Example sentences of "[verb] [noun] or [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Alternatively , by resting pasture or grazing it with another host , such as sheep , which are not susceptible to O. ostertagi , until most of the existing L3 on the pasture have died out . |
| 2 | He was not in the business of inventing metaphors or illustrating stories with moral cameos . |
| 3 | Also , it is quite difficult to impart hook or slice spin to a wet ball . |
| 4 | So sorry can I just ask , so in effect you have n't shifted your ground from the view which you expressed in paragraph three point six of your submission where you 've just confirmed in fact that you 'd rather have a proper or the ability to make a sort of proper measured allocations , part of which would make provision or allow the facility to cater for major inward investment ? |
| 5 | As Bauer put it in a recent BBC television discussion of covert recognition , ‘ Our normal experience of perception , of seeing objects or faces as an all or none process , is a trick that the brain plays on us ’ . |
| 6 | Will they really want treadle or dread ? |
| 7 | Without doubt , the late Victorian and Edwardian gangs did not restrict themselves to fist fights or kicking contests . |
| 8 | A copyright owner can , of course , grant permission or issue a licence or contract for a work to be copied or reproduced in some way , either in part of whole . |
| 9 | Each team specialises in a set of functions — eg , handling text or drawing graphs . |
| 10 | Either change direction or reverse the play |
| 11 | It 's the way to breach the drift defence — change direction or swamp them by numbers . |
| 12 | To inhibit uptake or radioiodine by the thyroid , Lugol solution 2–3 mg/kg per day was given from 7 days before until 7 days after treatment . |
| 13 | After evaluation , the child 's key worker draws up a ‘ renurturing ’ programme to promote attachment or work on grief or identity . |
| 14 | BOSS RPQ-10 preamp/parametric equaliser , half rack effects processor , sell £60 or swap for A-1 condition wah-wah pedal . |
| 15 | She stressed that such an investigation would not hinder progress or hold up commerical companies , but would further public acceptance of the technology and so foster developments . |
| 16 | Sales and purchasing directors and managers will probably have authority to make commercial contracts in most cases , whilst warehouse and delivery staff will generally not have authority to agree contracts or vary terms , but no hard and fast rule can be laid down . |
| 17 | Biddy arrived on her Honda every evening there was a lesson whether it was snowing , raining stair-rods or shining frostily under a full moon . |
| 18 | Do n't waste time trying to gather possessions or save the goldfish — fire spreads very quickly . |
| 19 | Certainly the pupil should not be considered primarily as a medical case , nor should preconceived conclusions drawn from information on medical records be used to channel activities or limit opportunities . |
| 20 | When you are trying to lose weight or to keep your weight down , it sometimes seems like needless fuss making a ‘ proper cooked lunch ’ . |
| 21 | People who are under medical direction to lose weight or quit smoking may likewise be quite rightly unwilling to give in to their impulses . |
| 22 | The fact gnawed at him , haunting him while he cleaned out the sitting-room fire or made tea or used the Electrolux . |
| 23 | Here the option is either to purchase a ready made carrier or to devise one 's own . |
| 24 | Of course the delivery of health care is different from producing cars or selling food , but there are a large number of common problems that any manager shares . |
| 25 | Frequently , however , they also highlight aspects or draw attention to important details that might otherwise be missed . |
| 26 | Peter did not read the newspapers , nor listen to the radio or watch television much ; he read books or played his games . |
| 27 | She helped him with chores , gathering branches or rounding up cattle , or just stayed to keep him company while he worked . |
| 28 | Does the client wish to support strengths or bolster weaknesses ? |
| 29 | This is a sensitive topic on which to conduct research or establish principles with the consequence that , in spite of the extensive effort ( Triandis et al . , |
| 30 | yet , as Lancaster observes ‘ Librarians do not exist merely to acquire books or to maximise the work load at the circulation desk : presumably libraries are in some way concerned with certain uses of books and with certain desired outcomes of the reading process. , |