Example sentences of "[conj] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 31 | A private company may , however , be limited by shares or limited by guarantee . |
| 32 | Such rules of change may be very simple or very complex : the powers conferred may be unrestricted or limited in various ways : and the rules may , besides specifying the persons who are to legislate , define in more or less rigid terms the procedure to be followed in legislation . |
| 33 | By this approach invasive fetal sampling techniques may be avoided entirely or limited to those cases where confirmation of a positive diagnosis is desirable . |
| 34 | A.1.2 is not to be affected or limited by any previous or other disclosures , express or implied , to the Purchaser , its officers , representatives or professional advisers . |
| 35 | The Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 limits the extent to which liability can be excluded or limited for breach of contract , or for negligence , or under the terms implied by the Sale of Goods Act 1979 and other legislation containing similar provisions , such as the Supply of Goods and Services Act 1982 . |
| 36 | For example , business liability for death and personal injury resulting from negligence can not be excluded or limited at all by section 2(1) and , in the case of other loss or damage , liability can only be excluded or restricted where the term or notice purporting to do this satisfies a test of reasonableness ; section 2(2) . |
| 37 | To complete this discussion of exclusion clauses it should be noted that , by section 7 of the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 , liability for defective products under Part I of the Consumer Protection Act 1987 can not be excluded or limited by any contract term . |
| 38 | Finally , the insurer will be concerned to see that the vendor has not waived or limited its rights of subrogation . |
| 39 | Waivers may be permanent or limited in time or conditional on some agreed reorganisation of a firm 's practices . |
| 40 | By virtue of s41 of CPA 1987 , breach of a safety regulation , as distinct from the general safety requirement , is also grounds for a civil action by any person affected which can not be excluded or limited by any contract term or notice . |
| 41 | The authority conferred by the resolution may be general for that purpose or limited to the purchase of shares of any particular class or description , and may be unconditional or subject to conditions ( s166(2) ) . |
| 42 | Indeed over his three and a half years in office new problems were added as quickly as others were solved or eased . |
| 43 | You have a choice of pine which can be varnished , stained or painted — or there is a very attractive solid cherry . |
| 44 | Steel caps often polished or painted white ( some bought white anyway . ) |
| 45 | Moreover , the inside of walls and ceilings must either be washed or painted at regular intervals . |
| 46 | Circles , straight lines and zig-zags can be chalked or painted on to a hard surface for children to walk , run , jump or skip along . |
| 47 | Wood needs to be stained or painted but with new microporous paints and preservatives , the finish will last much longer . |
| 48 | Is there a picture of the chairman and/or chief executive — either full page , a portrait by Snowdon or painted in oils ? |
| 49 | The mouldings can be stained to contrast with surrounding walls , or painted to co-ordinate . |
| 50 | The product is tack-free within 20 minutes of applying , and can be cut , sanded , plastered or painted after only two hours . |
| 51 | The walls were bare and whitewashed ; they might be distempered or painted and a few bright prints could be added and hung high enough to be out of the patients reach . |
| 52 | Backgrounds should be drawn or painted inextricably knit with the model , and pictures should be made from studies , not from imaginary sketches . |
| 53 | Familiar objects — pine shelves , flowerpots and upholstered chairs — regain their zest when covered or painted in turquoise , chartreuse or magenta . |
| 54 | You might say " I am no artist " , or " I ca n't draw a straight line " , or " I have n't drawn or painted since I left school . " . |
| 55 | The medium in its various colours could be used for cloisonné work or painted thinly on metal surfaces . |
| 56 | The tiles are numbered or painted , and the goal is a particular arrangement of them . |
| 57 | It was taken over by the British Transport Commission ( later to become British Rail ) in 1949 and much of the magnificent original decoration and marble was either taken away , covered up or painted over . |
| 58 | The frames can be painted , papered or covered in with the walls or painted a contrasting colour or white . |
| 59 | Or use oriental packing cases — or occidental ones come to that , if they are waxed or painted — topped with a rectangle of glass cut to size . |
| 60 | Old dressers and chests of drawers , if you can still find them , can be stripped and polished or painted and decorated . |