Example sentences of "[vb base] [conj] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 The objective in doing so is to identify their ‘ true ’ nature or ideal character and distinguish or highlight the corrupt forms which have entered modern political consciousness as a result of rationalistic errors .
2 Much of the work of these researchers is concerned with the conditions which either favour or result in the formation of a complex ref-O ( hence enabling plural reference ) , or preclude complex ref-O formation .
3 He had seen him often enough on TV , and when you hate or love a person you know his face as well as you do your own .
4 Stain or varnish the wood with non-toxic products such as those by Auro Organic Paints .
5 If the spacing between the strands is uneven , or if they curve or go off at an angle , the knotting is irregular , and denotes a poor quality rug .
6 Once you know your daily calorie intake it is easy to adjust it so that you gain or lose weight .
7 The trends tend to be that schools either gain or lose pupils with little interchange .
8 In those elements which gain or lose three or more electrons in becoming ions , adjacent atoms can share electrons through covalent bonding .
9 Although Baker once earned £58.17 a week at the NME , he is now a millionaire several times over , appearing as a game-show host ( Win , Lose Or Draw ) and asking housewives if they 'd swap their two packets for one on Daz adverts .
10 Leicester , of course , will claim an automatic place in the Premier League if they win and Middlesbrough lose or draw at Molineux the same dramatic last day scenario from which Brian Little , their manager , emerged with promotion honours at Darlington the previous two seasons .
11 Leicester , of course , will claim an automatic place in the Premier League if they win and Middlesbrough lose or draw at Molineux the same dramatic last day scenario from which Brian Little , their manager , emerged with promotion honours at Darlington the previous two seasons .
12 We 're out there riding as hard as we can and if that gives any of the supporters any sort of er consolation , I do n't know if it does or not , but it — we 're really giving our best all the time and er win , lose or draw you 'll always find us every time we 've got a doing our best and er although often some people might shout and scream and give us a hard time , er it 's not for , for lack of trying , I mean nobody wants to finish last and er me even more than most , so just get behind us and shout and scream and we 'll try our hardest .
13 But this one , standing before me in her underwear , was immediately possessable , if possession means the same thing as physical penetration , or if possession is something you measure by its financial cost , and if possession is acknowledged to be temporary , a leasehold , an object you lose or abandon .
14 Given the national publicity surrounding that school and the instability and chaos there , what procedure exists for schools that lose or have removed from them their grant-maintained status ?
15 He 'd cry , get upset again , and the next morning either lose or forget his homework .
16 And bring or chase the storm ,
17 Deny or threaten it , and you deny and threaten someone 's existence .
18 Those who propound the background view deny or doubt the necessitation view , of course , but they need not .
19 He wrote that it was ‘ not cruel to animals but , rather , indulgent to men … since it absolves them of the suspicion of crime when they eat or kill animals ’ .
20 Children need to feel safe and secure about the world they grow up in , and it is unwise to give them the idea that everything they eat or come into contact with is a potential threat .
21 Many people throughout the world eat or smoke opium , the air-dried latex of the plant .
22 In contrast , Jesus said : ‘ Do not worry about your life , what you eat or drink ; or about your body , what you will wear . ’
23 Measure yourself before you eat or drink anything to get your most accurate reading .
24 But I never eat or drink too much because it becomes bad for you . ’
25 The kingly rule of God which Jesus proclaimed and so signally embodied is not a matter of mere externals , what you eat or drink ; but righteousness , peace and joy in the Holy Spirit ( Rom. 14 : 1 7 ) , and all three were pre-eminently to be found in Jesus .
26 You will not have to record every tiny thing you eat or work out calories but it is important that each day you weigh yourself if you possibly can .
27 The society says badgers sometimes climb trees to take fruit , may raid vineyards , take sweetcorn , and eat or roll on cereal crops .
28 Instead buy , borrow or steal a copy of John Fuller 's Fewer ! ( 1974 ) , the real story of the emergence of Lassa fever in January 1969 .
29 She 'd beg , borrow or steal the money for the shoes , and if she was given notice at the store when she insisted on having the afternoon off , well , so be it .
30 Surveyors use a moisture meter ; it is not infallible but is quick and therefore extremely useful if you are able to buy , borrow or hire one .
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