Example sentences of "[conj] [vb infin] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 31 | A professional company , in favourable circumstances , can own or lease its immediate means of production , and deal relatively directly with its public , while its technical means are relatively simple . |
| 32 | They draw creatures towards them and if they shine on you , you ca n't see or think which way to go . |
| 33 | I hope people wo n't intrude or think he 's odd . |
| 34 | Whatever you can do or think you can , begin it . |
| 35 | Whatever you can do or think you can , begin it . |
| 36 | The door stayed jammed shut , and he did n't shout back or answer her in any way . |
| 37 | DO NOT drink or eat anything at all . |
| 38 | Tablets should not be touched ( tip them in the cap of the container and drop them into your mouth for chewing ) and do n't drink or eat anything 20 minutes before or after taking them . |
| 39 | During the test periods subjects were instructed not to smoke or eat anything but drank water ad libitum . |
| 40 | It has stood her in good stead , for she has had to deal with very serious health problems and has never allowed these to depress or hinder her . |
| 41 | My men , whom I had instructed to keep close together and sing from the time they left the camp until they joined me on the forest road , were not due for an hour and a half , and during this time it was more than likely that the tigress would break cover and try to stalk or rush me . |
| 42 | This is known as piracy and the Bateleur will attack Tawny Eagles , Lammergeyers and vultures — forcing them to drop or disgorge their food . |
| 43 | He can not kiss or cuddle her . |
| 44 | Advance corporation tax is a tax on trade which penalises exporters , makes them reluctant to invest abroad or repatriate their profits , and makes Britain an unattractive location for international operations . |
| 45 | But a man who makes his living playing black music suddenly sporting the flag waved on every Nazi march AND toying with skin imagery ( and like or not , lads , the crop and boots HAVE been adopted by Nazis in the USA and Europe ) AND writing ambiguous lyrics about an issue which brooks no ambiguity AND making idiotic remarks about blacks and black music in interviews AND hankering ( in a curiously middle aged manner à la Gary Numan ) after a nice , homogenous ‘ England ’ that never actually existed AND refusing to defend or explain himself — ALL that means , at the very least , that he 's got a case to answer , surely ? |
| 46 | Of course , Ross 's inability to telephone , or feel the need to apologise or explain his frequent absences , had n't helped matters . |
| 47 | ‘ I wo n't excuse or explain my conduct . |
| 48 | We shall see later that the power of the occupiers to exclude or restrict their liability towards visitors has to a considerable extent been eroded by s. 2 Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 . |
| 49 | In the case of other loss or damage , a person can not so exclude or restrict his liability for negligence except in so far as the term or notice satisfies the requirement of reasonableness . |
| 50 | A hotelier may ‘ so far as he is free to ’ exclude or restrict his liability under the OLA 1957 by means of a notice ( or a clause in the contract of booking vis-a-vis guests ) . |
| 51 | The OLA 1984 makes no reference to the question of whether an occupier can exclude or restrict his or her potential liability under the Act . |
| 52 | In 2 Corinthians 10:12 he says , ‘ We do not dare to classify or compare ourselves with some who commend themselves . |
| 53 | The woman had taken her baby home without knowing how to feed or bathe it . |
| 54 | When you cut the lupins down try not to shake or knock them too much , because this will spread the mildew spores . |
| 55 | It was her apartment , paid for with her own money , and she did n't need or want him in her life any more . |
| 56 | I still meet research managers from other businesses who feel that their companies do n't really understand or want them . |
| 57 | Domesticated horses , again like , people , can be conditioned to have other needs too , and can learn to like or want something which would be of no interest to a wild horse . |
| 58 | If they [ the Vietnamese comrades ] find that certain points in the programme do not fit the concrete situation of the country , they can ask the Comintern to add or subtract something . |
| 59 | One solution that government has used is to replace or override them with more compliant organisations such as the urban development corporations referred to above . |
| 60 | Yes , she had recognised pride as an intrinsic component of his personal make-up , and the fact that it could permit him to ignore or override her resistance , her hostility , her hatred , was probably the true measure of his confidence in her ultimate surrender . |