Example sentences of "[to-vb] [conj] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is a good idea to have a thorough scrub out , though , and if you can arrange to borrow or hire a power washer , the task will be easier . |
| 2 | I like to cook recipes that foolproof , able to wait or take a moment to finish before serving . |
| 3 | Parliament would also retain the ultimate right to cancel or vary a part or the whole of Community law as it applied to the United Kingdom . |
| 4 | to restore or create a regular toileting regime . |
| 5 | It is an offence to demolish or to alter a listed building unless listed building consent has been obtained . |
| 6 | The House also has the power to admonish or issue a reprimand to those in contempt . |
| 7 | Maran and colleagues attempted to confirm or exclude a difference in responses to induced hypoglycaemia as previous studies had lacked the necessary statistical power . |
| 8 | The Hospital has refused to confirm or deny a report that the woman fell from an eighth floor window . |
| 9 | And when we next want to paint or draw a tree we will have some definite knowledge of one species of tree . |
| 10 | LEFT At times it may be possible to conserve or reconstruct a site , by incorporating it in the development plans . |
| 11 | I expect her to say more , to preach or pose a second question , but she does n't . |
| 12 | Thus evaluation can be used for decisions about whether to continue or terminate a given course , about the modification necessary for an existing programme , about the use of various teaching methods to achieve a pre-specified goal , or about the adoption of an innovation . |
| 13 | Indeed she was afraid to plan or picture a different future of any kind . |
| 14 | It would equally be an offence to seek to bribe a Member in order to persuade him to support or oppose a particular measure , although the boundaries here are hard to define . |
| 15 | Likewise , public relations may use advertising to support or spearhead a publicity programme to reinforce messages . |
| 16 | For the first time since the civil war began in 1979 the Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front ( FMLN ) , the main guerrilla organization , decided not to disrupt or urge a boycott of the elections and in fact declared a three-day truce on March 9-11 . |
| 17 | While still learning , to swim or drive a car or speak a foreign language , he does have to think out what to do next , but it is when he comes to trust his own reflexes that he will have mastered the skill . |
| 18 | For them the demand to draft or revise a long story would be wholly inappropriate . |
| 19 | Your chair needs to support your spine , cushion your bottom and be at a convenient height for writing — but it does not need to be upholstered or to swivel or to have a head/footrest or whatever . |
| 20 | This is especially true on cold days when you are more likely to pull or strain a muscle , ’ says Nigel . |
| 21 | LIFESPAN does not decide which users are qualified to modify or assess a package for QA ; it is up to the management to determine appropriate personnel , timing , quality , and so on . |
| 22 | Large firms generally face a choice between making components and other intermediate products themselves , or buying in from outside — in other words , a decision whether to internalize or externalize a particular stage of production . |
| 23 | So you did feel a great urge to conceive or bear a child yourself ? |
| 24 | They are particularly disposed to frighten or harm a wicked child ; a well-behaved one is less at risk . |
| 25 | This option enables you to accept or reject a Design Change ( DC ) . |
| 26 | Dowty shareholders must decide by noon whether to accept or reject a hostile bid from the engineering firm TI . |
| 27 | After all , who was going to bomb or attack a hospital ? |
| 28 | 4.29 Employees must inform and discuss with their supervisor any arrangement to meet or visit a client about whom there exists a known history of violence . |
| 29 | It was the NSF 's statistics that led President Carter 's administration to feed more funds to basic science , though it is doubtful whether the numbers help in decision making at a more detailed level — whether to increase or cut a laboratory 's budget , for example . |
| 30 | The sale of this group represents an opportunity to establish or consolidate a position in this niche area of the UK [ sector ] industry . |