Example sentences of "[conj] [to-vb] [conj] [verb] " 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 | Your chair needs to support your spine , cushion your bottom and be at a convenient height for writing — but it does not need to be upholstered or to swivel or to have a head/footrest or whatever . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 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 | This meeting is called by a manager to inform his subordinates or to instruct or to control them . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Likewise the ability to listen or to communicate or show enthusiasm and self-confidence know no organisational boundaries . |
| 8 | 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 ; |
| 9 | It is proposed to give the Directors the authority to alter the schemes to take account of or comply with any changes in any proposed or existing legislation affecting the schemes , or to take account of any take-over or reconstruction of the Company or to obtain or maintain favourable taxation treatment of the Company , any subsidiary or any participant , in each case excluding any changes which affect the basic structure of the schemes or the limits on the number of shares which may be subscribed for under the schemes . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Or to try and improve the lives of the people who would one day be his subjects ? |
| 13 | Creggan had learnt by now not to talk of his past , or to try and explain about the Zoo he had escaped from . |
| 14 | When she saw him do this , Melanie knew he was going to kiss her or to try and kiss her . |
| 15 | A second result is an overburdened infrastructure : fewer resources available to expand electrical generating capacity or to repair and extend railway lines . |
| 16 | Generally a restriction on the right to reject will be coupled with an express undertaking to make an allowance against the goods , or to repair or replace them . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | It was not possible to raise the necessary capital , or to sell or grant a long lease to developers , where the only marketable title was the life estate of the head of the family . |
| 19 | It is also a criminal offence to falsify , destroy or otherwise dispose of , or to cause or permit the falsification , concealment , destruction or disposal of documents which you know or suspect are or would be relevant to the investigation . |
| 20 | if the purpose is to induce , or the person is reckless as to whether it may induce , another person to enter or offer to enter into or refrain from entering or from offering to enter into an investment agreement or to exercise or refrain from exercising any rights conferred by an investment . |
| 21 | It is an offence under Section 47(2) to do any act or engage in any course of conduct which creates a false or misleading impression as to the market price or value of any investments if the purpose is to create that impression and thereby induce another person to acquire , dispose of , subscribe for or underwrite those investments or to refrain from doing so or to exercise or refrain from exercising any rights conferred by those investments . |
| 22 | Section 11(1) of the Act requires advance written notice to be given to the police of any public procession ‘ intended ’ to demonstrate support for or opposition to the views or actions of a person or body , which is being held to publicise a cause or to mark or commemorate an event ‘ unless it is not reasonably practicable to give any advance notice of the procession . ’ |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | … the practical use of geomorphology for the solution of problems where man wishes to transform landforms or to use and change surficial processes … |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | It is for this reason that provisions in Conventions dealing with commercial contracts are almost entirely dispositive in nature , the parties being left free to exclude the relevant Convention entirely or to vary or derogate from its effects . |
| 28 | The S1 and S2 buttons on the GK-2 controller can be used to reassign the footswitches to hold , pitch up or pitch down an octave , control signal modulation or to start or stop the in-built sequencer ( of which more later ) . |
| 29 | Secondly if the first question is answered affirmatively , it is necessary to consider whether there are any considerations which ought to negative , or to reduce or limit the scope of duty or the class of person to whom it is owed or the damages to which a breach of it may give rise . |
| 30 | The effect is consequently a reversion to the pre-Anns position of developing new categories of duty incrementally by analogy with established categories rather than by a wide prima facie duty constrained only by undefined ‘ considerations which ought to negate , or to reduce or limit the scope of the duty or the class of persons to whom it is owed ’ . |