Example sentences of "[vb base] or [vb base] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Scholz was wearing that wise , reflective look that pipe-smokers get or act on the few occasions their pipes are working well . |
| 2 | put the name of your man onto a postcard and send it to us at Central South … in Abingdon where our post code is 0X 14 1SA … prizes if you guess or vote for the right man … two season tickets for the manor and five United shirts … |
| 3 | put the name of your man onto a postcard and send it to us at Central South … in Abingdon where our post code is 0X 14 1SA … prizes if you guess or vote for the right man … two season tickets for the manor and five United shirts … |
| 4 | Try to relate the interim end-result of everything you do , decide or say to the overall profitable contribution expected of you at the year 's end . |
| 5 | Latecomers sink or swim in the great flotation race . |
| 6 | Their power rests on the continuing ability of the old world to refuse to think , see or care about the Third World . |