Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] or [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Causton plans to alter the ends of the polymers to make them stick better to specific surfaces or make them attractive to only a particular protein . |
| 2 | If you want to share them , put a new condom on them for each user or wash them thoroughly in hot water ( as long as the toy is not electrical ! ) . |
| 3 | my Lord , er , er , in , in my submission the , the , the highest really could put their case is that if the matter were referred your Lordship simply did n't stay proceedings or permitted them for example to apply for interim payment or permitted them to take some procedural steps to pursue their action so that they were n't unduly delayed should they succeed at the end of the day and that would be a major concession because it would run against a normal rule cos on a reference the entire proceedings are stayed , that 's not a case just saying even if that is done , er that anybody is saying that particular measure is or is good is not good or may not be forced in the interim |
| 4 | He has already reversed many measures taken by previous governments , which used martial law over economic matters and to detain political opponents or ban them from work or travel . |
| 5 | I mean , that 's the kind of thing one often hears on this programme , is it wishful thinking or d' you think we could actually achieve it ? |
| 6 | Do you want that piece or do you want me to cut you another ? |
| 7 | Proper local accountability requires a substantial source of revenue , and freedom to spend that revenue or reduce it . |
| 8 | if you are a new mum who would like to be put in touch with another mum or feel you can offer some support 'phone me on |
| 9 | Idle to say that such conformity is merely British : if it were so , the world would not so readily understand British fiction or buy it ; and buy it does , whether as novels , films or TV serials . |
| 10 | It is difficult to speak of popular religion or to define it in a satisfactory way , because it included an amalgam of magic and superstition , belief and doubt , the pagan and the Christian . |
| 11 | If so are you going to use one of the commercial companies or do it through the government-backed Export Credits Guarantee Department ? |
| 12 | A question to the effect ‘ Have you any other licence for this vehicle or have you ever passed a Ministry of Transport test for this vehicle ? ’ can be put to the defendant and entered in the officer 's statement of evidence together with the negative reply . |
| 13 | If you break a piece , replace it ; do not try to use the broken pieces or glue them together , the magnetic circuit properties will be affected . |
| 14 | The right thing is for the two counties to get together and to make a joint decision and , if necessary , to have a public inquiry or to leave it to the Minister to call the scheme in if he is not satisfied . |
| 15 | Both Britomart and Radigund forgot their skill in battle ( whether they also forgot their feminine nature or revealed it is more difficult to determine ) . |
| 16 | It is extraordinary how often professional golfers record the wrong score or add it up incorrectly . |
| 17 | Only ‘ cause looking at your first question : do you use public transport or do you promote it — there are of course all sorts of arguments sort of for and against that sort of scheme that people have to use their cars . |
| 18 | If you try to make life complicated for yourself by using the wrong tool or handling it in an inappropriate fashion then the result is solely your responsibility . |
| 19 | On a grander scale this is the perennial argument about whether ideologies follow social changes or create them . |
| 20 | Similarly you could try shortening the meeting , holding it on a different day or suspending it altogether for a few weeks . |
| 21 | Is this couple 's problem simply different expectations regarding the frequency of sexual relations or does it go deeper ? |
| 22 | And do we , do we find some partners or do we do it just the two of us ? |
| 23 | To do this on a significant scale he had either to supersede another lord or outrank him so that the following of one lord became a component in the retinue of a superior lord . |
| 24 | To do this on a significant scale he had either to supersede another lord or outrank him so that the following of one lord became a component in the retinue of a superior lord . |
| 25 | To fill in the travelling time chant leaders are actively engaged in trying out new versions of old chants or making them up from scratch . |
| 26 | You had to satisfy the Traffic Commissioners , that what you are proposing would , would answer the cause , would n't give rise to erm great hardships to the travelling public and erm oh you 're preparing a fare increase about a year before it actually came up to , in front of the Commissioners and then he would erm , perhaps make some alterations or give you a date when you could apply . |
| 27 | ‘ THE majority party passes this bill or admits it ca n't govern ’ , said the Washington Post on May 26th . |
| 28 | Do you want it to be just a commercial success or do you see it as an opportunity to exhibit large or unusual works , or the sort of work you would like to do more of ? |
| 29 | Have you now learnt how to do this tying or do you have to go and see Terry every time ? |
| 30 | Whether you welcome this idea or view it with horror will depend upon who you are . |