Example sentences of "or [vb base] [art] [noun sg] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | If B is threatened with a tort it is , of course , equally true that he may bring an action for damages if the tort is committed or bring an action for a quia timet injunction first , but , especially where the threat is of violence , it is perhaps less realistic to say that these legal remedies afford him adequate protection against the consequences of resistance . |
| 2 | The drafter should bear in mind that many of the terms included in the standard terms will not be enforced in most transactions ; their purpose may be to deter claims from trading partners , to deter litigation , or provide a basis for a negotiated settlement . |
| 3 | The completed painting could now exist in its own right or become the basis for a larger studio painting . |
| 4 | It is a fine place to have a picnic or take the dog for a long walk , by the ponds in the woodlands . |
| 5 | He just turned it up and he could make the thing do anything he liked : make toast or take the dog for a walk , answer the door … he could do anything with it . ’ |
| 6 | And in a radio programme , you have exactly the same thing , it 's the first fifteen or twenty seconds which makes you decide ‘ Am I going to listen to this , or am I going to switch this off , and go out and make a cup of tea or take the dog for a walk ? ’ |
| 7 | Scratch your back , or get the paper , or the get the post in , or take the dog for a walk or then , shall I ? |