Example sentences of "[conj] [vb infin] [conj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Paragraph one point four , legislation , figures prominent in here and Mr , legislation of course is currently a changing scheme in our service and perhaps the most important new act for several years is the New Road and Street Works Act , which is scheduled to be in action on the first of January next year and this will have two main effects for us , firstly the Local Highway Authority that is ourselves in Suffolk will be in a far stronger position to manage or influence or control the work of public utilities in public highways . |
| 2 | He ca n't behave or think or speak or do anything else better than I can — nearly as well as I can — so he 's going to be the Old Man of the Sea until I shake him off somehow . |
| 3 | Do not smoke or eat while clearing up the mess . |
| 4 | Wounded deer by the next day separate from the herd and fail to groom or eat or move . |
| 5 | You 've no idea the miners and , and people that came out onto the road and had nowhere to go or stay and had nothing . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | It makes it an offence to promote or conduct or assist in the conduct of a mock auction . |
| 8 | At a level above that there is what is called machine code : one whose lines are normally instructions to add or subtract or shift the contents of whole registers ( themselves strings of binary numbers ) . |
| 9 | At school and even now , I can not add or subtract or divide easily , but I can write clear figures — this is drawing ; and I can arrange my figures neatly in line , and one sum next to the other , i.e. design . |
| 10 | 1 — in west half of room , stunned , unable to move or attack or cast spells for D4 rounds , but can parry with a -20 penalty . |
| 11 | The immediate problem , like that of 1923 , was whether to resign at once or wait and meet Parliament . |
| 12 | The species horse does n't chew or gallop or jump or bring forth its young alive . |
| 13 | The species horse does n't chew or gallop or jump or bring forth its young alive . |
| 14 | Not only does he or she have the authority to appoint and dismiss or advance or relegate ministers , but there is also access to the patronage system for honours , awards and selection of candidates for high public office . |
| 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 | You do n't drink or smoke or screw around that much , I 'll bet . |
| 17 | He ca n't behave or think or speak or do anything else better than I can — nearly as well as I can — so he 's going to be the Old Man of the Sea until I shake him off somehow . |
| 18 | Then everything was movement , sensation , and she could no longer laugh or speak or do anything but be carried along by a force greater than anything she had ever known before , a force that took them to the heavens to touch the stars that had already decided their destiny . |
| 19 | ‘ That was a private penance — because a hundred and seventy Marines were lost in one terrible action , and because the Emperor can not taste or smell or touch . ’ |
| 20 | Logically , people live in a particular type of house because it is one that they can afford to purchase or rent and to maintain , so there is a rough and ready relationship between the value of their home and their income . |
| 21 | Most local commercial outlets dealt in things to wear or watch or eat . |
| 22 | Fatigue is another factor that can effect the pods causing the end plates to bend or crack and lose contact . |
| 23 | Human beings can hear or see or feel ‘ noisy ’ signals in particular places and times and use their expectations about the ‘ there and then ’ into a perception of what signals mean . |
| 24 | The main function of early presbyters was not to preach or celebrate but to give counsel to bishops . |
| 25 | ‘ ( 1 ) Where a local authority consider it expedient for the promotion or protection of the interests of the inhabitants of their area — ( a ) they may prosecute or defend or appear in any legal proceedings and , in the case of civil proceedings , may institute them in their own name … |
| 26 | ‘ For as long as I am the champion I will not recognise or defend or fight for their dishonoured belt . ’ |
| 27 | I had so much invested in my identity as a young success that when it all evaporated I was left with a part of myself I did n't know or understand or like . |
| 28 | A group like U2 should be chart material , playing new pop that does n't falsify or perpetuate or enhance the bright fantasy . |
| 29 | Wo n't smudge or run when touched and can be cleaned off with ordinary remover . |
| 30 | Faye could not paint or draw while lying in bed , but in the mornings Belinda usually read to her for an hour while she rested her eyes , then left her alone for the remainder of the morning to rest or scribble ideas for future painting projects . |