Example sentences of "or [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The vast majority of such actions were ‘ rewarded ’ verbally , by thanking or praising , or physically , by smiling or hugging . |
| 2 | Connery is n't playing with politics or toying with a party allegiance ; he opinion is founded on his life experience . |
| 3 | Harry demonstrated their strength by whipping off his shoes and walking from root to tip with neither give or wrinkling . |
| 4 | Whether you are proposing or opposing an application , what is the best way to influence the decision that is eventually made ? |
| 5 | I hope to show you that there are things you can do to improve your frame of mind ; and that this is a necessary preliminary to engaging with change , whether by promoting , implementing or opposing it , in an intelligent and powerful way . |
| 6 | Apart from the fact that this ignores the possibility that shareholders may have other objectives in investing ( such as opposing investment in countries practising apartheid , or opposing the manufacture of armaments or cigarettes , etc. ) the profit-maximization norm does not provide a hard guideline as to how directors should exercise their discretion . |
| 7 | working for or assisting a competitor . |
| 8 | As the government forces recaptured towns and villages , the army reportedly held ‘ kangaroo courts ’ and executed anyone suspected of joining or assisting the invasion force . |
| 9 | Sometimes these informal meetings led parents to form a task force to help meet a particular school need — covering library books , repairing and repainting of toys , making simple equipment or assisting teachers with classroom chores . |
| 10 | The basic rule in s.179 is , however , subject to s.180(1) , as amended , CA 1989 , which permits disclosure of the relevant information in a number of circumstances eg. for the purpose of enabling or assisting an overseas regulatory authority to exercise its regulatory functions . |
| 11 | Section 83 stipulates that section 82 does not preclude the disclosure of information in any case in which disclosure is for the purpose of enabling or assisting the Bank to discharge its functions under the Act . |
| 12 | Section 84 provides that section 82 does not preclude the disclosure by the Bank of information to a numerous class of specified persons , including , most significantly , ‘ for the purpose of enabling or assisting an authority in a country or territory outside the United Kingdom to exercise — ( a ) functions corresponding to those of — ( i ) the Bank under this Act : ’ subsection ( 6 ) ( a ) . |
| 13 | Before considering future development it would be advisable for those agencies already providing or assisting in the provision of day care to evaluate current service to determine its efficacy . |
| 14 | Coverage failed to highlight the wrongful arrests of blacks or excessive use of force by the police ; nor did it adequately convey the extent of pro-social activity engaged in by black ‘ counter-rioters ’ , such as helping the wounded or assisting the emergency services . |
| 15 | MAS 's role in advising on or assisting in the preparation of a client 's Information memorandum does not involve the issuance of a published report nor does it involve any association with the client 's Information memorandum beyond that set out in the terms of engagement , which should be appropriately limited . |
| 16 | The following procedures should be adopted when advising on or assisting in the preparation of an Information memorandum : |
| 17 | The Burkinabe government , however , denied harbouring or assisting subversives . |
| 18 | The Remmelink Commission , set up in January 1990 , published its conclusions on Sept. 10 , 1991 , calculating that in the Netherlands there were annually some 2,700 cases of euthanasia or assisting the death of patients , and some 1,000 cases of intervention to terminate the life of patients unable to express their wishes . |
| 19 | ( 3 ) A notice under this subsection shall give such information identifying or assisting in the identification of the person who committed the act or default or gave the information as is in the possession of the person serving the notice at the time he serves it . |
| 20 | The law section three of the criminal law act nineteen sixty seven reads a person may use such force as is reasonable in the circumstances in the prevention of crime or in effecting or assisting in the lawful arrest of offenders or suspected offenders or of persons unlawfully at large . |
| 21 | For most people the dread of being surrounded by contemptuous or accusing eyes ( a dread independent either of the awe of moral authority or fear of practical consequences ) is a weightier factor than all but their most basic needs . |
| 22 | ‘ Are you telling me or accusing me ? ’ he asked , his eyes laughing at her . |
| 23 | Embossing or incising |
| 24 | Uniform provision of services as opposed to discrimination or targeting services towards groups with high needs become the norm . |
| 25 | Patients presenting with obstructive jaundice caused by bile duct stricture may be managed by either surgery or stenting . |
| 26 | The age and frailty of this patient group are often used as justifications for limiting investigations and employing palliative methods of treatment such as endoscopic balloon dilatation or stenting . |
| 27 | They look even more realistic with a paint effect such as scumbling or graining , which can reinforce a wood effect , give the appearance of embossed leather , or just enhance the texture . |
| 28 | Children who , for any reason , have difficulty in recognising or naming pictures are therefore likely to have difficulty with both these tests . |
| 29 | If places could n't be distinguished — by pointing , or naming , or describing , or giving co-ordinates or in some other way — there would be no possibility of the second use of ‘ Here ’ . |
| 30 | I said that in pointing into the flower-vase and saying , ‘ Here ’ , I am obviously distinguishing one place from another as the place where the thimble is , and that if places could n't be distinguished — by pointing , or naming , or describing , or giving co-ordinates or in some other way — there would be no possibility of this use of ‘ Here ’ . |