Example sentences of "[vb pp] [conj] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 Once a patient is sedated or anaesthetized he is completely unable to care for himself and he is dependent upon the theatre team to ensure his safety .
2 And it was just a pity that the material she was given or told us to read , she said was too advanced for us .
3 Where a summons or other originating process has been served on a defendant by post or insertion in his letter-box under Ord 7 , 4 10(1) ( b ) or 4(a) or r 13(1) ( b ) or ( 4 ) and after judgment has been given or entered it appears to the court that the process did not come to the knowledge of the defendant in time , the court may of its own motion set aside the judgment and may give any direction or make any such order as the court may think just .
4 We had n't heard or seen him for a while so my father suggested I go round and check I 'm really horrified .
5 The man heard or sensed him at the last moment and turned with his hands coming up to a fighting stance but Maxim feinted through them and hit him low in the stomach .
6 Harry felt as if he had heard or read them all before , in one form or another , and none of them shed any light on what had struck Mrs Diamond as ‘ not right ’ :
7 I 'm sure you 've heard or have you heard about priests when say a priest has a vocation , a call from God ?
8 They read and reread , often looking quite abstracted , memorizing passages silently , their eyes far off ; and when ideas eluded or baffled them they would turn to one another for help , each sister seeming to draw strength and comfort from the other 's closeness .
9 Had he been caught or had he panicked he could well have been in very serious trouble : the charming young tearaway could have become a court case .
10 Every time I get caught or arrested I get asthma .
11 Many may have discovered that the trouble-free lifestyle they had planned has turned out to be a good bit less well-regulated and tidy than they had expected or intended it to be .
12 While the car is being repaired or serviced we ignore any limitations as to driving or use as shown in the policy schedule .
13 While the car is being repaired or serviced we ignore any limitations as to driving or use as shown in the policy schedule .
14 While the car is being repaired or serviced we ignore any limitations as to driving or use as shown in the policy schedule .
15 While the car is being repaired or serviced we ignore any limitations as to driving or use as shown in the policy schedule .
16 It might be supposed that to injure him by getting deeply into his debt sufficed to satisfy any unfriendly feelings they might entertain towards him .
17 Yes , and he had n't even earned that had he ?
18 She had forgotten that slip she had made ; she might have known that he would pick her up on it sooner or later .
19 The chimps ' individuality has always delighted and fascinated her , and Jomeo and Gigi , two full-blown eccentrics , are given a chapter each in Through a Window .
20 But he had designed and built it for himself .
21 Now this man had approached and addressed him in English and in an upper-class accent too .
22 Anthony was dead … her brother Anthony who had alternately teased and comforted her was lying somewhere dead , never to come home again .
23 My pouch-seat automatically deepened and clutched me like an egg .
24 His dark good looks had about them something raffish , sinister almost , which at once attracted and frightened her .
25 In creating an atmosphere in which delegation is expected and welcomed you need to show that you will accept the mistakes that others make on your behalf .
26 Beside the total rewards such men expected and obtained they are minute .
27 We can guess that , despite a natural growth process , we all experienced a series of early betrayals as our mother expected and encouraged us to grow up and slowly emphasized her separateness and difference .
28 All of these factors weaken the ties that such businesses have with the communities in which they are located and make it less difficult for them to close down and/or relocate if and when business conditions deteriorate in one country relative to other countries .
29 ‘ What I 'm saying is that unless you take the opportunity to see the system installed and working you 'll be missing the chance of increasing your knowledge of the product and thereby depriving yourself of valuable information .
30 complete the application form ( and in some cases , ask your husband or wife to sign the consent form included and return it to you )
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