Example sentences of "[vb infin] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In spite of being an experimental novelist himself , Charles Newman has recently levelled a fierce attack on postmodernism which he argues ‘ has come to rely upon its own linguistic awareness of itself rather than plot or character development , to provide its own momentum ’ ( Newman 1985 : 98 ) . |
| 2 | She does design or something . |
| 3 | However , this information needs to be given very carefully so that it does n't anger or hurt the person . |
| 4 | Women recognize that some of their tears are tears of weakness , and these are the tears which come as an alternative to rage and anger or as a way of coping with their feelings of powerlessness . |
| 5 | For several hundred years , the ‘ Debatable Land ’ was largely uninhabited and to keep it that way , in 1551 , a proclamation was issued jointly by the two nations , to the effect that : ‘ All Englishmen and Scottishmen after this proclamation is made are , and shall be , free to rob , burn , spoil , slay , murder and destroy , all and every such person or persons , their bodies , buildings , goods and cattle as do remain or shall inhabit upon any part of the said debatable land . |
| 6 | One who inherits a title whilst a Member of the House of Commons or a candidate for a seat in it can remain or become a Member for only one month before disclaiming . |
| 7 | What did you do to let the thoughts remain or to rid yourself of them ? |
| 8 | You are old , you are bed-ridden , the work falls to me , you do not think or care , lying here day after day , waited upon and given in to , without worries or anxiety . |
| 9 | For it is the will of our courteous Lord that we should be as much at home with him as heart may think or soul desire . ’ |
| 10 | How might you think or behave differently if you gave up these better thans ? |
| 11 | For three of four months I could n't think or do anything else . |
| 12 | At whatever age , whether your parents are alive or dead , do you regularly think or speak negatively about them ? |
| 13 | Equipment can not think or solve problems ; humans can . |
| 14 | Now we have n't , erm talking about er cars as to other forms of transport and on the whole there 's been more complaints about the public transport than they have about cars , but you surely do n't think or maybe you do , I mean what 's bad about cars ? , |
| 15 | what do you think or are you satisfying a market ? |
| 16 | She may say she loves you and perhaps she does in her way , but Pickles does n't think or feel deeply about anything . |
| 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 | Or did he think Or did he think it was pneumonia ? |
| 19 | ‘ I ca n't think or work properly on an empty stomach . ’ |
| 20 | Whatever you may think or believe about my mother , you must understand that . ’ |
| 21 | Erm here 's a launch pad er for Patrick to earn substantial money , there are five companies there , ignoring the er area health authority er arena because we have n't got that up here , er which company do you think or which environment do you think you 'd be most comfortable in ? |
| 22 | being afraid what sort of things scared ah what people might think or saying |
| 23 | Is that the telephone 's fault d' ya think or is that fault I mean salesman coming in as well . |
| 24 | Before she could think or reason she levelled the gun at the face before her and felt herself pull the trigger . |
| 25 | we can maximise the space if you get in that leg room of about one millimetre or lie down on people 's laps and then we can build or may be even lie down on |
| 26 | This is not to say that the English can not absorb or debate French or other foreign ideas . |
| 27 | At some frequencies even the best optical fibre available will absorb or scatter light , whereas at other frequencies they will pass light with almost no attenuation or scattering . |
| 28 | And so the gulls can absorb or accommodate the pressures of the wind , standing apparently unconcerned in gusts which are tossing around 180-litre oil drums like playthings . |
| 29 | Command of the aircraft rests with the more experienced pilot , rather than the one of higher rank , so that the situation can arise Where a recently promoted sergeant is making the tactical decisions for a relatively senior captain . |
| 30 | A situation could arise where harmful bacteria , having become immune to disinfectants , survive to cause illness which can not be treated by antibiotics . |