Example sentences of "[vb infin] [conj] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What did you do to let the thoughts remain or to rid yourself of them ? |
| 2 | For three of four months I could n't think or do anything else . |
| 3 | Or did he think Or did he think it was pneumonia ? |
| 4 | Before she could think or reason she levelled the gun at the face before her and felt herself pull the trigger . |
| 5 | We wo n't actually make or do anything , but it will be really neat lying in the meadows thinking about all the money we are making on off-shore tax haven related business . |
| 6 | When he names the most-important squad of his England career — the one that could make or break him — I do hope he includes the names of Wright and Everton 's Peter Beardsley . |
| 7 | How these banks set about merging will make or break them |
| 8 | For one thing , we have to be smart at spotting new trends in feedstock usage , because this can make or break our profitability . |
| 9 | Accessories can make or break you . |
| 10 | But at this point I ca n't decide if the evening 's cabaret will consist of , ‘ Deep down , I 'm just the same old Lil you knew before , so how about it ? ’ or ‘ I 'm a star now , baby , and I can make or break you , so let's do it my way . ’ |
| 11 | The type of frame that you choose can either make or mar your work . |
| 12 | You can nod or shake your head . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ I hate that preaching which tendeth to make the hearers laugh or to move their mind with tickling laxity and affect them as a stage player used to do , instead of affecting them with a holy reverence of the name of God . ’ |
| 14 | We left as darkness was descending on that foreboding place and nothing could have made us stay or convinced us that there was not something awful waiting in the station . |
| 15 | Simon , did Steve stay or did he just leave you there ? |
| 16 | In contrast , in this case , what is involved is not discriminatory treatment on grounds of nationality but a condition for the grant of nationality , and the member states are free to determine to whom they will grant or refuse their nationality , in the case of natural persons and ships alike . |
| 17 | But no way would we want or expect them to fund state education . ’ |
| 18 | Na , I mean answered a yes to that question , but I do n't think it 's a matter of do you want or do you no , cos I do n't think the choice is there . |
| 19 | Let us strive for relationships that are mutual and be careful not to impose ourselves on people who do n't want or need us . |
| 20 | The banks normally could not restrict or avoid their liability for breach of their duty of care towards their customers , the plaintiffs in the case , but their lawyers suggested that the deed of release did just that . |
| 21 | Does it enhance or threaten our security or is it of no consequence to us ? |
| 22 | It can enhance or suppress its magnitude . |
| 23 | Similarly , firms may devote large quantities of resources trying to influence the government in order to obtain favourable judgements which will enhance or preserve their monopoly power . |
| 24 | On the other hand , do not dramatise or exaggerate it . |
| 25 | You can decide whether you wish to buy , lease or rent them . |
| 26 | He felt as he always did on the moor , and especially on this spot and on Big Allen , peaceful , without care , without self almost , at one with nature and the past , and as if nothing that happened down there could hurt or vex him any more . |
| 27 | The only people who can hurt or compliment me are my friends |
| 28 | It 's not been for us to tell people what they should or should n't eat or do anything with , because the , in , in one respect that 's a nann nannying attitude from er , whether it 's the legislators saying we 're not going to approve the right legislation so that you have that information , but on the other hand by manufacturers and others saying you trust us . |
| 29 | Perhaps I must eat or drink something , but the question is , what ? ’ |
| 30 | The yew contains a mixture of poisonous compounds and only a chemist can extract anything good from it so people should n't eat or drink anything connected with the Yew tree . |