Example sentences of "[vb base] [conj] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We 're out there riding as hard as we can and if that gives any of the supporters any sort of er consolation , I do n't know if it does or not , but it — we 're really giving our best all the time and er win , lose or draw you 'll always find us every time we 've got a doing our best and er although often some people might shout and scream and give us a hard time , er it 's not for , for lack of trying , I mean nobody wants to finish last and er me even more than most , so just get behind us and shout and scream and we 'll try our hardest . |
| 2 | He 'd cry , get upset again , and the next morning either lose or forget his homework . |
| 3 | Deny or threaten it , and you deny and threaten someone 's existence . |
| 4 | Measure yourself before you eat or drink anything to get your most accurate reading . |
| 5 | Surveyors use a moisture meter ; it is not infallible but is quick and therefore extremely useful if you are able to buy , borrow or hire one . |
| 6 | It may be argued that this is an appropriate restriction , since the law catches only those who disseminate or broadcast their propaganda on a wide scale , and not those whose correspondence is entirely private . |
| 7 | Like Matthew , we will keep creating realities which coax or provoke us into feeling anger — by being hurt , by suffering from injustice , by seeing a world full of hatred and cruelty . |
| 8 | This type of order is made ex parte , the court sitting in camera , for the object of the exercise is to enable the plaintiff to enter premises and obtain access to documents or objects without the defendant having an opportunity to remove , hide or destroy them . |
| 9 | Moreover , every member of every discipline has a right , even a duty , to challenge , disprove or modify what has earlier been agreed or just taken for granted . |
| 10 | If your child does something you would like her to continue doing — for example , talking to you , asking questions , pointing things out to you , smiling and generally communicating with you — and you take notice , smile , communicate or praise her , she will continue to do it . |
| 11 | ‘ It was one of those waves , ’ he recalled , ‘ that either make or break you . |
| 12 | make or break you is it ? |
| 13 | It really is vitally important for the creative people to see your factory , try out your hotel or visit your shops or warehouses ; to talk to the people who make or devise your product , whatever it is , as well as to those who sell it . |
| 14 | We endorse Republican legislation , the Pornography Victims Compensation Act , allowing victims of pornography to seek damages from those who make or sell it , especially since the Commission on Pornography , in 1986 , found a direct link between pornography and violent crimes committed against women and children … |
| 15 | They are novels in which the main characters debate topical social and economic issues as well as fall in and out of love , marry and have children , pursue careers , make or lose their fortunes , and do all the other things that characters do in more conventional novels . |
| 16 | Whether we covet , confine or curse it , the mink is only minding its own business . |
| 17 | Although it 's illegal to use these snares it is n't illegal to make , sell or buy them . |
| 18 | Contact the local press and encourage them to write about the band and advertise or review your gigs . |
| 19 | For this reason , our holiday prices are aimed to entice those who usually fly or use their own car to travel on superbly comfortable coaches as the means of reaching resorts and regions where tourism has not exceeded sustainable levels . |
| 20 | There are mothers and daughters who can talk freely about sex , and mothers who send or accompany their daughter to the doctor to get the Pill , as Tracy 's mother had , but they tend to be the exception . |
| 21 | Worse , character struck by lightning while climbing the tower must make a successful I test or lose his handhold and fall to almost certain death ( apply standard falling damage rules from WFRP , p.75 ) . |
| 22 | By day it 's very much a ‘ let's get a sunlounger and lie on the sand ’ sort of resort and the sandy beach is well equipped with everything you 'll need in the way of bars , restaurants and shade , and there are several places to waterski , windsurf and parascend or try your hand on the wet bikes . |
| 23 | Now suffering , in the proper sense , is caused precisely by external factors affecting us , physical conditions or the actions of other human beings which afflict or constrain us . |
| 24 | Make sure you refrigerate or freeze them quickly . |
| 25 | Be careful with leftovers — refrigerate or freeze them quickly . |
| 26 | If this has no effect , try expressing some milk before the morning feed ; refrigerate or freeze it for use later . |
| 27 | When other people criticise or praise us we pay a great deal of attention to those descriptions and whether they are true or not , start to act them out . |
| 28 | The word history is a good example : feminists often respeak or write it as herstory . |
| 29 | Many pilots undershoot or overshoot their chosen spot by large margins . |
| 30 | Support refers to anything which is said or done to help the offender solve or mitigate their personal or social problems : surveillance to anything which is said or done to induce the offender to conform to socially acceptable standards of behaviour . |