Example sentences of "[prep] [conj] [verb] [art] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Moreover , you must have heard about or seen the horsemen hiding in the trees . |
| 2 | For efficiency and confidentiality , the conference is expected to have a clear set of objectives , and to be restricted to those people directly involved with the child and the family concerned , and those who need to know about or have a contribution to make to the tasks involved . |
| 3 | For where to get the medicines see the list of useful addresses in Appendix 3 . |
| 4 | Certain contracts are excepted and are therefore not cancellable under the Regulations ( even if made during or following an unsolicited visit or an excursion ) , namely any contract : |
| 5 | The district or islands council must as necessary appoint other persons to act for or assist the clerk . |
| 6 | The most natural explanation of why we oppose checkerboard statutes appeals to that ideal : we say that a state that adopts these internal compromises is acting in an unprincipled way , even though no single official who voted for or enforces the compromise has done anything which , judging his individual actions by the ordinary standards of personal morality , he ought not to have done . |
| 7 | But you do n't need to apply for or take a Compact job if you do n't want to ! |
| 8 | Without waiting for or expecting a reply , Martha and the reluctant Tilda walked through into the back office . |
| 9 | working for or assisting a competitor . |
| 10 | The second way was to find a compound which would compete for or block the inactivating enzyme . |
| 11 | Those candidates stood to draw attention to the fact that Northern Ireland residents can not vote for or join a party which will govern them when it comes to power . |
| 12 | Put simply , Northern Ireland is now the only place on the globe where people can not vote for or join the Labour Party . |
| 13 | arrangements with a view to another person buying , selling , subscribing for or underwriting an investment ; or |
| 14 | Giving , or offering or agreeing to give to persons in their capacity as investors or potential investors advice on the merits of their purchasing , selling , subscribing for or underwriting an investment , or exercising any right conferred by an investment to acquire , dispose of , underwrite or convert an investment . |
| 15 | The view of to taken here also accounts for the impression of what Riddle ( 1975 : 467 ) calls " control " which one often feels with the to infinitive , i.e. the implication that the matrix event is responsible for or affects the complement event ( cf. the difference between Jane forgot to be cautious and Jane forgot that she was cautious ) . |
| 16 | Both his in-laws , especially if they 've paid for or organized the wedding , and especially his mother-in-law . |
| 17 | Employers may pay for the provision of furniture/household equipment and pay for or subsidise the costs of supplying gas , electricity , water and telephones . |
| 18 | In this context , it should be noted that best execution would not apply , unless one of the SFA members is acting as intermediary for or advises the other and the client firm does not waive it . |
| 19 | Mayor Kropacek said : ‘ We must thank the Thun-Hohenstein family for having looked after and honoured the picture of the Annunciation for nearly half a century and for having now returned it , newly restored , to the church of the Holy Cross . |
| 20 | If they were after foxes they would have either had several nets to cover all the holes or a dog such as a lurcher to chase after and catch the fox . |
| 21 | And if we lived in the country then it would n't be me coming home every night whacked out and wanting to be looked after and having a squawking infant instead . |
| 22 | Verses 29–33 : the Merarites are to look after and transport the framework — pillars , pegs , cords — also under Ithamar 's supervision . |
| 23 | But the bishops would not apologise for nor retract the letter , and Mr Tembo could not convince them that the Congress Party had the right to pass death sentences upon them . |
| 24 | ‘ People have too many other things to be worrying about than remembering a revolution that did not achieve very much . ’ |
| 25 | The programme of many modern philosophers , therefore , has been to develop a conception of man and his mind which either disposes of or downgrades the inner , private arena , making the function of mind essentially a part of the public and physical world . |
| 26 | As far as the form of labelling was concerned they believed that what was required was a simple declaration such as contains copies of X genes , in single ingredient foods and foods sold loose , they believe a declaration should form part of or accompanying the name under which food is offered for sale . |
| 27 | Most letters asked for autographs or photographs , some complained of or praised a person interviewed or view expressed , and there was always a sprinkling of old dears short of correspondents who rambled on about the old days . |
| 28 | Well I think what you 've got to be careful of and it 's always a difficulty when you 're looking at er benefits and dis-benefits of major road schemes , you 'll see that we go into a tremendous amount of or collect a tremendous amount of information about the different impacts . |
| 29 | 20.1 The headings of the paragraphs of this Agreement are inserted for convenience of reference only and are not intended to be part of or to affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement . |
| 30 | For the first group , more careful diagnostic and treatment procedures , especially extent of surgical resection , are essential in preventing recurrence , while for the second group , one has to identify means of blocking the function of or deleting the effects of persisting carcinogenetic factors , such as hepatitis B virus infection . |