Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] [conj] [adv] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These can be amended to taste or completely overwritten . |
| 2 | The willow is cut between January and March , left in water until it starts to sprout and then peeled and dried . |
| 3 | You may find that your weight has fluctuated or even gone up . |
| 4 | In practice , unless the employer can show that the employee has copied or physically removed a list of names or the details of a process then it may be very difficult to establish that the knowledge of the employee is exclusively due to confidential information . |
| 5 | ( d ) Post-dissolution profits Section 42 of the Partnership Act is concerned with the rights of outgoing partners in certain cases to share profits made after dissolution : ( 1 ) Where any member of a firm has died or otherwise ceased to be a partner , and the surviving or continuing partners carry on the business of the firm with its capital or assets without any final settlement of accounts as between the firm and the outgoing partner or his estate , then , in the absence of any agreement to the contrary , the outgoing partner or his estate is entitled at the option of himself or his representatives to such share of the profits made since the dissolution as the Court may find to be attributable to the use of his share of the partnership assets , or to interest at the rate of five per cent per annum on the amount of his share of the partnership assets . |
| 6 | Columbia , now owned by Japan 's Sony , has become as well known for the high spending of its management team , Peter Guber and Jon Peters , as its films ; Mr Peters has now taken a back seat . |
| 7 | ( 3 ) The register shall not be rectified , except for the purpose of giving effect to an overriding interest or an order of the court , so as to affect the title of the proprietor who is in possession — ( a ) unless the proprietor has caused or substantially contributed to the error or omission by fraud or lack of proper care ; or … ( c ) unless for any other reason , in any particular case , it is considered that it would be unjust not to rectify the register against him . |
| 8 | ( 5 ) No indemnity shall be payable under this Act in any of the following cases : — ( a ) where the applicant or a person from whom he derives title ( otherwise than under a disposition for valuable consideration which is registered or protected on the register ) has caused or substantially contributed to the loss by fraud or lack of proper care ; … ( 6 ) Where an indemnity is paid in respect of the loss of an estate or interest in or charge on land the amount so paid shall not exceed — ( a ) Where the register is not rectified , the value of the estate , interest or charge at the time when the error or omission which caused the loss was made ; ( b ) Where the register is rectified , the value ( if there had been no rectification ) of the estate , interest or charge , immediately before the time of rectification . |
| 9 | Moreover they remain meaningful irrespective of whether Jones has read or even heard of Tolstoy . |
| 10 | My — my monster , if you will , learnt to talk and even learnt to read . |
| 11 | To the east of the Elbe the western demand for grain and timber had helped create and then kept in place a series of societies based upon the feudal manorial order of lords and serfs . |
| 12 | The water monitor has a flattened tail for propulsion in water and nostrils at the tip of its nose to aid breathing when nearly submerged . |
| 13 | It can be calculated that during 1979 , 18 000 women will attend clinics in England suffering from chlamydial infection , which they have no hope of getting diagnosed and therefore treated . |
| 14 | At yesterday 's welcoming press conference he declined to comment and instead confined his remarks to the job in hand : seven matches in Wales , five in Ireland and one ( against the Barbarians ) in England . |
| 15 | As I approached she began to smile but then stopped and screamed ‘ How can you f … ing live with yourself ? ’ and stormed off . |
| 16 | A winter-flowering cherry , planted in memory of someone in a place I can not visit to water regularly , bit the dust last spring , but a replacement seems to have become established and even had a few blossoms this winter . |
| 17 | Looking up , he saw the astral form of Gunda , a shepherdess he had attempted to seduce and then killed , with Wolfhead , the faithful boarhound he had also killed in a fury . |
| 18 | Pour on the warm sugar syrup and continue to whisk until well mixed . |
| 19 | Just over three years ago England defeated them 2-0 at Wembley , but Yugoslavia might have drawn or even won that game had they taken their chances . |
| 20 | Too many local authorities used the changeover to milk people of money that they did not have through bills that they could not have anticipated and therefore provided for . |
| 21 | In the 1960s , the idea had resurfaced — though not in a form that Owen would have recognised as remotely related to that that he had advocated . |
| 22 | Those who elect to receive cash receive a right to require the shares to be allotted credited as fully paid to a nominated person . |
| 23 | Stir in the cream cheese and continue to cook until thoroughly blended and piping hot . |
| 24 | However , the town 's art gallery and museum will not have to close as previously suggested . |
| 25 | It aims to show that closely related to the objective of resurrecting conservative social policies is a political method which involves an attempt to change Britain 's political landscape . |
| 26 | He was asked to wait and then shown into a room where a detective sergeant prepared to take a statement from him . |
| 27 | The Family Reunion , which we went to see and much enjoyed , had that autumn been put on again , and its success greatly heartened him . |
| 28 | Chapter 5 discusses courses offered by central training units , but respondents were also asked to indicate if centrally appointed staff or any other staff not on the library establishment , had responsibility for training library staff . |
| 29 | They taught me to ollie and stuff and I really liked it and kept going and never stopped . |
| 30 | I was shaved , given an enema , sent to shower and then directed to a bed in the delivery room . |