Example sentences of "or [verb] for [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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31 The only practical problem encountered ( apart from cases where the proffered acknowledgement form was ignored , and the seller returned his own acknowledgement form or called for a special negotiation ) was that some sellers ' administrative systems required the issue of their own acknowledgement form before an order could be logged .
32 A refusal to correct or apologise for an obvious mistake will enlarge the damages , as will the seriousness of the libel and the degree to which it is repeated .
33 The financial strain on the firm can be eased by : ( 1 ) effecting sufficient insurance cover ( see Chapter 5 ) ; ( 2 ) the inclusion of suitable provisions ( Clause 20 ) in the partnership deed clearly setting out the procedures to be adopted for the continuing partners to have the option to purchase the deceased 's share from his estate on an appropriate time scale or providing for an automatic accruer to the surviving partners ; ( 3 ) the inclusion of provisions in the deceased 's will enlarging the discretion of the personal representatives as to the time for realisation of assets in the estate and generally as to arrangements which may be concluded with the continuing partners ; and ( 4 ) where ( which is not unusual ) one of the personal representatives is a continuing partner , the inclusion in the will of specific authority for that partner in his capacity as personal representative and trustee to conclude agreements with the firm .
34 But this is only half the story , for Norris also believes that the lower jaw acts as an acoustic channel or probe for the returning sound .
35 Stretching to ease tired muscles , she debated whether to go for a swim in the pool or opt for a long soak in a warm scented bath .
36 Although the system had been modified in many villages so that the strips fell together instead of being widely separated , everybody , including squatters , had access to the common land and was able to earn some sort of a living from it , and this could be supplemented seasonally by labouring or harvesting for a bigger landowner .
37 In that moment , the student is freed to make decisions , to make judgements about the balance of the evidence , or to opt for a particular course of action .
38 If a school intends to operate a form of option system allowing pupils to drop history at Key Stage 4 or to opt for the short course or continue with the full course , pupils and parents will presumably wish to base their decision on performance to date .
39 This means that initially CD-I may be seen by those either upgrading their CD-A players or buying for the first time , as an added available dimension .
40 Salary is paid by the province or state for the first year after which the employer accepts responsibility .
41 The attempt here is to highlight the inadequacy of the present legal approach where it is assumed that selling on credit , or leasing for the useful life of the equipment is not lending , and that reservation of title on sale does not constitute the creation of a security interest but is merely an agreement as to the time at which the property should pass to the buyer .
42 It was true that I had n't been to see Jeeta or Anwar for a long time , what with the moving and my depression and everything , and wanting to start a new life in London and know the city .
43 Add the margarine or butter and rub in with your hands or blend for a few seconds .
44 No replacement has yet been sought ; or found for the vacant post of Chief Executive .
45 However , there are cases ( such as property specially built or adapted for a particular occupier ) where modifications are needed .
46 One such exception concerns circumstances where a particular person does not have close relatives , where there seems to be an expectation that kin in the outer circle should give more support than they otherwise might , as it were deputizing or substituting for the non-existent children or parents .
47 This kind of committee can either be permanent or appointed for a special purpose .
48 Clearly , this is not practical in terms of safety or comfort for a small child .
49 On at least a morning a week at ‘ family specialist ’ hotels , children are collected , given breakfast and taken on a trip or entertained for a few hours so their parents can enjoy a morning on their own .
50 But being in a wheelchair does n't stop them having fun — or falling for the leading man .
51 Some have reluctantly had to give up an earlier nursing career because of ill health , or to care for a dependent partner , close relative or friend .
52 The special link has been successfully granted or removed for the given LIFESPAN user .
53 Telephone or write for a personal itinerary today .
54 PLEASE TELEPHONE OR WRITE FOR A FREE CATALOGUE OF ALL OUR PRODUCTS
55 If you want to learn more about horses you either have to go and work in a training yard or enrol for a college-based course — right ?
56 The desire or need for a fresh start arose either because , as in the United States , some neighbouring communities wished to unite together under a new government ; or because , as in Austria or Hungary or Czechoslovakia after 1918 , communities had been released from an Empire as the result of a war and were now free to govern themselves ; or because , as in France in 1789 or the U.S.S.R. in 1917 , a revolution had made a break with the past and a new form of government on new principles was desired ; or because , as in Germany after 1918 or in France in 1875 or in 1946 , defeat in war had broken the continuity of government and a fresh start was needed after the war .
57 A labourer complained , " touching in particular the said churchwardens and overseers of the poor , not finding a house and providing labour or work for the said William Ashton to do in the parish " .
58 His encounters with the eagles he met convinced him that he was not yet experienced or powerful enough to seek territory of his own , or to head for the far north-west where golden eagles are notoriously fierce and strong .
59 Once it has occurred , the analyst connects the feature in question with his impression of or feeling for the whole work , and may be led to modify this as a result .
60 ‘ The Poetry of Perestroika ’ is an anthology of poems that were written , or published for the first time , during the period when the bureaucratic grip was gradually loosened .
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