Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Check , recharge and/or change as required any ion exchange media that you may be using on a frequent and routine basis . |
| 2 | It 's the kind of mistake you 'll only make once or twice , I suppose , but it would be simpler if , when you enter the CUSTOMER invoice section , the program asked whether you wanted to print the invoice , and gave you the option of which one to use , or asked whether the invoice had already been raised . |
| 3 | Watch out for a fairweather friend or a back stabbing buddy Wednesday and do n't be too disappointed or upset if someone you like and admire turns out to be a real rotter with feet of clay . |
| 4 | Watch out for a fair- weather friend or a back stabbing buddy Wednesday and do n't be too disappointed or upset if someone you like and admire turns out to be a real rotter with feet of clay . |
| 5 | Similarly children have been spaced or limited when required by a variety of means ( e.g. abstinence after the birth of a child , or delaying the age for cohabitation ) . |
| 6 | 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 . " . |
| 7 | If you can not have any natural material for some reason , keep your bare boards , scraped , sanded and sealed , or painted if the boards are in bad condition or have vinyl or composition tiles . |
| 8 | Although he was a fully qualified pilot , he never to my knowledge ( certainly not whilst he was with No 7 Squadron ) was ever captain of an aircraft ; he had been second pilot , or flown as mid- upper , or rear gunner or had taken some other crew function , but at the same time he would be researching and demonstrating some aspect of a project that he was currently engaged with at the Institute . |
| 9 | The purpose of this study is to determine whether accounting practices need to be adjusted or developed if they are to be of use to firms operating in the highly changeful high technology sectors . |
| 10 | In many Endopterygote larvae , however , the gula is bounded by variously formed ecdysial lines along which the ventral side of the head-capsule bends or splits when the insect moults ( Hinton , 1963 ) . |
| 11 | At this stage an important surf rule needs to be observed : never be in a position directly behind the board or rig as a wave approaches . |
| 12 | In Southampton in the 1450s , when there was considerable bitterness in civic politics over the attitude to be taken to aliens , whether they should be welcomed for bringing wealth to the town , or attacked as intruders , marriage could lead a man to switch his allegiance from one group to another . |
| 13 | They can cry or laugh as long as they 're happy . |
| 14 | But whether or not the contract has anything to say on this subject , an employer should at least explore the possible alternatives to dismissal , such as allowing you to make other transport arrangements or seeing if you can be fitted in elsewhere within the organisation . |
| 15 | Thus , any demonstrated effects upon surpluses may be exacerbated or ameliorated as the industry progresses , and so welfare losses which occur over time may cancel out immediate gains or vice versa . |
| 16 | He stopped neither to rest or eat until it was almost dark . |
| 17 | The doctor will often feel it necessary to examine the pelvic organs manually to assess whether there is evidence of pelvic inflammatory disease , fibroids in the uterus , or to see whether the uterus is enlarged when pregnancy is suspected . |
| 18 | After a while , Marcus , as if impatient , or to see if he had had any effect , stopped the breathing exercise and , half sitting up , began to pull the limp body about , almost roughly , almost angrily , as if he would scarcely believe that he was not succeeding . |
| 19 | … the dimension of time has been shattered , we can not love or think except in fragments of time each of which goes off along its own trajectory and immediately disappears . |
| 20 | And where to go when you 're there |
| 21 | ‘ I have n't been able to sleep or eat since our last meeting and , from the way you look , neither have you , ’ he said , taking in the discarded food and her too slender form with one glance . |
| 22 | Do not smoke or eat while clearing up the mess . |
| 23 | And he did n't know whether to grin or grimace when it produced a point-saver from Wright after a link-up between Steve Bould and Lee Dixon . |
| 24 | Imagine booking an airplane ticket and trying to decide whether to book APEX now , or to wait until plans are firmer . |
| 25 | ‘ I have never seen or heard since my knowledge of things , ’ wrote a British admiral in 1745 , ‘ that one of our ships alone , singly opposed to one of the enemy 's of equal force , has taken her , and I have been in almost every action and skirmish since the year 1718 , and yet we are daily boasting of the prowess of our Fleet . ’ |
| 26 | But the majority of policemen and women we encountered were not like this and did not engage in little acts of subterfuge to limit what the field-worker saw or heard because either they had nothing to hide or , more rarely , they were not concerned to conceal it . |
| 27 | I 've always treated everything I 've seen or heard as absolutely confidential . |
| 28 | Equally , a doctor need not respect a parent 's or legal guardian 's demand that treatment be continued or altered if in his view it is pointless , and the treatment would be categorized as ethically not indicated . |
| 29 | Values are maintained or altered because education is one of society 's mechanisms of socialisation . |
| 30 | ( 2 ) The High Court , or a judge thereof , or a county court , may , on the application by summons of any judgment creditor of a partner , make an order charging that partner 's interest in the partnership property and profits with payment of the amount of the judgment debt and interest thereon , and may by the same or a subsequent order appoint a receiver of that partner 's share of profits ( whether already declared or accruing ) , and of any other money which may be coming to him in respect of the partnership , and direct all accounts and inquiries , and give all other orders and directions which might have been directed or given if the charge had been made in favour of the judgment creditor by the partner , or which the circumstances of the case may require . |