Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But everyone knew , even then , about unsatisfied or sublimated or postponed desires : the final step must be action . |
| 2 | Some details of breeding success were recorded by the survey , with an average of 2.4 young reared from 15 nests , in which 61 eggs were laid ; three eggs were infertile and 17 stolen or destroyed by man , an important predator of this species . |
| 3 | With the partial exception of the two decades which followed the Treaty of Utrecht ( and even then there were probably never less than half a million men under arms in Europe ) there was scarcely a year in the century during which a large-scale struggle was not either raging or threatened in some part of the continent . |
| 4 | They may be eagle-eyed or watch like a lynx . |
| 5 | ‘ He just makes a mockery of those who write players off at 32 or say the Premier League is for young athletes . |
| 6 | I walked into the town feeling like a pirate or Border robber descending upon capon-fed middlemen , moneylenders , retired or expecting to retire . |
| 7 | The fee is £10 or £6 for full-time students , the retired or benefit claimants . |
| 8 | But retired or sacked , it as a tumultuous time in a county cricketer 's life , much more so than the leavings of September , for then players were tired of it all and ready enough to depart . |
| 9 | Once a co-ordinator 's retired or resigned who do you actually communicate with to find out if the group wants to continue playing |
| 10 | Even so , there is a note of baleful realism in his injunction that : none of our own sons should in any circumstances cause any [ of our grandsons ] accused before him to be put to death , or corporally mutilated or blinded or tonsured against his will , without lawful trial and inquiry . |
| 11 | In earlier , less complicated times an offender might be banished , mutilated or hanged . |
| 12 | Section 40(2) only applies where there is cause to believe that the notice will not be complied with , or that documents will be mutilated or destroyed , and is therefore , contrary to Mr. Beloff 's argument , not available to the Bank of England where no such belief exists , however urgent the case . |
| 13 | I had always assumed that this song was either fictional or referred to events long ago , and Ricks ' talk contained nothing to contradict this . |
| 14 | The thirties was the decade when smart hostesses took to serving a great many dishes iced or frozen simply for the originality of the idea . |
| 15 | The Rural Wales Awards , sponsored by National Westminster Bank , can be given by the county branches of CPRW for practically anything that promotes environmental good practice , or displays design that is in harmony with the landscape , or that has served to restore an important landscape feature ( natural or man-made ) , or that is innovative or promotes better environmental awareness and understanding . |
| 16 | ‘ Why , under diplomatic regulations of the third of the third thirty-third , AD , an itinerant , interplanetarily famous performing troupe without identification may not be restrained , destrained , strained or constrained , ad hoc , to wit and in lieu , until offered the exercise of its right of diffraction , ’ recited Marco . |
| 17 | First the court would sometimes place a strained or tortured meaning on the words of the exemption clause in order to deprive it of effect . |
| 18 | Since this is a very complex field , before either retiring or selling shares , you are strongly recommended to seek professional advice . |
| 19 | More importantly , it reiterates the belief that ‘ [ t ] he organisation and content of media should not be subject to centralised political or state bureaucratic control ’ . |
| 20 | Ca can we just look at a I do n't know which way to be specific or to look at the general first , can I just |
| 21 | SECTION 52 allows the court to make an order of specific performance against the seller in the case of a contract to deliver specific or ascertained goods . |
| 22 | Even in the case of specific or ascertained goods the court will not make such an order unless damages for non-delivery would not lie an adequate remedy . |
| 23 | Far from feeling elated or having adrenaline surging about , I was frightened , shattered , but also bewildered . |
| 24 | Many would argue that the idea of permissiveness has been overstated , exaggerated or misapplied , but few seem to doubt the underlying reality of this supposedly permissive Britain of the 1960s . |
| 25 | Phone ( 0969 ) 24402 or write to I/O Press , Freepost , Leyburn , North Yorkshire , DL8 5BR . |
| 26 | The other could think of nothing to tell to either corroborate or add to the mystery . |
| 27 | ‘ Depending on the personality of the child , he or she can either become destructive or switch off completely . |
| 28 | He named the coccus Micrococcus lysodeikticus and used it as a test for identifying the destructive or lysing agent . |
| 29 | House-soiling , howling and barking , destructive or escape behaviours are not uncommon problems in these over-dependent relationships . |
| 30 | According to stress therapist Hilary Gray , for many of today 's professional women , such transitional crisis periods as reaching one 's thirties or turning 40 can bring anxiety , doubts and conflicts . |