Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adv] [prep] [art] [noun] or " in BNC.
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| 1 | Either may arise only after the performance or occurrence of some particular acts . |
| 2 | ‘ If we knew where one of these things was going to be flown into space , ’ he said , speaking quickly before the words had time to escape , ‘ and we could sort of hang on to the sides or whatever , or maybe drive it like the Truck , and we took you with us , then we could jump off when we got up there and go and find this ship of ours , could n't we ? ’ |
| 3 | Sometimes his eyes would glaze over for a second or two as if he were out of their world altogether . |
| 4 | does it make any sense , like you could at least sort of fall back on the toilet or something . |
| 5 | If they do not seem to be doing too well , or if you have seen all you want to see , let the collected animals free again in the pond or other place from which you first took them . |
| 6 | Of course , you ca n't think exactly like a keyboard or a sax player would when you 're playing the guitar — the instrument will always shape the way you think to some extent . |
| 7 | Sometimes she would stay away for a day or two . |
| 8 | he really has to play , even though he will contribute little with the bat or in the field . |
| 9 | ‘ The firm name used by a multi-national partnership shall consist only of the name or names of one or more lawyers , being present or former principals of either the multi-national partnership or a predecessor legal practice , together with , if desired , other conventional references to the firm and to such persons ; or a name approved in writing by the Council as the name of the multi-national partnership or of a predecessor legal practice . ’ |
| 10 | ( b ) The Firm Name ( Clauses 1.01.3 and 3 ) Rule 11 of the Solicitors ' Practice Rules 1990 provides that : The name of a firm of solicitors shall consist only of the name or names of one or more present or former principals together with , if desired , other conventional references to the firm and to such persons ; or a firm name in use on 28th February 1967 ; or one approved in writing by the Council of the Law Society . |
| 11 | ‘ Perhaps she 'd do better with a cat or a dog . ’ |
| 12 | As the union ca n't negotiate separately with every club or pub in the country , the MU has established minimum rates of pay for these gigs . |
| 13 | By this , we mean that it will ascend perfectly when the sail is under pressure , and the line tension applies a driving force ; but it will tumble or spin off to the right or left if the line tension is relaxed . |
| 14 | The hurricane , the flood or the tsunami may do more in an hour or a day than the ordinary processes of nature have achieved in a thousand years . |
| 15 | But give him his due , he does not give up for a scratch or two , and not even a dagger could hold him off for ever . ’ |
| 16 | Do they integrate well with the text or a dialogue ? |
| 17 | I could turn convict , he thought , and live in prison and it would n't matter then about a job or all the things ahead that looks so unpromising . |
| 18 | In addition , the SSR must refer either to an SPR or to a valid module . |
| 19 | The submissions may be drawn together but can appear anywhere in the judgment or they may simply also be scattered through the judgment amongst the judicial reasoning , which may itself be discursive . |
| 20 | So er to get to your question erm I 've sort of not been doing anything erm I was hoping that I would be sort of fully fit round about now and then if I saw something on teletext er that was good I 'd just buzz off for a week or so . |
| 21 | We were on a lonely stretch of road just outside London : it was late in the afternoon , darkness was about to fall and we were arguing about whether we should hurry on to the city or stay at some roadside tavern for the night . |
| 22 | Some freshwater fish can see further into the red or longer wavelength part of the spectrum than we can . |
| 23 | Secondly , technical innovation may occur directly in the factory or workshop without any prior research expenditure and possibly as pure serendipity . |
| 24 | As she worked the crochet table-mats her mother had ordered , the intricate sequence of stitches could blot out for a moment or two the scenes that daily since that Easter feast she had staged between herself and Tommaso Talvi . |
| 25 | A composer is haunted by certain themes , subjects or moods , and he must look around for the stories or dramatic vehicles he needs to bring these themes to life as musical theatre . |
| 26 | Well , as er having listened to what Graham said against the er the G Ps and the pharmacists which er they totally agreed with what Graham was saying , what we do n't see either in the press or on television , a panel of G Ps and pharmacists condemning the National Health Service and the media do n't see that . |
| 27 | But experience can often make up for a yard or two of pace . |
| 28 | He was interested in who the local people wanted , whether they considered that a chap would fit in with the university or college , whether he 'd be acceptable to his colleagues . |
| 29 | Every Thursday is given over to a drop-in day , which is open to the previous year 's group to come back or to any girl on home-teaching , and sometimes girls from three or four years back may also drop in for a chat or advice . |
| 30 | Cheaper bags often have small thin baffles which can flatten away from the zip or none at all . |