Example sentences of "[vb pp] [adv] or [vb base] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Any growth which has occurred must either have come later or have involved other forms of temporary working , such as the imposition of a special " temporary " status on certain workers recruited on open-ended contracts — something which our case studies indicate might have been the case . |
| 2 | '68 — jeans either simply rolled up or cut off at required above-boot height — though some were worn instep length by some . |
| 3 | If someone was looking for The Bar in those days — because there was no name written up or sign for it , no lights at all , and not even a number on the door , Madame liked to keep it that way even when she did n't have to any more — I mean when she opened up we may all have been in a sort of hiding , and not many people knew about The Bar and our life there , but it was n't that way later , and now you know we can have lights and advertising and you see boys queueing up outside every night , very public , and I like to see that — but in those days , in those days if somebody arranged to meet you for a date there , and it was their first time and they were n't sure how to find us , you 'd joke with them , and you 'd say well first there is a wedding , and then there 's a death , and there 's the news , and then there 's us ; meaning , first there 's the shop with the flowers , the real ones , and next door to that is the undertaker 's with the fake flowers in the window , china , all dusty ; and then the newsagent 's and magazine shop , and then right next door to that is The Bar . |
| 4 | You should either enter the name of a package which has not been prepared previously or quit the option . |
| 5 | You do not feel inhibited because you have n't prepared adequately or fear that other people might catch you out or ridicule you . |
| 6 | The labels , however , have fallen off or become illegible , and only if a character with Chemistry or Prepare Poisons makes a thorough ( 1 dose ) analysis coupled with a successful Int test will he know what they are . |
| 7 | Yet , despite all this , Baxter wrote , ‘ not one that I hear of are fallen off or forsake their uprightness ’ . |
| 8 | But sometimes you ca n't even identify an intervening variable , they just seem to have occurred together or arise in some way . |
| 9 | In the midst of the global gene drain , more than 1,000 small family seed houses have either been bought out or come under the control of some of the world 's largest chemical companies . |
| 10 | I think I grew up with the idea that disablement or illness was inevitable , that drugging was inevitable and that maybe being locked up or cut open was inevitable . |
| 11 | In the course of the year some fixed capital will have worn out or become obsolete , and some inventories will have become unusable . |
| 12 | Has the doctor diagnosed accurately or have ‘ ageist ’ considerations clouded medical judgement ? |
| 13 | Stepping stones , for safety 's sake , must not wobble when walked on or accumulate slippery algae , so brush them regularly . |
| 14 | The Eleven-plus , like all crises , threatened the pattern of family relationships , and all the family could do in order to maintain equilibrium was to ensure that each member remain entrenched in or return to his or her habitual role . |
| 15 | Others — anemones , winkles , starfish — are affixed in or move into sheltered places , under rocks , and remain cool and reasonably moist and protected from pounding . |
| 16 | In such cases the extended family begins to look quite complex , but it is still essentially based upon the original pair , and when young do become fully adult they are driven away or wander off on their own to form separate pairs . |
| 17 | The prostaglandins also set off or cut down or stop specific enzyme reactions within the cells , thus allowing the body to react to the environmental stresses and insults and so keep itself intact . |
| 18 | We were parts of the intelligible , not marked off or cut off , but belonging to the whole . |
| 19 | Here a solicitor can become an adviser and mentor to clients and can help set up or expand small businesses , draft a complex will , or draw up different types of contracts . |
| 20 | Other studies too have described how mothers regularly cut down or miss out on meals in order to provide a better diet for their children . |
| 21 | Ninety per cent of women who visit the clinic with hair loss problems are deficient in iron through dieting or simply because they are run down or have been ill . |
| 22 | Never run down or criticize a past employer , even if you have to refer to disagreements . |
| 23 | On sites where there are no walls or other solid remains , those differences alone show the presence of archaeological features , such as pits and ditches that have silted up or have been filled in . |
| 24 | If you use ball-point pens remember that they too run out or refuse to function : test them before use and take a bundle of them to the examination or the practice session . |
| 25 | When competitors pull out , get taken over or go bust , fares go up . |
| 26 | It is pretty clear that while big business is being done in local area network hubs and routers , the market is very overcrowded , and in those circumstances , the outcome is usually that the rich get richer and the poor get taken over or go bust : observers reckon that in that context , the richest of the rich is Cisco Systems Inc , Menlo Park , which did $340m in the year to last July and is estimated to have at least 45% of the market and maybe as much as 50% ; Wellfleet Communications Inc is thought to be number two , with anything from 12% to 20% , with 3Com Corp third at around 10% , but in the hub sector alone , SynOptics Communications Inc is thought to have about 33% and Cabletron Systems Inc 15% , although the latter says the two are neck and neck . |
| 27 | Choose suitcases with recessed wheels — non-recessed wheels can be knocked off or damage other cases |
| 28 | But the main line of attack was that Heseltine should ‘ either put up or shut up ’ — with the apparent intention of forcing him either to keep silent or to declare himself before he was ready . |
| 29 | ‘ When you expect a deal to happen they may tell you there has been a last minute problem and the people either providing the funds or the guarantee either require a non-performance bond to be put up or require some kind of payment up front to prove you really mean business . |
| 30 | They may be individually constructed features which are inserted singularly or multiply . |