Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] [pron] [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Once a bank purchases such bills it can hold the bills to maturity or sell them in a secondary market to any other bank(s) .
2 Or scanned you at a maiden aunt 's ,
3 And carry them , either carry them , or push them on a two-wheeled trolley , all through the round the lace market to 's , and various other And if I were lucky , and the 's van was going round the lace market , and I 'd got three or four parcels , I used to go with little Tommy and his horse and van , round the lace market , and he was delivering dress goods then .
4 The Public Service Vehicles ( Conduct of Drivers , Conductors and Passengers ) Regulations makes it an offence for a person to ‘ use obscene and offensive language , or to conduct himself in a riotous or disorderly manner . ’
5 Did it open out a larger world for you , or confine you in a smaller one ?
6 She thinks it is simply awful that being successful and ( reading the ill-camouflaged sub-text ) gorgeous means that men wo n't chat her up , admire her breasts or perceive her as a sexual creature .
7 If you try to make life complicated for yourself by using the wrong tool or handling it in an inappropriate fashion then the result is solely your responsibility .
8 It was still unthinkable to see him without his sketchbook and pencil , but of the hundreds and hundreds of drawings he made , he gave away many or sold them for a few francs .
9 If a stranger , or a bully , or even someone you know tries to harm you or touch you in a frightening way , RUN AWAY and get help .
10 The judge also had to consider a submission made by the mother that the return of the children ( if ordered ) would expose them to a ‘ grave risk of physical or psychological harm or place them in an intolerable situation ’ within the terms of paragraph ( b ) of article 13 .
11 Whilst most of us , for example , can cope with having the occasional murderous thought about people we love , or work with , there are other people for whom such thoughts constitute a profound assault on their self-worth , and who must , therefore , either suffer that sense of worthlessness or involve themselves in an intense effort to deny or rationalize the thought .
12 Someone may jump onto you or grab you in a lonely street .
13 I would be inclined to house the mower elsewhere , or replace it with an electric one .
14 Dispose of dirty nappies by flushing them down the toilet , or put them in a sealed plastic bag .
15 Drain well in a colander and divide them among individual bowls or put them in a large soup tureen .
16 Some furnishings , pot-holders and ornaments have a very strong-smelling varnish coating , particularly cheap bamboo products with a glossy surface If you have any items of this sort , banish them or put them in an airtight container .
17 Half bury the log or timber in soil in a part of the garden where it will stay damp , or put it on a shaded window-sill in a plastic container ( ice-cream carton ) .
18 Or put it in a left-luggage compartment somewhere . ’
19 How might such processes be affected in female readers ' responses to stories about males , which concern traditionally male interests and which frequently exclude them altogether or restrict them to a passive role ?
20 This is most emphatically not the same as blaming ourselves or burdening ourselves with an unnecessary load of guilt .
21 This includes activities undertaken by individuals to prevent disease or to detect it in an asymptomatic state .
22 Ho , master greybeard loon , ’ he was shouting to Kelly , ‘ come fill the cup , or stap me for a whey-faced knave . ’
23 It is difficult to speak of popular religion or to define it in a satisfactory way , because it included an amalgam of magic and superstition , belief and doubt , the pagan and the Christian .
24 In this sense one is neutral only if one can affect the fortunes of the parties and if one helps or hinders them to an equal degree and one does so because one believes that there are reasons for so acting which essentially depend on the fact that the action has an equal effect on the fortunes of the parties .
25 Dress shop assistants grow supercilious , aware that they can uplift or slay us with a single comment .
26 If the water is available , a licence is issued , which gives the conditions under which the water can be taken , but , if there is insufficient water , the authority can refuse a licence or issue one for a smaller quantity .
27 Or imagine yourself in a peaceful place .
28 Or give them to a nearby playgroup or primary school , which will welcome any old cards that the children can cut up for collages .
29 Frequently , they expressed a sympathy for guerrilla activities and direct action , without recognizing that successful guerrilla movements were either controlled by an organized and disciplined party ( as in China ) or turned themselves into a traditional type of party ( as in Cuba ) when it became necessary to consolidate their rule and implement their policies .
30 Post a notice as large as is allowed , with coloured lettering , or mount it on a jazzy or tartan paper .
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