Example sentences of "[noun sg] [conj] [verb] [conj] " in BNC.

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1 Another thing we 're going to talk to somebody from the N S P C C who 's coming in in a few moments to talk about Halloween trick or treating and stuff like that .
2 At this stage an important surf rule needs to be observed : never be in a position directly behind the board or rig as a wave approaches .
3 One of the great arguments for sentencing within the community is the opportunity that it ought to give the offender to make restitution in some way for the damage or hurt that he or she has caused .
4 ‘ ( 1 ) An act done by a person in contemplation or furtherance of a trade dispute shall not be actionable in tort on the ground only — ( a ) that it induces another person to break a contract or interferes or induces any other person to interfere with its performance ; or ( b ) that it consists in his threatening that a contract ( whether one to which he is a party or not ) will be broken or its performance interfered with , or that he will induce another person to break a contract or to interfere with its performance .
5 This is a special category of holiday that can often prove the best change or rest that you can have .
6 Not doubting your own sanity or believing that the problems are all your fault .
7 For example : C for card or cracker , S for saviour or stocking and so on .
8 If the Purchaser shall be in receipt of any claim , or any fact or circumstance comes to the notice of the Purchaser which might constitute or give rise to a liability pursuant to any of the warranties the Purchaser shall forthwith notify the Vendor giving full details so far as practicable and shall not make any admission of liability or settle or comprise any such claim without the prior written consent of the Vendor such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed ( subject to being indemnified and secured to its reasonable satisfaction against all costs and expenses incurred or for which it may become liable ) ;
9 Where appropriate the court can expressly prohibit examination or assessment or state that it shall not take place unless the court directs otherwise ( s38(7) ) .
10 Men can ring the changes by wearing a different shirt or tie if they do n't want to invest in more than one suit .
11 The word-processor provides the teacher with a powerful resource with which to explore the body of experience or learning that waits to be arranged through the successful use of language .
12 Next he grouped the climbing , shrubby plants needing support or fastening and these are followed by hardy evergreen trees and shrubs .
13 The ‘ kick ’ drum , the ‘ ride ’ cymbal and the ‘ high-hat ’ implied in Psalm 150 usually need some dampening or restraining when used in church .
14 You may like to add the name of one or two referees to your c.v. , either to vouch for your general honesty and reliability or to confirm that you have the skills and experience you claim in the c.v .
15 Please tick the relevant boxes if you require further details , or would like to make a donation or feel that you can help us and return this form to the appropriate address below .
16 set aside an amount of money or identified that we would need to spend an amount of money and perhaps we need to do that sooner .
17 For example , employees controlling imprest accounts ; collecting income or collecting and banking money .
18 A sign of the recession or fear that these impressionable young booksellers might be contaminated by their publishing counterparts in some way ?
19 Always , outside the wire , the bored guards relieved each other at two hourly intervals while , inside , prisoners did the washing-up or quarrelled or went to sleep .
20 To get out of bed , for instance , the patient is turned onto his side or lifted and then brought into the sitting position on the side of the bed .
21 It will include reasoning or thinking and might make considerable use of long-term memory or experience .
22 In view of the widespread and sometimes ill-founded criticism of the recent franchise round and despite the uniform excellence of the successful tenders , will my right hon. Friend nevertheless consider the possibility of providing a review system so as either to show up ways in which it could be improved in future or to demonstrate that an extremely good job has been done by the Independent Television Commission ?
23 The Prime Minister had his head down for the vast majority of the speech , assiduously following the whole of the 57 pages either to avoid the accusatory , glaring eyes of the Opposition or to check that his Chancellor did not deviate from the text .
24 For a Part B mark , no injunction or other relief is available to a plaintiff if the defendant can show that the use complained of is not likely to deceive or cause confusion or taken as indicating a connection in the course of trade between the goods and the person having the right to use the mark ( section 5 ) .
25 I ca n't play a musical instrument or sing but I do love music .
26 In different parts of the world the transition from childhood to the adult state may be protracted — as in our country and others of advanced Western culture ; passed through by means of relatively brief " rites of passage " formally enjoined by custom ; or virtually non-existent in those cultures where the boy becomes a man without ceremony or fuss as he becomes able to satisfy and support a wife .
27 They never stopped eating or talking or looking at people performing .
28 On moonlight nights , we , the women , used to sit there and talk or sing and prepare and eat Pan ( betel leaf ) .
29 This inappropriate behaviour can indicate the level of distress or anger that the child is feeling and extensive investigations into family functioning are indicated .
30 Doth not the good father in short time , either by his coughing or spitting or testiness … become troublesome either to his own son or to his nice daughter-in-law , with continuing so long chargeable and so much waited-on , or to the children , with taking up their room at the fire or at the table , or to the servants , while his slow eating doth scant their reversions ?
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