Example sentences of "[conj] [noun pl] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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1 | 8 State which properties and/or accessories you would use in displays of the following merchandise to create an appropriate atmosphere : |
2 | In order to establish how police work is accomplished , therefore , it is necessary to examine such things as the common-sense notions ordinary policemen and women have about their role , what they consider to be the essence of police work , what typifications and categorizations infuse the practical reasoning they employ to accomplish policing tasks , and what ‘ recipes ’ or guide-lines they adopt in undertaking the various aspects of their job . |
3 | And then when you was boiling your potatoes or vegetables you you used to have tho th the iron saucepans in them days . |
4 | It is not always easy to know who does what at Trinity Road or who to speak to on any requests or queries you may have . |
5 | It is far better to look upon the purpose of such negotiations as to define the risks which each party is willing to accept , and what benefits or rewards he requires from the other party in order to accept those risks . |
6 | They constantly warned us of the danger of the roads , about the thieves and vagabonds who dressed in green or brown buckram and played Robin Hood in the dark forests or wastelands we passed through . |
7 | it keeps no record of wrongs or times she has told him to wipe his feet . |
8 | When he does specify precise quantities or times he is often wrong . |
9 | By depriving these children of the chance to learn languages or humanities we are depriving them of all those resources that the ruling elites of the country find so important . |
10 | But I was surprised because the songs are so good that even when they 're getting massacred by cats and dogs or Germans or Russians they still stand up . |
11 | They remained in control over the means of mass communications but those whose work or views they had long ignored were now clamouring for access . |
12 | She did not know how many miles or minutes she would have to drive before she left Ayling farmlands behind too . |
13 | When you push the chair down kerbs or ramps it is safest to go down backwards , as the patient might fall out of the chair if he is facing forwards as the chair tilts downwards . |
14 | It is therefore conceptually useful to distinguish between what the mass media tell us to think about — this is signalled by the events they cover — and what specific attitudes or opinions we have to adopt towards those events , though clearly these distinctions may be difficult to uphold in practice . |
15 | Essentially , the cases and their history were studied to establish what factors or characteristics they had in common . |
16 | As infants they cry or scream , as toddlers they whine or have tantrums , as older children or teenagers they learn to quarrel , argue , sulk and make hurtful remarks . |
17 | Could I make a constructive suggestion in this context of board salaries or remunerations or compensation packages or bonuses I 'm saying that in a slightly tongue in cheek way because I believe that the majority of shareholders do n't understand the differences between these concepts , as you gentlemen evidently do . |
18 | However , before you place any flowers into presses or books they will have to be properly prepared . |
19 | When it 's like pancake mix I tend , or omelettes I tend to use two bowls and even though I only really need to use one . |
20 | Treaty did not apply to the fundamental right possessed by each state under international law freely to decide to which persons or vessels it would or would not grant its nationality . |
21 | Thus , the FIATA freight forwarder is not generally the actual carrier of the goods , although it can carry the cargo in vehicles or vessels it owns or has leased or of which it is the designated operator . |
22 | But it found 14pc were kept waiting and some respondents said they had not been allowed the music or songs they requested . |
23 | What people think of the media in general and each medium in particular and the role or roles they perceive them to play in their lives and in society are important preliminary considerations which have to be studied . |
24 | He did n't mind at first but when he kept bumping into sculptures of boats , animals or castles he became more and more frustrated . |
25 | Any fears or doubts she might have had were immediately swept away by his overwhelming joy and pleasure . |
26 | Another insight that has been coming to me consistently is that instead of beseeching God to undertake certain actions or to grant certain mercies or blessings we should state our faith that He is already and always at work in the way that we desire , so that our petition becomes an expansion of our address to Him , a relative clause expressing our conviction of faith that He is already doing what we were about to request Him to do . |
27 | Also the flower shirts and the unctuous neckerchiefs , and that kaftan or dhoti he dons at weekends — white , and similar in cut to his surgical smock but with different associations . |
28 | I have to get down all the colours or elements I want for the poem . |
29 | Usually , he took a walk in the evenings , going down Kennington Park Road as far as the Oval , and dropping into a pub on the way back for an ale and a chat with any friends or acquaintances he found there . |
30 | When you speak to strangers or acquaintances you meet , do you |