Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] [conj] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You 've no idea the miners and , and people that came out onto the road and had nowhere to go or stay and had nothing . |
| 2 | They can not be attacked in hand-to-hand combat either — the only way to destroy a Fanatic is to shoot him or to wait and let him collapse from exhaustion . |
| 3 | If she had sobbed or fainted or begged him , he would probably have given way . |
| 4 | After a few feeble and dispirited attempts to rotate his shoulders in a circular movement , or raise and lower his arms , he subsided with a groan and lay slumped until the nurse helped him up again and the torture continued . |
| 5 | This meeting is called by a manager to inform his subordinates or to instruct or to control them . |
| 6 | It is often guilt or fear that stops us from telling the truth . |
| 7 | If you have fractured a bone or fallen and damaged your back , do not move at all , you could make it worse . |
| 8 | to identify the political and economic groups that have an incentive either to promote and support particular prevention policies or to obstruct and oppose them ; |
| 9 | The various multi-individual influences on the purchase decision take the form of a number of roles which are : *the initiator — who originates the purchase process , having given expression to the need or want that motivates it . |
| 10 | To pass the time , they told Verdeţ what his fate would be if the government resorted to violence to suppress the strike or to try and rescue them . |
| 11 | When she saw him do this , Melanie knew he was going to kiss her or to try and kiss her . |
| 12 | Generally a restriction on the right to reject will be coupled with an express undertaking to make an allowance against the goods , or to repair or replace them . |
| 13 | Aerobics ( or exercises that make you puff ) have the advantage of making your heart fitter , but sometimes the disadvantage of pushing the body too far and causing excess wear and tear on ligaments and joints . |
| 14 | The offence is committed not just by a trader who supplies consumer goods that are not reasonably safe but also by a trader who agrees or offers to supply them or exposes or possesses them for supply . |
| 15 | I was much too small to climb their trees , or dig their fields , or kill and eat their animals . |
| 16 | The taxing officer hears the parties and decides any issues in dispute , either allowing the item in the bill to stand or disallowing or reducing it . |
| 17 | He ca n't behave or think or speak or do anything else better than I can — nearly as well as I can — so he 's going to be the Old Man of the Sea until I shake him off somehow . |
| 18 | Then everything was movement , sensation , and she could no longer laugh or speak or do anything but be carried along by a force greater than anything she had ever known before , a force that took them to the heavens to touch the stars that had already decided their destiny . |
| 19 | Subject to paragraphs 5 and 6 below , the Funding Council shall have the power — ( a ) to acquire , hold and dispose of land and other property ; ( b ) to enter into contracts , including contracts for the employment of staff for the purposes of the discharge of their functions ; ( c ) to invest any sums not immediately required by the Funding Council for the purpose of their carrying on any of the activities which they have power to carry on ; and ( d ) to accept gifts of money , land or other property and apply it to , or hold or administer it in trust for , the purpose of the discharge of any of their functions . |
| 20 | The proprietor of a design is given certain exclusive rights in relation to articles embodying the design ( for example , making or importing such articles for trade or business purposes or selling or hiring them ) . |
| 21 | So it will tend to pull and it almost definitely is either reaching or pulling or holding something or holding on for your life , |
| 22 | Assaulting a constable , or obstructing or resisting him in the execution of his duty are all specific statutory offences . |
| 23 | A great hush fell over the entire Wolfwood , as if , thought Snizort , every living creature knew or heard or sensed what had happened and was waiting to see what the Trees would do . |
| 24 | Well , we did n't have much luck out in the open because the rabbits saw or heard or smelt us coming a mile off and bolted down the nearest hole , even though we were mute and trying to stay down wind ( the wind kept switching direction in little gusts ) . |
| 25 | The lad 's prize was a silver shilling , the maids got a shilling and a kiss , and Mrs. Jarrett — well , for one terrified minute she thought she was due a kiss , too , but instead she had a stately one-round waltz on the meadow with the master , while everyone else laughed 206 or cheered or sang their own idea of a waltz tune . |
| 26 | A more contemporary example of this problem facing the police when they have to decide upon the choice between seeking to ban a procession or to protect and facilitate its progress is well illustrated by the events of Saturday 13 August 1977 in Lewisham , when the National Front marched through the busy streets in a provocative manner , much to the distress and anger of local residents , particularly those belonging to ethnic minorities . |
| 27 | People cease to cough or sniff or shuffle their feet . |
| 28 | He should be free to use or disclose or sell his skill and knowledge after the end of employment in any way he thinks fit . |
| 29 | And before those following could rein in and look for cover , or dismount and string their bows , or drive headlong into the trees from which their death was launched , the second volley followed the first . |
| 30 | But it ought not to be able to choose either to rescind or complete and preserve its right to claim damages . |