Example sentences of "[noun pl] [conj] [vb base] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For instance , where labour is either particularly demanding or is not in itself particularly fulfilling or interesting one could reasonably say it is in the interests of the workers concerned to work short hours and/or work at a relatively low intensity of labour . |
| 2 | It is also helpful if it can be shown there have been arm 's length negotiations between management and the institutions and that the price benefit to management ( ie the fact that management acquire control of Newco but pay no more per share than the institutions and/or pay less than 50% of the price for more than 50% of the equity ) derives from those negotiations , rather than from management 's employment by Target . |
| 3 | The animals ' food often contains toxic test substances or they may be forced to swallow huge capsules or have toxic creams rubbed into their raw skin . |
| 4 | If you use secret gestures , such as hiding your papers or holding them to you , people will assume you have something to hide : use open ones and they will not try to read your notes or see your papers . |
| 5 | More often than not no-one bothers about the height factor , with the result that the speaker may have to peer at his notes or stand awkwardly or otherwise find it impossible to combine proper use of the mike with proper use of the lectern . |
| 6 | When you want to fret notes or play chords , you have to duck back around the neck and you have n't got an index finger to use ! |
| 7 | He said bankruptcy laws should allow a company just a year to restructure debts or get out of business . |
| 8 | They are particularly concerned that the poor , elderly and sick will be forced to run up debts or cut down on the amount of electricity , coal , oil and gas they use . |
| 9 | And it shows how a new and larger loan made to clear past debts or consolidate several separate debts into one can do the same . |
| 10 | People have to choose whether to pay back their debts or feed their children . |
| 11 | Where a project requires technical expertise it may also be necessary for the company to recruit suitably qualified personnel or seek outside advice if the expertise is lacking , both at the outset and during the course of the project . |
| 12 | For details of the series look in the Radio Times or get a list of the programmes , either from Radio Brighton or by writing to me , Doctor Brian Smith at the Physics Building in the university . |
| 13 | Can embargo be a useful instrument to protect lead times or influence Soviet policy ? |
| 14 | It would stretch round the equator 97 times or reach to the moon and back five times . |
| 15 | a blockage a significant blockage on the A sixty one increase journey times or reduce journey times on the A sixty one as opposed to southern bypass and A one . |
| 16 | The same individual may suffer from both conditions at different times or have some features of both conditions at the same time . |
| 17 | Right , word full stop word Erm right , press return a few times then choose centering button and table , insert table , and now we 're going to have a table whe where I thought we could have a number and it can either be times or divide by something and then the answer , so we want how many columns ? |
| 18 | Now just so that they see whether to times or divide we 've got to tell them , it 's no good just putting a ten there is it I 've got to say it 's a times or divide okay ? |
| 19 | Now just so that they see whether to times or divide we 've got to tell them , it 's no good just putting a ten there is it I 've got to say it 's a times or divide okay ? |
| 20 | Those commercially available are made of noble metals , usually platinum or platinum alloys , supported on nichrome ribbons or honeycomb monoliths . |
| 21 | As you know the authorities or control very very closely , as to the additional members of staff that come on . |
| 22 | ‘ We may produce guidance to local authorities or call them in for private chats ’ . |
| 23 | Reducing the volume of waste not only makes it more manageable and reduces the further risk of contravening the hygiene regulations , but since most local authorities or waste contractors charge for removal based on the volume , you will also make considerable savings on removal charges . |
| 24 | On Aug. 9 Iraq closed its borders to foreigners trying to leave Iraq or Kuwait ; on Aug. 12 Donald Croskery , a British businessman , was shot dead by Iraqi forces on the Kuwait-Saudi border ; and on Aug. 16 all US and British citizens in Kuwait were ordered to surrender themselves to the Iraqi authorities or face unspecified " difficulties " . |
| 25 | US and British citizens in Kuwait are ordered to surrender themselves to the Iraqi authorities or face unspecified " difficulties " . |
| 26 | For all its strengths , the game has a few flaws — you ca n't drop objects or give them to another character . |
| 27 | Do n't waste time trying to gather possessions or save the goldfish — fire spreads very quickly . |
| 28 | Nearly every organization requires accounts or finance clerks , so if mathematics is your strong point it is something to think about . |
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| 30 | By this time , however , the military crisis was over , and Henry abruptly demanded that Anselm should either comply with his wishes or leave the country . |