Example sentences of "or [vb base] [pron] [adv prt] to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Well , I really ought to give them to her personally , or send them back to the bank . |
| 2 | It was either that or dump herself on to the perch in a heap , having given up the struggle , and she was much too graceful and proud to let something as undignified as that happen . |
| 3 | I would send it swooping over and under hers , or dive it down to the sands while I stood on a dune cliff , pulling the kite down to nick tall towers of sand I 'd built , then pulling up again , the kite trailing a spray of sand through the air from the collapsing tower . |
| 4 | Keep the test papers safe or pass them on to the class teacher ( or the student ) so that weak areas can be diagnosed . |
| 5 | Can you eliminate some of the administration — or pass it on to the administrators — thereby releasing your time for more profitable activities ? |
| 6 | The registrar may refer any matter to the judge that he thinks should properly be decided by the judge , and the judge can either dispose of the matter or refer it back to the registrar ( r 7.6(3) ) . |
| 7 | New evidence is not usually heard , but if it is material and could not reasonably have been heard by the Panel the Committee may hear it or refer it back to the Panel . |
| 8 | I 'll have it out of him or turn him over to the press gang . |
| 9 | You should remove the cichlids as soon as possible and transfer them to a separate tank which is set-up specifically for African cichlids , or take them back to the place you bought them . |