Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] and [vb base] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Follow it through one week — or pick and choose the ideas that appeal to you . |
| 2 | Spend several days visiting all 15 sites which include eight of Northamptonshire 's U.S. air bases , memorials to the Groups who flew from them , nearby villages and churches which commemorate the airmen 's stay and pubs and towns along the route , haunts of WWII servicemen , or pick and choose those sights of particular interest . |
| 3 | When we had association we 'd stand around and talk , or sit and watch telly or have a bath and wash our hair . |
| 4 | These should be either printed or duplicated and state how many issues are produced during the year . |
| 5 | After a few feeble and dispirited attempts to rotate his shoulders in a circular movement , or raise and lower his arms , he subsided with a groan and lay slumped until the nurse helped him up again and the torture continued . |
| 6 | This group concluded that Mrs Thatcher 's continued participation in the contest could only prove disastrous for the party : she might either scrape a narrow victory and limp on , having lost the confidence of the party , or lose and allow Heseltine to become Prime Minister . |
| 7 | Build over and forget , or preserve and remember , there are dangers in both . |
| 8 | You must ensure that any loads carried or towed or secured and do check and see , do not overload your vehicle or trailer , when on a motor cycle , scooter or moped you must wear a safety helmet or designed which maybe fastened securely , you also must wear sturdy boots and gloves , tell other seen , wear something bright coloured or bright , reflect the material , open the door , brighten materials help in daylight as do and sheen . |
| 9 | I was much too small to climb their trees , or dig their fields , or kill and eat their animals . |
| 10 | Role ambiguity occurs when others ' expectations are badly signalled or received and remain unclear . |
| 11 | Fatigue is another factor that can effect the pods causing the end plates to bend or crack and lose contact . |
| 12 | Opo developed a special friendship with a 12-year-old girl , who would enter the water five or six times a day to swim with or stand and talk to her . |
| 13 | Whenever they become conscious , or organized and have leadership , they are an invincible force . |
| 14 | Rather , it would intervene where needed and invest in research and development and training , he said . |
| 15 | You can move the decimal point , or multiply and divide by ten . |
| 16 | Do you want the exhibition to be a low-key means of getting some experience , or create and attract a lot of local media coverage ? |
| 17 | Perhaps for this reason , traditional fishermen generally try to release alive any captured dolphins , but if they are inside the net when it is closed , they may become entangled or trapped and drown . |
| 18 | On touching the seventh band , the individual may feel that the stone is rocking or moving and feel a tingling sensation like a mild electric shock . |
| 19 | And before those following could rein in and look for cover , or dismount and string their bows , or drive headlong into the trees from which their death was launched , the second volley followed the first . |
| 20 | But it ought not to be able to choose either to rescind or complete and preserve its right to claim damages . |
| 21 | If you are in agreement with the terms and conditions as stated above , will you kindly sign the enclosed copy of this letter where indicated and return it to us . |
| 22 | If you are in agreement with the terms and conditions as stated above , will you kindly sign the enclosed copy of this letter where indicated and return it to us . |
| 23 | If you are in agreement with the terms and conditions as stated above , will you kindly sign the enclosed copy of this letter where indicated and return it to us . |
| 24 | Go back downstairs or try and get a better shot at one of the bastards from up here ? |
| 25 | I would suggest we do not need a second read of the discussion , but that can people keep an eye on , or try and change what is already there on pollution itself . |
| 26 | Well , you could describe it differently yes , or try and think of another one , all right , right let's start again . |
| 27 | ‘ Listen , Roger , go for a walk in the grounds or try and pour more balm on Mandeville 's troubled spirit . |
| 28 | . If there are bits that you do n't understand and you 're having trouble , give me a phone , I think I put my phone number on the board , give me a ring at home , give me a ring at Aston or come and see me or go and chat to your friends or go go and look at a text book but if that does n't help , then come back , right ? |
| 29 | ‘ Or go and drag the whole affair out of that dreadful Lady Usk . ’ |
| 30 | Well , there 's a certain romance in floating in a warm swimming pool on a cold winter 's night , looking up at the stars and wondering whether to fling oneself down the rapids or go and sit in a Jacuzzi instead . |