Example sentences of "[conj] [vb base] [pers pn] [prep] [art] [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 | But it is illegal to import it , send it through the post or display it to the general public . |
| 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 | Did it open out a larger world for you , or confine you in a smaller one ? |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Someone may jump onto you or grab you in a lonely street . |
| 9 | I would be inclined to house the mower elsewhere , or replace it with an electric one . |
| 10 | Managers were encouraged by corporate head office to eradicate such excesses at the work-outs , not to refer them to committees or put them through the proper channels . |
| 11 | Dispose of dirty nappies by flushing them down the toilet , or put them in a sealed plastic bag . |
| 12 | Drain well in a colander and divide them among individual bowls or put them in a large soup tureen . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 ) . |
| 15 | Or put it in a left-luggage compartment somewhere . ’ |
| 16 | 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 ? |
| 17 | Ho , master greybeard loon , ’ he was shouting to Kelly , ‘ come fill the cup , or stap me for a whey-faced knave . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ He would either go with the victims or meet them at the Macro warehouse in North Acton . |
| 19 | Or give them to a nearby playgroup or primary school , which will welcome any old cards that the children can cut up for collages . |
| 20 | Post a notice as large as is allowed , with coloured lettering , or mount it on a jazzy or tartan paper . |
| 21 | It is more difficult to keep within the powers they confer , to change them or interpret them on a pragmatic basis . |
| 22 | Position it in the centre of the mantelpiece , stand it on a shelf on its own , shine a spotlight on to it , or hang it on an empty wall where it will attract attention . |
| 23 | The holder can not cash the cheque , but only pay it in to a bank account , or savings bank , or assign it to a third party . |
| 24 | The defendant supplied the product otherwise than in the course of a business and the defendant did not produce it ( or own-brand it or import it into the European Community ) with a view to profit . |
| 25 | You purchase players or get them from the free-transfer market . |
| 26 | The likeliest sources of error would be to underestimate ganglion cell density in the central retina , or overestimate it in the peripheral retina , in the standard distribution function . |
| 27 | To refer the case back to the same solicitor who has reported that the case can not now be won , or refer it to a different lawyer ? |
| 28 | Those of us who did n't join up until 1943 , either because we were too young or like me in a reserved occupation , did n't really stand much chance of promotion , not unless we were absolutely brilliant and not many of us were that . |
| 29 | Even without the element of uncertainty , however , potential plaintiffs may be reluctant to inflict on the company the disruption that an action against a director can involve , or expose it to the unfavourable publicity that might result from airing its difficulties in public . |
| 30 | They will either deal with your enquiry or direct you to the appropriate department in the University . |