Example sentences of "[vb infin] [conj] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Or did he think Or did he think it was pneumonia ? |
| 2 | Before she could think or reason she levelled the gun at the face before her and felt herself pull the trigger . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | How these banks set about merging will make or break them |
| 5 | Accessories can make or break you . |
| 6 | 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 . ’ |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Simon , did Steve stay or did he just leave you there ? |
| 9 | But no way would we want or expect them to fund state education . ’ |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | On the other hand , do not dramatise or exaggerate it . |
| 13 | You can decide whether you wish to buy , lease or rent them . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | The only people who can hurt or compliment me are my friends |
| 16 | The other requirements for keeping leather corals , apart from current and light , are much the same as for other coelenterates ; well-filtered water with phosphate and nitrate at levels as low as possible and no fish that would eat or damage them . |
| 17 | ( If my private test convinces me that I do not want what you think I want , I assume error in your reading of me the public tests , which I must expose or leave you unanswered . ) |
| 18 | You strike me as an intelligent young woman and I refuse to believe that you were silly enough to go to Mr Riddle with such proposals unless you were in a position to either bribe or threaten him . ’ |
| 19 | You can paint or stain them to any colour you want . |
| 20 | Their main advantages are : wood is an excellent insulator ; the windows come in an wide range of standard sizes ( and non-standard ones are easy for a joiner to make up if necessary ) ; they are , generally speaking , the cheapest type of replacement window to buy ; and you can paint or stain them to any colour you want . |
| 21 | The AM9 kit comes unfinished , so you can paint or stain it to match your decor . |
| 22 | Then you can paint or cover them to match the colour of the flowers you 're going to put in them . |
| 23 | The first duty of the conqueror , he wrote , ‘ is to maintain his domination and to assure that it will last ; everything is good which has the effect of consolidating and guaranteeing it , everything is bad that may weaken or compromise it ’ . |
| 24 | This program will help you keep track of all your recipes and let you view , modify or print them . |
| 25 | She , on the other hand , top to toe , comes out at well over two thousand ; as for structural costs … does one buy or hire her , I wonder ? |
| 26 | But we do n't need or love you as an organ gone sour that stinks in the wind . |
| 27 | It was her apartment , paid for with her own money , and she did n't need or want him in her life any more . |
| 28 | Now did they give you that and it 's something you do n't need or do you think maybe it 's something you do need ? |
| 29 | They move around the tank , scattering the smaller fish in all directions , although they do n't attack or harm them in any way . |
| 30 | Do not truly know or love him . |