Example sentences of "[vb infin] or [verb] [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What did you do to let the thoughts remain or to rid yourself of them ? |
| 2 | It 's not been for us to tell people what they should or should n't eat or do anything with , because the , in , in one respect that 's a nann nannying attitude from er , whether it 's the legislators saying we 're not going to approve the right legislation so that you have that information , but on the other hand by manufacturers and others saying you trust us . |
| 3 | You can paint or stain them to any colour you want . |
| 4 | Their main advantages are : wood is an excellent insulator ; the windows come in an wide range of standard sizes ( and non-standard ones are easy for a joiner to make up if necessary ) ; they are , generally speaking , the cheapest type of replacement window to buy ; and you can paint or stain them to any colour you want . |
| 5 | Check the prices against what you can buy or install yourself before ordering . |
| 6 | The blastocyst will now implant or embed itself in the endometrium , losing its membrane . |
| 7 | But we do n't need or love you as an organ gone sour that stinks in the wind . |
| 8 | It was her apartment , paid for with her own money , and she did n't need or want him in her life any more . |
| 9 | They move around the tank , scattering the smaller fish in all directions , although they do n't attack or harm them in any way . |
| 10 | ( a ) The Agency Principle Section 5 of the Partnership Act ( power of partner to bind the firm ) states that : Every partner is an agent of the firm and his other partners for the purpose of the business of the partnership ; and the acts of every partner who does any act for carrying on in the usual way of business of the kind carried on by the firm of which he is a member bind the firm and his partners , unless the partner so acting has in fact no authority to act for the firm in the particular matter , and the person with whom he is dealing either knows that he has no authority , or does not know or believe him to be a partner . |
| 11 | An act carried out by a partner in the usual course of the business of the firm will be binding on the firm notwithstanding that the partner concerned lacked the necessary authority unless the third party knew of the limitation to that partner 's authority or did not know or believe him to be a partner . |
| 12 | You must not subsequently display or offer it for sale as your own work ! |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | Such theories , he remarks , ‘ are not centrally concerned with literature ; indeed , they may marginalize or abandon it as a category ’ , and he instances their source in such fields as philosophy , psychology , sociology , anthropology , linguistics . |
| 15 | Even the DGSE might have baulked at letting them drown or shooting them in cold blood . |
| 16 | ‘ Did you see or hear anything at all which might be regarded as suspicious or unusual — either then , or earlier in the evening ? ’ |
| 17 | In an age when insurance against all forms of liability is commonplace , it is surely not surprising or unjust if law makes persons who carry on some kinds of hazardous undertakings liable for the harm they do , unless they can excuse or justify it on some recognisable ground . ’ |
| 18 | If someone very close ( a member of your family , for instance ) were to come into the room while you were in that state , you would be aware of it but you probably would not move or do anything about it because it felt ‘ right ’ . |
| 19 | Music had been important to her and the shelves held a catholic collection of records with which he could refresh or console himself during the two weeks ' holiday . |
| 20 | If I ca n't read or understand something in the paper he discusses it with me — about what is happening in the country or the community or about what politics can mean . |
| 21 | DO NOT drink or eat anything at all . |
| 22 | Let him go or pass it by ? ’ |
| 23 | Rain had to choose whether to let him pass or lead him into the house and try to steer him away from the kitchen . |
| 24 | We must not disable or marginalise them in a society that increasingly seems interested only in the successful . |
| 25 | If the wife can so easily dispose of this property , it may be that her husband will coax or bully her into parting with it to him or to his creditors , and so it allows her a privilege which no other grown-up person of sound mind in the country can enjoy . |
| 26 | She wept easily and often anyway : frequently dissolving in front of Alice , who would then coax or bully her into all sorts of concessions . |
| 27 | There are all kinds and levels of faith but only one God who will accept or reject us for the lives we live today . |
| 28 | I have been convinced for a long time that people could not love , accept or respect me for the person I am , only for the amazing amount of exercise I can do . |
| 29 | Dress shop assistants grow supercilious , aware that they can uplift or slay us with a single comment . |