Example sentences of "[vb infin] [conj] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whatever you may think or believe about my mother , you must understand that . ’ |
| 2 | if the other party shall commit any act of bankruptcy , shall have a receiving order made against it , shall make or negotiate for any composition or arrangement with or assignment for the benefit of its creditors or , if the other party being a body corporate shall present a petition or have a petition presented by a creditor for its winding up or shall enter into any liquidation ( other than for the purpose of reconstruction or amalgamation ) , shall call any meeting of its creditors , shall have a receiver of all or any to its undertakings or assets appointed , shall be deemed to be unable to pay its debts , or shall cease to carry on business |
| 3 | Herluin advanced upon the altar very slowly , as though these few paces , and the climbing of the three steps , must be utilized to the full for prayer , and passionate concentration on this single effort which would make or break for him a dear ambition . |
| 4 | It could make or break with vibration or thermal expansion as the machine warmed up . |
| 5 | If coal was just another industry or a medium-sized company in the private sector whose product was not as much in demand as previously , or had been superseded by another product that it could not make or compete with it , that industry or company would slim down or might even close altogether — with the same tragic effect on families and communities as has been seen in the coal industry . |
| 6 | On the other hand , the policy formation process is a largely uncontrolled one : on the whole , the government decides which groups it will consult or listen to and which it will ignore ; and empirical evidence shows what one would intuitively expect , namely that some groups are in a much better position to influence government than others . |
| 7 | It makes it an offence to promote or conduct or assist in the conduct of a mock auction . |
| 8 | Or they may appeal to our feelings — advertisements that evoke nostalgia , or involve appealing children and animals ; that make us laugh or rely on sex appeal , are all playing on our emotions to persuade us to buy . |
| 9 | ‘ I told him how I had to go for special lessons and how other kids would sometimes laugh or pick on me . |
| 10 | Planning colour schemes involves choosing and balancing colours which will contrast or harmonise in a pleasing way . |
| 11 | The 100MHz DX2 will need a 50MHz motherboard , so Atomstyle 's 50MHz unit might be just the thing to upgrade a little further down the road if you 're a real speed freak , but I have the sneaking suspicion that you wo n't either want or need to . |
| 12 | As for his suggestion that I should comment or write on the series , I did not follow this up . |
| 13 | ‘ The business carried by our urban railways could double or treble within three to four years , ’ Pettitt believes . |
| 14 | At this stage , you can enhance or detract from a design according to your choice of background colour . |
| 15 | My own opinion — for what it is worth in view of the two cases above referred to — is that trustees are the proper persons to be assessed in all cases in which the income of the trust estate received by them , or to which they are entitled , is not tax-deducted at source ; and that — in the case of income of the trust estate which is tax deducted at source — they could not be heard to ask repayment of the tax on the plea that the income did not arise or accrue to them but to others , whether such others were income-beneficiaries or capital-beneficiaries . |
| 16 | If that were so , no one would ever eat or drink to excess . |
| 17 | ‘ I could n't eat or drink at the moment . |
| 18 | I was intrigued by what we were doing , but no one would ever eat or drink from it . |
| 19 | One of the unwritten rules of non-Muslims who work or travel in Muslim countries is that you do n't eat or drink in front of your fasting friends . |
| 20 | must only eat or drink in areas of your office designated by your manager ; |
| 21 | Did the drug decompose or spread through the body or accumulated in certain organs ? |
| 22 | It was run by Alfred Rozelaar Green who , having lived and worked in Paris before the war , wanted to imitate in London the French free academy system which offers an open house to anyone wishing to draw , paint or sculpt for as many or as few sessions as they wish . |
| 23 | Many factors , such as differences between social classes in attitudes to marriage , could explain or contribute to explaining the difference . |
| 24 | There is a saying that one should never explain or apologise in making a speech . |
| 25 | If you wish you can 'phone or write for details of NHS or fee-paying clinics to the Family Planning Information Service . |
| 26 | If you wish you can 'phone or write for details of NHS or fee-paying clinics to the Family Planning Information Service . |
| 27 | A contemporary dishonest bill ordinarily involves not an exorbitant disclaimer ( although there are plenty of these disclaimers still in use ) , but a shipment that does not take place , or a vessel that does not exist or disappears without a trace after loading . |
| 28 | They may not exist or access to them may be refused . |
| 29 | Such a book , or books , might exist or come into being , but there is no reason , in the present literary economy , why they should . |
| 30 | When the sentence has been passed , possibly ( as the sentencer indicated in this case ) with the benefit of some mitigation , it is discovered that the means to pay either did not exist or have in one way or another disappeared . |