Example sentences of "or [vb base] [adv] [art] [noun] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Richard Coleman , managing directors of Compass Commercial Services , agreed that the MoD was a significant marketplace , although most of the contracts were now being let on a retender basis and a new insecurity in what was already a high risk business had recently presented itself — the application to the public sector of Transfer of Undertakings legislation , when incoming contractors are obliged to retain staff at current rates of pay , terms and conditions , or pick up the redundancy liability . |
| 2 | Drill or channel out the wall plaster for rear cable entry |
| 3 | Drill or channel out the wall plaster for water pipe entry |
| 4 | … or wire up the junction box to replace a rose , wired from its own junction box . |
| 5 | Make the beds or clear away the breakfast things ? ’ |
| 6 | What he can not do without infringing the duty of fidelity is to make such preparations in his employer 's time or use or disclose either the business secrets or trade connections of his employer . |
| 7 | Secondly , the event risk is the likelihood of such a person forgetting to light the gas , switch off the electric cooker , lock the doors , or turn off the bath tap . |
| 8 | If I 've got to turn out drawers or turn out the airing cupboard or get the kitchen tidy , it 's a relaxation for me and I like it , or just going through some interior decoration books or moving the furniture round — I 'm a great mover of furniture . |
| 9 | But once you 've got there , you do n't have to play down the big moments , or play up the character scenes , because it 's all so perfectly balanced . ’ |
| 10 | Despite the fact that most applicants are anxious to secure a job or move up the career ladder , the process is really two-way . |
| 11 | It will then excavate a burrow , or take over a rabbit hole ( ousting the occupant if necessary ) . |
| 12 | With the national and strategic interest of the United States as part of its more elevated terms of reference , the CIA would co-opt DEA informants at will or take over a DEA operation that suited its purpose or use the DEA as a cloak for its own interests or activities without much regard for the lesser claims of law enforcement . |
| 13 | We have arranged a special offer : Country Living readers will be admitted free on presentation of the first page of this article ( or take along the March issue if you do not wish to cut your magazine ) . |
| 14 | If you wish to explore the village of Badby on foot or join either The Knightley Way or The Nene Way , parking is available at the picnic area on the A361 ( marked on the map ) . |
| 15 | But before you jet off to soak up sun and sangria , or cruise around the Norfolk Broads give some thought to security . |