Example sentences of "or [noun] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sticks or twigs can be used for poles , and ‘ chains ’ or necklaces suspended from ‘ pole ’ to ‘ pole ’ . |
| 2 | As for Ndlove , I do n't see where he will fit in , it probably mean either Wallace or Dean moving to the reserves . |
| 3 | He is unlikely to be startled by the kind of evidence or hypothesis presented by us and by other writers . |
| 4 | The researcher must not impose any prior assumptions on the subject matter , and should allow any theory or hypothesis to emerge from what is observed and recorded . |
| 5 | A reviewing scientist may conclude that although the same results are obtainable on replication , they are incapable of supporting the theory or hypothesis advanced by the original scientist . |
| 6 | For anyone to claim to be pure Scots , English or Welsh seems nonsense . |
| 7 | Early or semi-retired people or housewives looking for a break often welcome a different four walls and a fresh interest . |
| 8 | The test will check that there are no sharp edges or projections arising from damage or excessive corrosion likely to give rise to injury . |
| 9 | To facilitate this examination , the woman lies on her back with her legs raised towards her chin and the knees or ankles supported . |
| 10 | If swelling of the hands , face or ankles develops . |
| 11 | Rules about the timing and specificity of disclosure of commission and other remuneration , which permit less than full disclosure of the amount or value of the commission or remuneration raise the safe harbour question . |
| 12 | In the London sample , one-tenth of classrooms had tables or desks arranged in rows : in Leeds we observed none ( though that is not to say that none existed ) . |
| 13 | Few would quarrel with the above statement but it is , of course , qualitative and any engineer or scientist needs a much more exact definition of stiffness . |
| 14 | Sweetmeats , cakes or puddings follow … the variety has been highly praised by our guests over the last five years . |
| 15 | However , the exact liability of the member will depend on the wording of the relevant rules , and associated factors such as the extent to which the member is responsible for the actions of others , the seriousness of the breach , and the degree of fault or negligence required . |
| 16 | assessment of the applicant 's circumstances , in the round , and his or her personal needs for support and rehabilitation , including any community service needs , together with any help or support required by carers ( DoH , 1991a , p.5 ) . |
| 17 | They were all so deeply embedded in themselves there was no love or support left for her . |
| 18 | Personally , I 'd like to see Deane ( or whoever ) rested half way through the 2nd half if he 's having one of his off days , and Strandli , Whelan or Forrester given a 20-odd minute run out . |
| 19 | Please remember to include a return , or senders address on the parcel . |
| 20 | So , for example , your Orc and Goblin army could include up to a quarter of its points value as Dark Elves chosen from the Dark Elf list , or Chaos chosen from the Chaos list . |
| 21 | The scene of scrabbling around at the top of the stairwell and the subsequent scene of ED 209 's lashing about furiously at the foot of the stairs , unable to regain its footing , were then animated , the latter mostly using back projection and maximum blurs — almost literally hands-on , with the animator waggling the legs with wires during the one- or two-frame takes . |
| 22 | In which case the non-verbal concomitants of the various utterances are improvised as if for the first time , and in the best of all possible productions an unforeseeable Lear , Macbeth or Rosalind emerges in performance , and the speeches come across expressing meanings which would have been hard to foresee from reading the bare text . |
| 23 | If the creditor had , before the commencement of the bankruptcy , issued execution against the debtor 's goods or attached a debt due to him , that creditor is not entitled to retain the benefit of his execution or attachment unless the execution or attachment had been completed before the commencement of the bankruptcy ( s 346(1) ) . |
| 24 | It is also useful to look at the bibliography or index to see what it includes and what it misses out . |
| 25 | Right , the three er , things we 're going to look at are , you only need one per team , but I 'll tell you what they are , waiver of premium , the insurability option , or index linking as it 's sometimes called , and the paid up option . |
| 26 | I agree to indemnify the Publisher against loss injury or damage ( including damages for loss of profits and all legal costs and expenses and any compensation costs and disbursements paid by the Publisher to compromise or settle any claim ) occasioned to the Publisher by any claim action or threatened proceedings arising out of a breach or violation of the above warranty , PROVIDED THAT such damages , costs and expenses are incurred pursuant to the judgement of a court of competent jurisdiction or settlement reached with the Company 's prior written consent , which consent will not be withheld or delayed unreasonably . |
| 27 | The Authors jointly and severally agree to indemnify the Publisher against loss , injury or damage ( including damages for loss of profits and all legal costs and expenses and any compensation costs and disbursements paid by the Publisher to compromise or settle any claim ) occasioned to the Publisher by any claim , action or threatened proceedings arising our of a breach or violation of the warranty in the preceding sub-clause a ) PROVIDED THAT such damages , costs and expenses are incurred pursuant to the judgement of a court of competent jurisdiction or settlement reached with the Company 's prior written consent , which consent will not be withheld or delayed unreasonably . |
| 28 | 15.2 The Company agrees to indemnify the Publisher against loss injury or damage ( including damages for loss of profits and all legal costs and expenses and any compensation costs and disbursements paid by the Publisher to compromise or settle any claim ) occasioned to the Publisher by any claim action or threatened proceedings arising out of a breach or violation of the above warranty , PROVIDED THAT such damages , costs and expenses are incurred pursuant to the judgement of a court of competent jurisdiction or settlement reached with the Company 's prior written consent , which consent will not be withheld or delayed unreasonably . |
| 29 | Further , by wills and settlements , provision may be made for those who may come into existence at a future time , subject to the rule against perpetuities , which forbids any disposition which is not certain to take effect ( if it takes effect at all ) within lives in being and twenty-one years afterwards ; but a life in being includes a person en ventre sa mere at the time when the will or settlement takes effect . |
| 30 | The people of the village or settlement continue to carry out their normal activities but now form part of a new popular government which is set up and begins to function . |