Example sentences of "[to-vb] [noun] or [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Also , it is quite difficult to impart hook or slice spin to a wet ball . |
| 2 | Without doubt , the late Victorian and Edwardian gangs did not restrict themselves to fist fights or kicking contests . |
| 3 | To inhibit uptake or radioiodine by the thyroid , Lugol solution 2–3 mg/kg per day was given from 7 days before until 7 days after treatment . |
| 4 | After evaluation , the child 's key worker draws up a ‘ renurturing ’ programme to promote attachment or work on grief or identity . |
| 5 | Sales and purchasing directors and managers will probably have authority to make commercial contracts in most cases , whilst warehouse and delivery staff will generally not have authority to agree contracts or vary terms , but no hard and fast rule can be laid down . |
| 6 | Do n't waste time trying to gather possessions or save the goldfish — fire spreads very quickly . |
| 7 | Certainly the pupil should not be considered primarily as a medical case , nor should preconceived conclusions drawn from information on medical records be used to channel activities or limit opportunities . |
| 8 | When you are trying to lose weight or to keep your weight down , it sometimes seems like needless fuss making a ‘ proper cooked lunch ’ . |
| 9 | People who are under medical direction to lose weight or quit smoking may likewise be quite rightly unwilling to give in to their impulses . |
| 10 | Does the client wish to support strengths or bolster weaknesses ? |
| 11 | This is a sensitive topic on which to conduct research or establish principles with the consequence that , in spite of the extensive effort ( Triandis et al . , |
| 12 | yet , as Lancaster observes ‘ Librarians do not exist merely to acquire books or to maximise the work load at the circulation desk : presumably libraries are in some way concerned with certain uses of books and with certain desired outcomes of the reading process. , |
| 13 | If the committee resolves that a trustee who has used improper solicitation to obtain proxies or to procure his appointment as trustee , should nonetheless receive remuneration for acting as trustee , the court can override this resolution ( r 6.148(2) ) . |
| 14 | An underlying reluctance to accept change or try out new activities is so well hidden and overcome that she is extremely optimistic and positive when taking decisions and initiating projects . |
| 15 | Under the new ruling , forests will be open for exploitation to companies offering A$100 million of investment and aiming to increase exports or replace imports . |
| 16 | I do n't have to pass exams or get a job , we do n't need the money — oh no , I do all this purely for my own amusement . ’ |
| 17 | Their bread and butter is reporting local events and local people and in a small community they are n't out to offend readers or cause major upset through distortion or misrepresentation . |
| 18 | Imposed policy decisions which are bound to increase losses or limit capacity may be followed within days by a howl of anguish about the financial state of the organization , or about shortage of supply . |
| 19 | The same console will enable the teacher to retrieve data or generate more meaningful reports almost instantaneously . |
| 20 | As a result the bargaining position of these workers when they try to find work or gain promotion is little better than that of manual workers . |
| 21 | Sandra Maggs of Fimbra , who is organising the concert , is looking for firms or companies which would be willing either to provide sponsorship or to buy up a number of tickets for staff and guests . |
| 22 | Almost concealing the nervousness at his new promotion , Meyer conducted the morning 's sale at Sotheby 's with competence and found buyers for seventy-two lots totalling £1.09 million ( $1.61 million ) , with a further thirty lots failing to attract bids or reach reserves . |
| 23 | In Europe workers also gained from a slower growth , relative to prices in general , of consumer prices ; this may in part have reflected pressure on governments to increase subsidies or hold down nationalized industries prices . |
| 24 | Not much hope of a job , not much chance of a million young people who are trying to find cash or work , a waste of skills , a whole generation . |
| 25 | Use Evo-Stik Flashband Flashing to repair cracks or replace damaged flashing . |
| 26 | the relative informality and openness of literature teaching , its disinclination to impose judgements or dictate pre-given conclusions , itself constitutes a determinate discursive regime , constrained by its own rules , limits and positionalities : a regime that can be characterised as " liberal " in so far as it imposes itself not by insisting on the positional authority of the teacher , nor by compelling assent to a given and explicit curriculum of knowledge , but by inviting a voluntary recognition of the existence , purpose and value of a " subject " : Literature itself . |
| 27 | In order to secure compliance with the Treaty of Rome , the national authorities in the member states ( including regional and local authorities ) are bound to inform the Commission in advance of any plans to grant subsidies or to alter the terms of existing subsidies . |
| 28 | Her ostensible job is something in advertising or public relations , but this is laughable : people are always rushing off to catch planes or to have showdowns with clients or engage in unmotivated conspiracies to deceive the public . |
| 29 | Often they have been created to meet needs or express values ( equity , justice , retribution ) not readily met or expressed by the market . |
| 30 | Those groups have brought pressure to bear on government to provide resources or pursue policies to the benefit of their members . |