Example sentences of "[verb] [conj] [vb base] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The objective in doing so is to identify their ‘ true ’ nature or ideal character and distinguish or highlight the corrupt forms which have entered modern political consciousness as a result of rationalistic errors . |
| 2 | Much of the work of these researchers is concerned with the conditions which either favour or result in the formation of a complex ref-O ( hence enabling plural reference ) , or preclude complex ref-O formation . |
| 3 | He had seen him often enough on TV , and when you hate or love a person you know his face as well as you do your own . |
| 4 | I was in , I was in the industry for thirty years before I realized or find out that it 's an Arabian craft . |
| 5 | Stain or varnish the wood with non-toxic products such as those by Auro Organic Paints . |
| 6 | Where invoices recorded on the statement have not been received or have been mislaid , copies will be required from the supplier . |
| 7 | If the spacing between the strands is uneven , or if they curve or go off at an angle , the knotting is irregular , and denotes a poor quality rug . |
| 8 | Once you know your daily calorie intake it is easy to adjust it so that you gain or lose weight . |
| 9 | The trends tend to be that schools either gain or lose pupils with little interchange . |
| 10 | In those elements which gain or lose three or more electrons in becoming ions , adjacent atoms can share electrons through covalent bonding . |
| 11 | Although Baker once earned £58.17 a week at the NME , he is now a millionaire several times over , appearing as a game-show host ( Win , Lose Or Draw ) and asking housewives if they 'd swap their two packets for one on Daz adverts . |
| 12 | Leicester , of course , will claim an automatic place in the Premier League if they win and Middlesbrough lose or draw at Molineux the same dramatic last day scenario from which Brian Little , their manager , emerged with promotion honours at Darlington the previous two seasons . |
| 13 | Leicester , of course , will claim an automatic place in the Premier League if they win and Middlesbrough lose or draw at Molineux the same dramatic last day scenario from which Brian Little , their manager , emerged with promotion honours at Darlington the previous two seasons . |
| 14 | We 're out there riding as hard as we can and if that gives any of the supporters any sort of er consolation , I do n't know if it does or not , but it — we 're really giving our best all the time and er win , lose or draw you 'll always find us every time we 've got a doing our best and er although often some people might shout and scream and give us a hard time , er it 's not for , for lack of trying , I mean nobody wants to finish last and er me even more than most , so just get behind us and shout and scream and we 'll try our hardest . |
| 15 | But this one , standing before me in her underwear , was immediately possessable , if possession means the same thing as physical penetration , or if possession is something you measure by its financial cost , and if possession is acknowledged to be temporary , a leasehold , an object you lose or abandon . |
| 16 | Given the national publicity surrounding that school and the instability and chaos there , what procedure exists for schools that lose or have removed from them their grant-maintained status ? |
| 17 | He 'd cry , get upset again , and the next morning either lose or forget his homework . |
| 18 | And bring or chase the storm , |
| 19 | In the built environment property may be squatted or sub-let . |
| 20 | The collar is a fraction low for wearing with a tight crew-necked jumper , but is excellent with anything looser and sits well fastened or open . |
| 21 | Deny or threaten it , and you deny and threaten someone 's existence . |
| 22 | Those who propound the background view deny or doubt the necessitation view , of course , but they need not . |
| 23 | Two patients in each treatment arm refused to accept the treatment assigned or participate in the research study or both . |
| 24 | A paint-effect wall makes a beautiful backdrop , whether you try your hand at sponging or go in for a more adventurous colour-wash finish . |
| 25 | He wrote that it was ‘ not cruel to animals but , rather , indulgent to men … since it absolves them of the suspicion of crime when they eat or kill animals ’ . |
| 26 | Children need to feel safe and secure about the world they grow up in , and it is unwise to give them the idea that everything they eat or come into contact with is a potential threat . |
| 27 | Many people throughout the world eat or smoke opium , the air-dried latex of the plant . |
| 28 | In contrast , Jesus said : ‘ Do not worry about your life , what you eat or drink ; or about your body , what you will wear . ’ |
| 29 | Measure yourself before you eat or drink anything to get your most accurate reading . |
| 30 | But I never eat or drink too much because it becomes bad for you . ’ |