Example sentences of "[verb] [conj] [vb infin] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For three of four months I could n't think or do anything else . |
| 2 | Before she could think or reason she levelled the gun at the face before her and felt herself pull the trigger . |
| 3 | If you have to cancel or change your plans , you may be charged a cancellation fee . |
| 4 | But , oddly enough , Harriet had never held it against Tom who , after all , could easily have elected to cancel or postpone their plans . |
| 5 | The Commission 's substantive decisions and the level of fines it imposes are subject to review by the European Court of First Instance , which is given power to increase fines as well as to cancel or reduce them . |
| 6 | All attempts to heal or tend him failed |
| 7 | The derivation of original research proposals is never easy , but to participate in their creation and perhaps to stimulate or catalyse them can be very exciting when there are no artificial restrictions on what can be done . |
| 8 | We wo n't actually make or do anything , but it will be really neat lying in the meadows thinking about all the money we are making on off-shore tax haven related business . |
| 9 | When he names the most-important squad of his England career — the one that could make or break him — I do hope he includes the names of Wright and Everton 's Peter Beardsley . |
| 10 | How these banks set about merging will make or break them |
| 11 | For one thing , we have to be smart at spotting new trends in feedstock usage , because this can make or break our profitability . |
| 12 | Accessories can make or break you . |
| 13 | But at this point I ca n't decide if the evening 's cabaret will consist of , ‘ Deep down , I 'm just the same old Lil you knew before , so how about it ? ’ or ‘ I 'm a star now , baby , and I can make or break you , so let's do it my way . ’ |
| 14 | The type of frame that you choose can either make or mar your work . |
| 15 | This can be understood to mean that Vietnam is not prepared to renounce or imperil her close ties with the Soviet Union . |
| 16 | It has the power to suspend or expel them from college . |
| 17 | You can nod or shake your head . ’ |
| 18 | The DSS has been arguing successfully for years that if a claimant was ignorant of his entitlement , that did not justify his failure to claim or justify his having a back payment . |
| 19 | It was decided , first , that in actions brought by the Crown to enforce or protect its proprietary or contractual rights , it should be in no different position from the ordinary citizen and so should be required to give an undertaking in the usual way . |
| 20 | The order of one court requesting the court in another country to enforce or recognise its orders is called an order in aid . |
| 21 | In extremity , with nowhere to go , and not even a believed theory to wear or hold his mind 's hand ( ‘ what will you run away with ? ’ ) , |
| 22 | In contrast , in this case , what is involved is not discriminatory treatment on grounds of nationality but a condition for the grant of nationality , and the member states are free to determine to whom they will grant or refuse their nationality , in the case of natural persons and ships alike . |
| 23 | But no way would we want or expect them to fund state education . ’ |
| 24 | Na , I mean answered a yes to that question , but I do n't think it 's a matter of do you want or do you no , cos I do n't think the choice is there . |
| 25 | Let us strive for relationships that are mutual and be careful not to impose ourselves on people who do n't want or need us . |
| 26 | With little access to trade outlets , early Inuit had neither the power nor the will to over-exploit or destroy their few resources . |
| 27 | I understand Tennant , an American , met Wimbledon owner Sam Hammam 10 days ago but he refuses to confirm or deny their rendezvous . |
| 28 | Sabine is not here to confirm or deny their conversation , and neither can she confirm or deny how much of her work went into the Durances . |
| 29 | And I certainly would not be there to confirm or deny it . |
| 30 | ‘ We are under instruction not to confirm or deny anything , ’ she said . |