Example sentences of "[conj] [vb -s] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This relates to the situation where A sells or agrees to sell goods to B and then later sells or agrees to sell them to C. To whom do the goods belong ? |
| 2 | The offence is committed not just by a trader who supplies consumer goods that are not reasonably safe but also by a trader who agrees or offers to supply them or exposes or possesses them for supply . |
| 3 | Erm so , so really what er although when you came to summarize the needs I 've actually put good but too technical because we all knew what you were getting at but erm but to actually be doing that but not know at what point he needs to stop at or wants to stop it , you did n't know erm the pension that he wanted and you did n't know at what age he wanted to retire at that point you know , you , you had n't got any of those facts from him , you know |
| 4 | Until the American and French Revolutions Bentham and other utilitarians hoped that they could persuade apparently enlightened rulers or despots to commit themselves to the self-evidently admirable aim of increasing the sum and the spread of human well-being . |
| 5 | A litigant who seeks redress for a public law wrong in a private action must establish , in order to have standing , that the public law wrong has invaded some legal right of his or hers , recognized in private law , or has caused him or her some special damage . |
| 6 | It will , however , consider whether the Panel has observed the basic rules of natural justice and has observed its own procedural rules and whether it has been guilty of any irrationality or has misdirected itself in law ( see Datafin ) . |
| 7 | Judicial review does lie to the visitor in cases where he has acted outside his jurisdiction in the sense that he did not have the power under the regulating documents to enter into the adjudication of the dispute , or has abused his power , or has acted in breach of the rules of natural justice ( post , pp. 1114F–G , G–H , 1125H , 1126C–D , 1129H — 1130A ) . |
| 8 | This may be because the client has misinformed the agency , or has redefined your duties prior to your arrival . |
| 9 | A particular fish either ends up on its own because it has been badly injured , or has lost its mate , or may have been bought on impulse , the reasons are many and varied . |
| 10 | The type that ca n't get a job in the State system , or has lost one . |
| 11 | Primary infringement means that someone has copied your work and made such copies public , or has authorised someone else to do this . |
| 12 | To that extent it does not matter in principle whether the individuals are described in a particular society as ‘ upper class ’ , ‘ middle class ’ or ‘ lower class ’ , or whether the society is rural or urban : it is a universal that all individuals in all societies have contacts with other individuals ( even the exceptional case — say , a hermit — has occasional societal contacts or has had them in the past , and ‘ isolates ’ are special cases ) . |
| 13 | For example , an employer who has allowed all his employees access to information or has entrusted it to the least skilled may find the court unsympathetic . |
| 14 | ‘ The horse is too clever for its own good ! ’ is a frequent complaint when a horse evades or refuses to do what is expected of it . |
| 15 | ( a ) receives or arranges to receive the goods ; or ( b ) undertakes or arranges to undertake their retention , removal , disposal or realisation for the benefit of another ; or ( c ) assists or arranges to assist in their retention , removal , disposal or realisation by another . |
| 16 | For some it is too fast , particularly in stronger winds , hence the trend to ‘ stack ’ in pairs or triples to slow them . |
| 17 | Tell a grown-up you trust if anyone frightens you or tries to touch you in a way which makes you feel unsafe . |
| 18 | Whenever we pass in the corridor he aims a kick at me or tries to take my bag or … well , I 'm sure you can imagine the situation . |
| 19 | Of course , you must make sure you protect the baby from a toddler who pinches or slaps or tries to tip her out of the pram when your back is turned . |
| 20 | An individual 's attitude to the question of the political context in which the legal system operates will depend on whether he or she takes a supportive attitude to the political status quo or wishes to challenge it . |
| 21 | The person who stays calm and takes steps to control the fire , or manages to get their child to the hospital before their appendix bursts , will undoubtedly be reducing the chances that the event will have serious long-term implications . |
| 22 | In Heseltine 's case , it must already be approaching the danger level ; he needs to be vigilant that nothing he says or does reinforces it . |
| 23 | He can never remember a time when he did n't have a detective to guard him , or private cars , planes or trains to transport him . |
| 24 | If the agreement is clearly inappropriate or fails to reflect what has already been agreed , this can be counter-productive . |
| 25 | Here the image that offers to convey something about somebody also strives to protect itself and its subject from that process of narrative unfolding by which portraiture always seems to be accompanied . |
| 26 | ‘ I want the bastard named , then I want to be part of a team that goes hunting him . ’ |
| 27 | Russell pretty good figures , this is er fifteenth over , two for seventeen , eight maidens , giving the one wicket that goes field him for thirty-four and he comes up again , that little hop and bowls to DaSilva goes down the pitch , tips this one up to mid-on , but er wo n't get one as figure Lawrence is there to stop it , so no run , to play to sixteen overs , seven twenty eight . |
| 28 | And God help the little sparrow that dares to close its eyes or shuffle its tiny feet during a performance . |
| 29 | It contained a poem by James Kirkup entitled ‘ The Love That Dares to Speak Its Name ’ . |
| 30 | The team that wins gets their presents . |