Example sentences of "[art] [noun] or [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At that point were both of you behind the shield or had he stepped out from behind ? |
| 2 | Were the characters of these seven young ladies exactly as shown by the writer or have they been … massaged slightly for novelistic and televisual variety ? |
| 3 | Did you get the sack or did you just pack it in ? |
| 4 | ‘ You have twenty-four hours to return here with the money or phone it in . ’ |
| 5 | Were you given the money or did you have to pay for that yourself ? |
| 6 | This evidence can then be used to modify the contract or allow it to terminate and not to offer renewal . |
| 7 | Foot of the bed , nearer sorry , nearer the foot of the , at the side but near to the foot or does it ? |
| 8 | These include plungers , wormscrews ( for boring into a blockage and pulling it out ) , and scrapers for removing sludge and silt and either pushing it down the drain or pulling it back into the inspection chamber on which you are working . |
| 9 | Did he really have all that in the kitchen or had she sent out for it ? |
| 10 | Parents can not always be on the spot to point out the sensible course of action , to remind children about the rules or to enforce them . |
| 11 | The player who trespasses against the rules or ignores them is a ‘ spoil-sport ’ . |
| 12 | You work lightly so as not to draw in the knitting or make it lumpy and you could also undo lightly worked stitches more easily . |
| 13 | When we got outside , I was n't sure whether to shut the door on the latch or leave it ajar for the nurse . |
| 14 | Whether he was still staring out of the window at the storm or watching them made no difference . |
| 15 | A new right may be a right to make alterations to the building or sub-let it or ( perhaps on payment of a penalty ) to terminate the lease . |
| 16 | This may mean demolishing the building or returning it to its original use . |
| 17 | None of the new features take away control from the user or make it harder or more complex to use , a strategy which some other vendors would do well to emulate . |
| 18 | But I w I was wondering myself did the watchmen make up the story or did it come ? |
| 19 | But the larger questions of how to anchor Germany to the West or watch it turn towards Central Europe , went unanswered . |
| 20 | How do you work , do you buy in the uppers or do you do the entire job yourself ? ’ |
| 21 | Congress is not empowered to make laws for the states or to substitute them for the laws of individual states and so on . |
| 22 | Now , if that input contributes to the loss or damage it may be possible to have the damages reduced . |
| 23 | that at the time of the loss or damage he or she had taken a room at the inn ; and |
| 24 | Term Characteristic Six months Part II of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 does not apply to a tenancy for a term of years certain not exceeding six months unless : ( 1 ) it contains provision for renewing the term or extending it beyond six months from its beginning ; or ( 2 ) the tenant has been in occupation for a period which , together with any period during which any predecessor in his business was in occupation , exceeds twelve months ( Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 , s43(3) ) . |
| 25 | erm , and to use a word that would be used in other areas , retraining goes on , amongst the judiciary or do they just get to this pinnacle , and then hold it against all comers , until they choose to retire , I mean , in any other , er , job where you have a peculiar expertise , like that , you would be expected to update yourself , to keep up with the trends , you would be sent away to conferences , and retraining courses . |
| 26 | By diffusing gas in or out of the bladder or expelling it directly through the connecting tube , a fish could accurately control its level in the water . |
| 27 | Next she considered the potatoes : in the past she had always cooked them in their skins , but recently it had been suggested that potato skins , if not carcinogenic , were yet harmful to the system , perforating the bowel or preventing it from absorbing the vital vitamins . |
| 28 | Does it refer to territory already held by the Croatians or does it apply to old frontiers which are up for grabs ? |
| 29 | Moreover on a single decision — do we license this environment to the rest of the industry or do we keep it to ourselves — can depend the entire future of a computer company , with the wrong decision spelling oblivion . |
| 30 | However , this only happens if your debtor wants to defend the action or makes you an offer which you can and do refuse . |