Example sentences of "[coord] [vb past] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the region of sub-Sahara Africa , the once general custom of observing a long post-partum abstinence ( often as long as three or four years ) was based on recognition of the chain linking the sickness or death of an infant or young child to the new pregnancy that disturbed or interrupted the breastfeeding of the suckling child . |
| 2 | ( 63 ) Two months ago , I should have scouted as mad or drunk the man who had dared tell me the like . |
| 3 | Few if any pianists have ever matched the haunting sweetness and intensity of his cantabile or equalled the lightness and vivacity of his rhythm . |
| 4 | They were among those few who controlled or owned the bulk of the country 's wealth and influence . |
| 5 | Where the events occur after the contract was made and the contract is avoided or frustrated the effect is not the same ( see below ) . |
| 6 | It was n't God who cultivated lily-of-the-valley or made Dynmouth pretty with lace and tea-shops or made the life of Jesus Christ a sentimental journey . |
| 7 | The sections in the Magistrates ' Courts Act 1980 which give justices ' courts power to adjourn are : section 5(1) , adjournment of an inquiry into an offence as examining justice ; section 10(1) , adjournment of the trial of an information ; section 18(4) , the power to adjourn proceedings under sections 19 to 23 of the Act , that is to say the procedure which has to be followed where the information charges the defendant with an offence triable either on indictment or summarily ; and section 30 , a duty to adjourn the case to enable a medical examination and report to be made where the court is satisfied that the accused did the act or made the omission charged but is of the opinion that inquiry ought to be made into his physical or mental condition . |
| 8 | Once again the rule was that Nice Girls Did n't — certainly not without the understanding that there was a ‘ moral ’ engagement with their partner , even if he had not yet bought the ring or made the announcement . |
| 9 | Most of them required or sought the help of the pope or his standing officers and courts . |
| 10 | So if you want it , my advice is take the Xerox or read the book . |
| 11 | The more varied or diversified the business of the client , and the larger the amount of insurance to be placed , the more likely it is that he will look around the market for himself in order to obtain the best terms . |
| 12 | None of the children , many now over 18 , or their families , has formally claimed compensation or approached the steering group of 18 solicitors which is handling claims . |
| 13 | The evidence does not reveal whether this argument was about or involved the topic of blood transfusions . |
| 14 | Have we seen , felt , smelt or tasted the beauty of the world ? |
| 15 | No matter what the emergency , accident or disease , no matter how long or complicated the treatment … the health service will always be there , to provide the finest care . ’ |
| 16 | Counterposed to this has been an anti-scientific trend which , disturbed by the alienation and military disasters of industrialism , has dreamed either of a pastoral world of decent craftsmen in harmony with nature or posed the nightmare of dystopias . |
| 17 | They hung at anchor , suspended over brilliant reefs , or lined the strand side by side , in preparation for departure . |
| 18 | Parliament , had it been required to do so by the European Court of Human Rights , could have made a small , interstitial alteration of the law by , for example , merely amending the relevant section of the Birth and Death Registration Act 1953 ; or used the opportunity to undertake a wholesale revision of the law as it affects transsexuals . |
| 19 | ‘ Or used the mini-bar ? ’ |
| 20 | A Church already existed at Old Chiswick , for the folk who lived along that part of the River Thames , or used the ferry crossing which was just west of the eyot there . |
| 21 | The fact gnawed at him , haunting him while he cleaned out the sitting-room fire or made tea or used the Electrolux . |
| 22 | This was quite straightforward when they scythed the corn or used the self-binder : I could leave the sheep in the stubble for the best part of the day and I need n't worry much about them . |
| 23 | Artefacts can often awaken a natural curiosity which offers links with people in the past who may have made , owned or used the object . |
| 24 | About 80 percent of the total descriptions could be unambiguously assigned to one of the 40 junctions , either because the subject knew the road names or described the junction or events in sufficient detail for the description to be uniquely associated with one situation on their video . |
| 25 | They either furthered or retarded the aim of evolution , which was and always will be , the constant increase in the ability of the being at the head of the evolutionary chain , that is man , to enjoy the experience of life . |
| 26 | For these ratios to depart erroneously from 1.0 would require us to have overestimated the area of the enclosed cortex , or underestimated the number of enclosed retinal ganglion cells , by factors of 2.7 ( R54 ) and 4.2 ( R151 ) . |
| 27 | PRESIDENT Najibullah of Afghanistan is rumoured to have gone into hiding or fled the capital , Kabul . |
| 28 | The Court of Appeal held that the buyer dealt as a consumer , so that the clause was inapplicable ; however , Dillon LJ , obiter , suggested that had the buyer not been dealing as a consumer , the clause would have been reasonable because the buyer ( 1 ) was " ex hypothesi dealing in the course of business and [ the managing director ] was not devoid of commercial experience " and ( 2 ) the supplier was a hire purchase company , not a dealer , and had never had possession of or inspected the car . |
| 29 | But — please believe me ! — it was not he who actually stole the one … or murdered the other . |
| 30 | What a coup for the bastards , if they kidnapped or murdered the wife of a Cabinet Minister . |