Example sentences of "[vb infin] [art] [adj] [noun sg] or [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | This form of aggression , if not leading to an outright kill , can easily stress the attacked coral or anemone and cause them to bleach and eventually die . |
2 | All employees must receive explicit information about the vision , values , priorities , and rewards that will govern the new state or condition . |
3 | Two were routine , one richly comic , one quite serious ; and in none did I experience the slightest pain or discomfort . |
4 | In the computer industry , as with any other , ideas have to be discussed with various persons and organizations with a view to raising finance and granting licences to use or make the resulting invention or copyright work . |
5 | You should also note , in using hedging and qualifying expressions , that they will affect the overall tone or REGISTER of your essay ( as we shall examine in the next chapter ) . |
6 | Mr. Heseltine stressed the sale would n't affect the Royal Mail or Post Office Counters . |
7 | Whenever I talk about these things anywhere in the country , I find that people who have been burgled or mugged , or have had items stolen from their vehicles would much prefer the young man or woman who committed the crime to do something to compensate or repay them instead of spending a brief time in prison , with all the disadvantages that that involves . |
8 | A separate U.S.C. faction under General Mohamed Farrah Hassan ‘ Aidid , ’ who have the support of the Somali National Movement , do not recognise the new president or government . |
9 | The nature of the benefit which the employer is said to have derived from a particular invention is readily ascertainable if the employee can show that the employer is in receipt of royalty payments from licensees who have been permitted to develop , manufacture and market the patented article or process . |
10 | They can include a simple comparison or synonym , eg this is something like that ; this word can be used instead of that . |
11 | ‘ It 's such a pity , ’ she gabbled on , ‘ one ca n't go out and buy a new husband or wife the next day , like you do with puppies or kittens . |
12 | Where the Purchasing Manager 's particular expertise comes into its own is in the presentation and evaluation of purchasing alternatives , or in the assessment of whether to make or buy a particular product or component . |
13 | By the way , that 's Grandparents Day — so while you are in Woolworths why not buy a special card or gift . |
14 | If you use both hands on the boom to run through the shallows it will only need an awkward gust or wave to rip the sail from your grasp . |
15 | Dogs will respect an older dog or bitch . |
16 | The key to 88open 's future , as he sees it , is being able to test and certify binary compatibility across systems that do not include an 88000 processor or application . |
17 | The key to 88open 's future , as he sees it , is being able to test and certify binary compatibility across platforms that do not include an 88000 processor or application . |
18 | Some employers will include an advisory interview or session with the district finance officer or personnel officer in order to work out income tax and superannuation or pension fund arrangements , or you can request an interview if such an offer is not forthcoming . |
19 | Section 18 of the OAPA as amended reads : [ w ] hosoever shall unlawfully and maliciously by any means whatsoever wound or cause any grievous bodily harm to any person … with intent … to do some grievous bodily harm to any person or with intent to resist or prevent the lawful apprehension or detainer of any person shall be guilty … |
20 | Borja also declared a monthly increase of 10 sucres in the price of petrol , but did not specify the effective date or duration of the measure . |
21 | But how did he choose the initial state or configuration of the universe ? |
22 | This willing integration is significantly different from the case at the other end of this spectrum , where the individual artist is in effect available for hire to glorify or embellish the particular court or household which has hired him . |
23 | Nor , even if full-time , did they typically do the same type or level of paid work as that performed by the men who were included in the employers ' pension schemes . |
24 | A policeman had suspected them for loitering about , they would n't give a reasonable explanation or account of themselves . |
25 | Not only would winning the order mean around some £60 million worth of work a year for the next decade for Ferranti , but it would give a successful bidder or partner for Ferranti access to crucial next-generation radar technology . |
26 | Not only would winning the order mean around some £60 million worth of work a year for the next decade for Ferranti , but it would give a successful bidder or partner for Ferranti access to crucial next-generation radar technology . |
27 | A rabbit can negotiate a vertical rise or fall , being able to lever and push itself up or down , using its body against the sides of the hole . |
28 | Further , any person contemplating publication of statements in such a discussion would face duplication of the proceedings and increased costs in any case where the allegations made do identify an individual councillor or officer . |
29 | One owner after another makes the amused discovery that these simple objects will keep the playful cat or kitten occupied much longer than any fancy toy . |
30 | The main aim has been to design a spatial arrangement which will provide the required performance or function . |