Example sentences of "[prep] [conj] [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Had n't scattered monogrammed handkerchiefs about or faked alibis or carelessly dropped dated train tickets or shown knowledge he should n't have had . |
| 2 | And were you alone in the cart when you were going round about or did you have a boy with you ? |
| 3 | starting just past the river and continuing farther than the places I had names for or had ever seen . |
| 4 | The work plan timetable will highlight specific requirements which must be either budgeted for or planned as appropriate . |
| 5 | Both his in-laws , especially if they 've paid for or organized the wedding , and especially his mother-in-law . |
| 6 | These are so overwhelming that they stop adults going on to do the courses they applied for or enquired about . |
| 7 | Intact physical structures which enable one to see , hear , taste , smell and touch , and those which permit speech and body language are basic to independence , although some degree of impairment can often be compensated for or coped with . |
| 8 | Slipping tiles or slates may indicate a more serious condition , of ‘ nail sickness ’ , where the nails securing the tiles to the wooden battens have become rusted through or fatigued . |
| 9 | This is reinforced by Handy 's view that schools have a multiplicity of purposes and these are not discriminated between or prioritised , nor do they include any reference to the management of adults . |
| 10 | It 's important to go somewhere with a good kindergarten where they can just be looked after or taught to ski . |
| 11 | Mayor Kropacek said : ‘ We must thank the Thun-Hohenstein family for having looked after and honoured the picture of the Annunciation for nearly half a century and for having now returned it , newly restored , to the church of the Holy Cross . |
| 12 | ‘ They 've got to be carefully looked after and tested . |
| 13 | When she explained what the kidnappers were after and asked if he had any idea where or what the document might be , his reply was predictably negative . |
| 14 | The first need is to try and ensure that the churchyard is looked after and kept tidy . |
| 15 | And he came back after and carried on ? |
| 16 | The navy was the guarantee that Great Britain 's interests elsewhere could be looked after and gave her enormous strategical advantages outside Europe . |
| 17 | I had a poster done out and had it outside the town hall . |
| 18 | It was largely based on the design for S. Sernin in Toulouse and was started after but completed earlier than the French church ( 423 ) . |
| 19 | Most letters asked for autographs or photographs , some complained of or praised a person interviewed or view expressed , and there was always a sprinkling of old dears short of correspondents who rambled on about the old days . |
| 20 | But then between the fronds he saw a face , the most beautiful face he could have dreamed of or imagined , a still white face , with long gold lashes on pale cheeks , and a perfect pale mouth . |
| 21 | There was something sad about the exchange — and a finality that he , by no means , approved of or desired . |
| 22 | Accurate information about epilepsy is essential to avoid the perception that it is something to be ashamed of or feared . |
| 23 | They can dispense with the claim that science must start with unbiased and unprejudiced observation by making a distinction between the way a theory is first thought of or discovered on the one hand , and the way in which it is justified or its merits assessed on the other . |
| 24 | I do not think that the conch would have been thought of or used , at least to start , but the girls would have probably got together into one large group as the boys did , although with sub-divisions of especial friends . |
| 25 | Similarly , in order to integrate the target 's business within the enlarged organisation overlapping or ill-fitting activities may be disposed of or discontinued . |
| 26 | I know this was the first time they 'd ever thought of or considered themselves as artists , before that I guess they just thought they were lucky . |
| 27 | Cases of the former kind will be informative , and constitute an important contribution to scientific knowledge , simply because they mark the discovery of something that was previously unheard of or considered unlikely . |
| 28 | The Court of Appeal held that the buyer dealt as a consumer , so that the clause was inapplicable ; however , Dillon LJ , obiter , suggested that had the buyer not been dealing as a consumer , the clause would have been reasonable because the buyer ( 1 ) was " ex hypothesi dealing in the course of business and [ the managing director ] was not devoid of commercial experience " and ( 2 ) the supplier was a hire purchase company , not a dealer , and had never had possession of or inspected the car . |
| 29 | Any client ( corporate or otherwise ) in relation to whom the firm performs services amounting to corporate finance activities provided he has agreed to the terms of and signed a corporate finance engagement letter issued to him by the firm . |
| 30 | He still insisted he had done nothing to be ashamed of and said he had been cleared of wrongdoing by his ‘ constant friend ’ Mr Major . |