business or conference traveller will more often than not travel on a plane manufactured by one of the few aerospace TNCs that dominate the civil airline industry , occupy a hotel room subcontracted to or owned or managed by the local affiliate of one of the few chains that dominate the global hotel industry , hire a car from an agency of one of the international firms that dominate the car rental industry , and will pay for all this with one of the credit cards issued by the few TNCs that control global personal finance . |
| 49 | The chemist can advise you what to do if you have a minor burn , scald or graze and how to treat things like nits and head lice . |
| 50 | In the next scene Macbeth , speaking alone and with no need to deceive anyone ( given the convention in Elizabethan drama that what characters say in soliloquy is true ) , admits the evil of their ‘ deep intent ’ : Duncan is ‘ clear ’ , really has that freedom from guilt or stain that his wife had urged Macbeth to assume : in a sense he tries to do so here , in his defence of Duncan 's right to be treated with love and respect , and in his invocation of ‘ pity ’ , that constant test of humanity in Shakespeare . |
| 51 | Natural wood finish , stained , lacquered or varnished and polished can be most impressive . |
| 52 | Well I I think its , the way that the plaintiff puts the case on that point my Lord is that even if the defendant Mr took the view er that it would not have been proper for such a notice to be served , in view of what the plaintiff was saying to him about his wish to get out of the contract , the fact that it was available to him should have been brought to his attention and then as Mr was saying that I sorry I do n't feel I can do this on your behalf because it 's not proper in the circumstances or whatever erm , should then have gone on to advise the plaintiff either to do it himself or to go and seek independent advice . |
| 53 | The doctor will often feel it necessary to examine the pelvic organs manually to assess whether there is evidence of pelvic inflammatory disease , fibroids in the uterus , or to see whether the uterus is enlarged when pregnancy is suspected . |
| 54 | The Western powers and Japan , who had long been attempting to secure rights and interests in China , were now faced with a series of regimes too weak to resist some of their demands , or to see that any concessions were adhered to . |
| 55 | After a while , Marcus , as if impatient , or to see if he had had any effect , stopped the breathing exercise and , half sitting up , began to pull the limp body about , almost roughly , almost angrily , as if he would scarcely believe that he was not succeeding . |
| 56 | … the dimension of time has been shattered , we can not love or think except in fragments of time each of which goes off along its own trajectory and immediately disappears . |
| 57 | Force the other party to try hard to get your attention and let them know or think that they could lose out to someone else . |
| 58 | Without this information , the speechreader may appear to interrupt rudely or think that something is going on that he is missing . |
| 59 | He ca n't behave or think or speak or do anything else better than I can — nearly as well as I can — so he 's going to be the Old Man of the Sea until I shake him off somehow . |
| 60 | Your chair needs to support your spine , cushion your bottom and be at a convenient height for writing — but it does not need to be upholstered or to swivel or to have a head/footrest or whatever . |