Example sentences of "[v-ing] [conj] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On July 17 it was decreed that foreigners of Albanian nationality and origin should " upon their request be granted Albanian nationality , maintaining or not the nationality of their own state " . |
| 2 | still does n't fit and that 's the thing yeah I mean all this morning was saying you have n't seen under fire , they do n't stop and look around if they get down into cover he said how they suppose to know who 's firing or not ? , you know . |
| 3 | Moreover — another fruitful borrowing from physics — Pasteur discovered in 1848 that chemically identical substances could be physically distinct , e.g. rotating or not rotating the plane of polarised light . |
| 4 | Were n't no good saying you would n't do it , you had to do it and you had to go whether that was raining or not , yeah cos people relied on you taking round little bit of meat for their dinner that day , yeah . |
| 5 | ( d ) To acquire or undertake the whole or any part of the business , goodwill , and assets of any person , firm , or company carrying on or proposing to carry on the business or any part of the business which the Company is authorised to carry on and as part of the consideration for such acquisition to undertake all or any of the liabilities of such person , firm or company , or to acquire an interest in , amalgamate with , or enter into partnership or into any arrangement for sharing profits , or for co-operation , or for mutual assistance with any such person , firm or company , or for subsidising or otherwise assisting any person , firm or company , and to give or accept by way of consideration for any of the acts or things aforesaid or property acquired , any shares , debentures , debenture stock or securities that may be agreed upon , and to hold and retain , or sell , mortgage and deal with any shares , debentures , debenture stock of securities so received . |
| 6 | ( d ) To acquire or undertake the whole or any part of the business , goodwill , and assets of any person , firm , or company carrying on or proposing to carry on the business or any part of the business which the Company is authorised to carry on and as part of the consideration for such acquisition to undertake all or any of the liabilities of such person , firm or company , or to acquire an interest in , amalgamate with , or enter into partnership or into any arrangement for sharing profits , or for co-operation , or for mutual assistance with any such person , firm or company , or for subsidising or otherwise assisting any person , firm or company , and to give or accept by way of consideration for any of the acts or things aforesaid or property acquired , any shares , debentures , debenture stock or securities that may be agreed upon , and to hold and retain , or sell , mortgage and deal with any shares , debentures , debenture stock of securities so received . |
| 7 | These coins give no immediate clues as to their place of minting or indeed their date , for similar coinage in the name of Alexander continued to be made on a large scale for about a hundred years after his death . |
| 8 | Moreover , dividends are often low or non-existent , and p/es high , when a firm is enjoying or about to enjoy fast growth . |
| 9 | This booklet has been written to help you understand more about solvent misuse and to suggest ways in which you can help your children , whether they are sniffing or not . |
| 10 | he , erm and he 'll tell you whether it 's worth repairing or not Joyce |
| 11 | If it succeeds , it could turn the personal computer business upside down , by delivering what the PC always promised but has never quite achieved : the ability to work where and how you please , no matter what computer you are using or how limited your knowledge . |
| 12 | Physical exercise is becoming known as a valuable tool in treating depression , and if you find that hard to believe just try forcing yourself into a vigorous half hour 's sport , jogging or even just a brisk walk next time you feel low , and note the lift in your mood afterwards . |
| 13 | If anyone believed that by wearing , bestowing or even consuming particular substances it was possible to avert poison and other evils or positively to advance a cause , it was comforting enough to ensure the continuity of such beliefs . |
| 14 | School makes me nervous ; when I walk down the corridor I feel that everyone is staring at me , and because a lot of people know about my anorexia they think it their job to comment constantly on what I am eating or not eating , and how much better I look now that I 've put on weight . |
| 15 | I cried all day long and although Bessie tried hard to tempt me with nice things to eat or my favourite books , I took no pleasure in eating or even in reading . |
| 16 | A tickling , dry , hard cough ; great soreness in the chest on coughing or deep breathing . |
| 17 | In essence , a student 's attaining the status of depended on his gaining the sponsorship , after completing or nearly completing his studies , of the holder of one of a number of high-ranking learned posts , the scholars who held these posts each having the privilege on certain occasions of investing a certain number of students , his own or others , with the right to become . |
| 18 | But I I mean we I do n't know whether you think it 's worth contacting or not . |
| 19 | No time to play with the children , no time to take the dog for a walk or to try their hand at painting , boating or simply thoughtfully chewing a straw . |
| 20 | He was not very good about women 's clothes , only noticing whether they were becoming or not , but he recognised the quality of hers , and of the big leather handbag she had placed on the desk . |
| 21 | And if you 're not satisfied with what is happening or not happening you should say something but grandma insists that she must n't upset |
| 22 | You did n't know what was happening or why . ’ |
| 23 | Was he sulking or just ill with drinking ? |
| 24 | Many hallucinated that they were shrinking or else expanding to fill it . |
| 25 | ‘ Well , whether she indulged in a spot of matchmaking or not , when we got inside that barn I could n't keep my hands off you , ’ Vitor said , and a smile appeared in the corner of his mouth . |
| 26 | He also forget to find out whether the manufacturing process had been polluting or not . |
| 27 | Semi-legends of private collecting during the Soviet regime , which , for the sake of brevity , I can not elaborate on here , depict a strange world where protecting or completely concealing collections from the authorities was possible through partners who were free from political investigation , or through extensive gifts to museums or directly to the ‘ inner circle ’ . |
| 28 | This simplified presentation takes no account of subjects dying or otherwise being lost to the study between the two observation points . |
| 29 | But doctors and nurses do from time to time brush aside the protests of aged , dying or mentally affected patients . |
| 30 | … a Messuage or Tenement with the Outhouses , Yards , and Hereditaments , adjoining or near thereto , now or late in the Tenure or Occupation of Charles Titford … |