Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] and [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well I I think its , the way that the plaintiff puts the case on that point my Lord is that even if the defendant Mr took the view er that it would not have been proper for such a notice to be served , in view of what the plaintiff was saying to him about his wish to get out of the contract , the fact that it was available to him should have been brought to his attention and then as Mr was saying that I sorry I do n't feel I can do this on your behalf because it 's not proper in the circumstances or whatever erm , should then have gone on to advise the plaintiff either to do it himself or to go and seek independent advice . |
| 2 | They can not be attacked in hand-to-hand combat either — the only way to destroy a Fanatic is to shoot him or to wait and let him collapse from exhaustion . |
| 3 | Befriending schemes have been established so that , where it is desirable , students with special educational needs can be accompanied by a volunteer helper who will interpret or explain and assist as necessary . |
| 4 | It is far better to like and admire something that is wrong , or to like and admire for the wrong reason , provided we do so sincerely , than to follow slavishly the dictates or ideas of some other person . |
| 5 | It should aim at helping individuals to assess the cost to their former life-style , and either to fight the consequences realistically , or to accept and come to terms with them , whichever seems to be the most appropriate . |
| 6 | to identify the political and economic groups that have an incentive either to promote and support particular prevention policies or to obstruct and oppose them ; |
| 7 | I do n't think this was the case , though , as many women did conform and those who stuck out in the way of Madeline Vesey Neroni and Mrs. Proudie were few and far between — few dared to be too independent or to try and think for themselves . |
| 8 | To pass the time , they told Verdeţ what his fate would be if the government resorted to violence to suppress the strike or to try and rescue them . |
| 9 | Or to try and improve the lives of the people who would one day be his subjects ? |
| 10 | Creggan had learnt by now not to talk of his past , or to try and explain about the Zoo he had escaped from . |
| 11 | When she saw him do this , Melanie knew he was going to kiss her or to try and kiss her . |
| 12 | A second result is an overburdened infrastructure : fewer resources available to expand electrical generating capacity or to repair and extend railway lines . |
| 13 | The immediate problem , like that of 1923 , was whether to resign at once or wait and meet Parliament . |
| 14 | Courses leading to masters ' degrees are normally designed to fulfil one of the following objectives : to follow directly from the study undertaken at first degree level ; to enable graduates of one discipline to acquire knowledge of another related discipline or subject area ; to develop and apply the student 's first degree knowledge in a related specialized area ; or to relate and synthesize a number of disciplines which the student may not have studied at first degree level . |
| 15 | If these conditions are satisfied , the party suffering from mental disorders , on recovering his sanity , or those entitled to act on his behalf , may repudiate or confirm and enforce the contract . |
| 16 | In this sense he is symbolic of the nationalistic cause , either to restore Germany to her former glories , or to justify and inspire territorial ambitions . |
| 17 | … the practical use of geomorphology for the solution of problems where man wishes to transform landforms or to use and change surficial processes … |
| 18 | A more contemporary example of this problem facing the police when they have to decide upon the choice between seeking to ban a procession or to protect and facilitate its progress is well illustrated by the events of Saturday 13 August 1977 in Lewisham , when the National Front marched through the busy streets in a provocative manner , much to the distress and anger of local residents , particularly those belonging to ethnic minorities . |
| 19 | Chris always ends his visits by asking children not to disturb or try and touch snakes they may find in the wild . |
| 20 | You can decide later whether to let it out or try and lose some weight . |
| 21 | With many aspects of flying , we need to have reached a certain stage or standard to be able to appreciate the problems , or to understand and take in the facts . |
| 22 | Therefore , if you allow each kilometre four minutes on phase A you can either trot OR walk and canter . |
| 23 | He moved gingerly inside the bathroom , which was not a place to sit and read or to lie and soak , but a chill green glassy place , glittering with cleanness , huge dark green stoppered jars on water-green thick glass shelves , a floor tiled in glass tiles into whose brief and illusory depths one might peer , a shimmering shower curtain like a glass waterfall , a blind to match , over the window , full of watery lights . |
| 24 | He had the kind of hutzpah and powerful personality combined with a musical and intelligence that one could either resent strongly or admire and take on board . ’ |
| 25 | Would the Germans withdraw or stand and fight ? |
| 26 | Diana wondered whether to sit there or leave and let them make their farewells in private . |
| 27 | If you are rejected the most constructive thing you can do is to phone or write and ask for the reasons why . |
| 28 | Users could either join in or sit and do nothing . |
| 29 | The baths provided warm rooms in winter , as in the large , moderately heated room ( the tepidarium ) , and cool , shady gardens in summer , where strollers could walk or sit and relax under the roofed peristyles which surrounded the open courts . |
| 30 | I had instantly buried the intense feelings hoping that with time they would decompose or reform and grow into normal healthy heterosexual longings . |