Example sentences of "[vb infin] [conj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , this information needs to be given very carefully so that it does n't anger or hurt the person . |
| 2 | One who inherits a title whilst a Member of the House of Commons or a candidate for a seat in it can remain or become a Member for only one month before disclaiming . |
| 3 | What did you do to let the thoughts remain or to rid yourself of them ? |
| 4 | For three of four months I could n't think or do anything else . |
| 5 | At whatever age , whether your parents are alive or dead , do you regularly think or speak negatively about them ? |
| 6 | He ca n't behave or think or speak or do anything else better than I can — nearly as well as I can — so he 's going to be the Old Man of the Sea until I shake him off somehow . |
| 7 | You are old , you are bed-ridden , the work falls to me , you do not think or care , lying here day after day , waited upon and given in to , without worries or anxiety . |
| 8 | She may say she loves you and perhaps she does in her way , but Pickles does n't think or feel deeply about anything . |
| 9 | Whatever you may think or believe about my mother , you must understand that . ’ |
| 10 | Or did he think Or did he think it was pneumonia ? |
| 11 | ‘ I ca n't think or work properly on an empty stomach . ’ |
| 12 | How might you think or behave differently if you gave up these better thans ? |
| 13 | being afraid what sort of things scared ah what people might think or saying |
| 14 | Equipment can not think or solve problems ; humans can . |
| 15 | Before she could think or reason she levelled the gun at the face before her and felt herself pull the trigger . |
| 16 | And so the gulls can absorb or accommodate the pressures of the wind , standing apparently unconcerned in gusts which are tossing around 180-litre oil drums like playthings . |
| 17 | This is not to say that the English can not absorb or debate French or other foreign ideas . |
| 18 | At some frequencies even the best optical fibre available will absorb or scatter light , whereas at other frequencies they will pass light with almost no attenuation or scattering . |
| 19 | No matter how thorough our precautions , however , trouble will strike from time to time and , as with all forms of sickness , the very first thing we then have to do is diagnose or identify the cause . |
| 20 | ( 3 ) On an application for an order being made under subsection ( 1 ) above by any club , the sheriff clerk shall forthwith give notice thereof to the chief constable who may , within 21 days of the date of the receipt by him of such notice , lodge with the sheriff clerk objections to the making of such order on the ground that one or more of the conditions set out in subsection ( 2 ) above has not or have not been satisfied in relation to the club , and shall , on lodging any such objections , send a copy thereof to the secretary of the club ; and if any such objections are lodged and not withdrawn , the sheriff shall , as soon as may be , hear parties upon the application and objections and may order such enquiry as he thinks fit , and shall thereafter make or refuse to make the order applied for , and may award expenses against the unsuccessful party . |
| 21 | if the other party shall commit any act of bankruptcy , shall have a receiving order made against it , shall make or negotiate for any composition or arrangement with or assignment for the benefit of its creditors or , if the other party being a body corporate shall present a petition or have a petition presented by a creditor for its winding up or shall enter into any liquidation ( other than for the purpose of reconstruction or amalgamation ) , shall call any meeting of its creditors , shall have a receiver of all or any to its undertakings or assets appointed , shall be deemed to be unable to pay its debts , or shall cease to carry on business |
| 22 | Their whim can make or ruin a reputation . |
| 23 | We wo n't actually make or do anything , but it will be really neat lying in the meadows thinking about all the money we are making on off-shore tax haven related business . |
| 24 | They can make or break a chef . |
| 25 | Differential expansion with increasing temperature causes the compound rod to bend and make or break electrical contact . |
| 26 | Although Labour accepted that a second chamber to replace the Lords could be elected by a method other than the present first-past-the-post system , that chamber did not make or break governments . |
| 27 | How these banks set about merging will make or break them |
| 28 | Taking on a franchise can make or break a redundant executive |
| 29 | This is a very important stage in the development of a Rottweiler and the breeder can make or break a puppy at this stage . |
| 30 | They were well aware that large scale investment would make or break the company , but boldly followed their hearts and paid up . |