Example sentences of "[det] [noun] or [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This pleased his Peripatetic opponents who asserted with Aristotle that sinking or floating was merely a matter of shape . |
| 2 | If you want to share them , put a new condom on them for each user or wash them thoroughly in hot water ( as long as the toy is not electrical ! ) . |
| 3 | Erm right so looking at the details of those , right what we 've , what we 're actually saying then is that if erm you , you would want to provide that income or want to make sure that that , that income was available should you die tomorrow ? |
| 4 | If you take the line of least resistance or fail to be consistent , you will actually make things worse . |
| 5 | Specially printed promotional material was sent to each retailer or delivered by the Stoddard Templeton sales force to further strengthen the promotion with individual shop staff . |
| 6 | Laughton and his board have put faith in the players and they must repay that faith or look for another club . |
| 7 | Do you want that piece or do you want me to cut you another ? |
| 8 | Proper local accountability requires a substantial source of revenue , and freedom to spend that revenue or reduce it . |
| 9 | Whether attitudes to this change or remain , two questions remain to be answered by embalmers , the potential cryogenic technician of the future . |
| 10 | And also , but half the time it 's the problem arises because it 's , the machines gone to personnel without something , and then we 've got to spend time either chasing it up or getting another bit or going round in circles . |
| 11 | To get a job with some other pernickety employers you might have to run a marathon , walk a dog , sprout some hair or shed some weight . |
| 12 | I understand the Gulf Trust 's anxiety , but I think they have not really focused on this case or heard the reasonableness of advanced payments . ’ |
| 13 | This may be under a piece of tree bark , along a ledge of some kind or hidden on the ground among the undergrowth . |
| 14 | The ‘ kick ’ drum , the ‘ ride ’ cymbal and the ‘ high-hat ’ implied in Psalm 150 usually need some dampening or restraining when used in church . |
| 15 | So far we have considered primacy either as a manifestation of corporate tradition , or as a factor in Anselm 's relations with the pope , the archbishop of York , and other interested parties who might for one reason or another support or oppose Anselm 's claims . |
| 16 | Academics already in post retain their tenure only so long as they do not move to another university or accept promotion within their present university . |
| 17 | if you are a new mum who would like to be put in touch with another mum or feel you can offer some support 'phone me on |
| 18 | Once again , it is generally understood and accepted that the weapons prohibited are not limited to those specifically mentioned in this Protocol or any other treaty , but extend to all those that come under this description or have this effect . |
| 19 | To submit any DC , DC operations privilege is required and so you should either ask your LIFESPAN Manager for this privilege or pass the DC to a suitable user with this privilege , using LIFESPAN option 2.5.0 . |
| 20 | Candidates will normally be expected to have some postgraduate or teaching experience , although training will be provided by the University 's Centre for Teaching , Learning and Assessment . |
| 21 | The consequences for some nations or subgroups in a population of being without access to environmental data or the tools for analysing them while others have such access are potentially profound — as the European Commission has recognized in issuing a directive on public access to environmental data ( CEC 1990d ) — yet space limitations have also precluded their discussion . |
| 22 | Firstly , to attract bright and enthusiastic people into our operation who we could then train up from scratch , and secondly , to provide a channel for individuals who already have some bakery or catering experience , and for whom our kind of operation could offer the opportunities for management development denied them elsewhere . |
| 23 | A problem shared is usually a problem halved , whether it is learning how to cope with rheumatism , wanting to lose some weight or caring for an elderly relative . |
| 24 | They could n't get in and find the dead woman until they got another key or broke the door down . |
| 25 | Bending a pipe may be necessary when you want the pipe to go round another fitting or to fit through an oblique hole in a wall or ceiling . |
| 26 | A closer look , however , would probably show you that each of these people has some talent or experience that is useful either in carrying out public relations or directly relevant to the client for whom they work . |
| 27 | The king of England was indeed emperor in his own kingdom , but he was expected to swear an oath of homage and fealty to another sovereign or princeps et dominus superior . |
| 28 | He owed his life to Corbett who had saved him from a choking death at Tyburn , yet Corbett was still mysterious ; working constantly , his only pleasure being the flute , some manuscript or sitting quietly over a cup of wine brooding about life . |
| 29 | He added : ‘ Coun Williams statement shows that he is either completely ignorant on this issue or attempting to fool the bowlers . |
| 30 | A question to the effect ‘ Have you any other licence for this vehicle or have you ever passed a Ministry of Transport test for this vehicle ? ’ can be put to the defendant and entered in the officer 's statement of evidence together with the negative reply . |