Example sentences of "[conj] [vb -s] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ All these years I 've been talking and telling , ’ he writes , ‘ and I 'm not sure if anybody listens or understands me . |
| 2 | I now feel that one must never say one believes or understands anything … ‘ |
| 3 | ‘ Or rubs it on his ear ? ’ |
| 4 | For example , if one arm of a conglomerate offering financial advice to a client acquires , whether directly or indirectly , inside information from that client and , without that client 's express or implied consent , deals on it , or relays it to others who deal on it , the conglomerate is potentially liable for an action brought by the client for breach of confidence . |
| 5 | Clicking with the mouse while the cursor is positioned over one of the buttons turns on the appropriate function or turns it off it is already on . |
| 6 | No matter how it embarrasses or humiliates her children , action will now be taken to protect both the Queen and her grandchildren from what she considers the very real threat of the end of the monarchy . |
| 7 | And the society investigates them , and if they are deserving , either refers them to some appropriate charity or grants them relief or refers them back to us with a note of recommendation . ’ |
| 8 | And the society investigates them , and if they are deserving , either refers them to some appropriate charity or grants them relief or refers them back to us with a note of recommendation . ’ |
| 9 | Working in a situation which encourages general contact with the public or involves their active participation creates advantages for both the artist and his audience . |
| 10 | by dismissing her or subjecting her to any detriment which results in her dismissal or consists in or involves her demotion . |
| 11 | However , it can be used if you can ‘ read ’ your card and work out the maximum number of tucks or loops you will be collecting . |
| 12 | The result is a silent melodrama with a comic touch , as the heroine pilots the wounded hero through the desert to safety or drives her sledge across the snowy Canadian wastes . |
| 13 | or clips it like that and you ca n't tell |
| 14 | Whether you see SWIFTAIR stickers or SWIFTPACKS you can register or insure your SWIFTAIR items to most countries ( see the International prices and services leaflet ) and a certificate of posting is available , free of charge , on request . |
| 15 | Suddenly a part of you you 've taken for granted all your life gives out , or plays you up . |
| 16 | This causes purchase intentions to fall , only to be followed by an increase as the salesperson overcomes the objection or substantiates his claim . |
| 17 | I do n't know whether that encourages you or discourages my friends , but I mean , up there . |
| 18 | However , staying for a moment with hi-jacking , here we have a specialised form of the Breakthrough Phenomenon , which until the antidote is produced or produces itself , has quite startling pyrotechnic results , but collapses again as the antidote is devised . |
| 19 | It is not bad hygiene or insufficient cleansing that causes or encourages your spots . |
| 20 | ‘ We very much need to speak to them , and to anyone else who lived in the area at the time or thinks they know anything , ’ Mr McEwan said . |
| 21 | ‘ We very much need to speak to them and to anyone else who lived in the area at the time or thinks they know anything , ’ Mr McEwan said . |
| 22 | Writer is ignorant or stupid or thinks he 's clever . |
| 23 | 11 Do n't allow yourself to be dominated by the student who always knows , or thinks he knows , the answer or who is always asking you questions or giving his opinion on the state of the world . |
| 24 | Some bastard 's rumbled I 'm here — or thinks I am . |
| 25 | But if she wants to get her own food , or offers her help to you with the family cooking , all this will have to be sorted out very carefully . |
| 26 | THE SCHOOL VIEW — ANDY CUSHING 'S BEEN THERE , SEEN 'EM , & HATES 'EM |
| 27 | Edmund Burke said that ‘ people must be governed in a manner agreeable to their temper and disposition ’ , but the British Government frequently ignores or defies our temper and disposition . |
| 28 | You need to consider what consequences , what additional motivating events or rewards you can use to keep you going . |
| 29 | ‘ Or drops her off at the beach house . ’ |
| 30 | Although in each one Ayesha is engaged in military as well as emotional conflicts , the sequence of events is suspended on endless dialogue as Ayesha defines or defends her amorphous philosophy . |