Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] [pron] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To live in a beautiful country & to inure myself as much as possible to the labors of the field , have been for this year past my dream of the day , my Sigh at midnight — but to enjoy these blessings near you , to see you daily , to tell you all my thoughts in their first birth , and to hear your 's , to be mingling identities with you , as it were ; — the vision-weaving Fancy has indeed often pictured such things , but Hope never dared whisper a promise ! ’ |
| 2 | Allen 's attitude is playfully anarchic ; with a childlike spirit she gleefully undermines the serious , ‘ male ’ pose of the sculptor by knitting socks for her concrete sculpture , or producing what even she describes as ‘ grotesque object ’ . |
| 3 | This difference in the forces would stretch our astronaut out like spaghetti or tear him apart before the star had contracted to the critical radius at which the event horizon formed ! |
| 4 | It was known , also , that the old lady had been friendly with his mother ; and anyway , being a bachelor and retired , he could usually be counted on to take sufferers to hospital in emergency , or bring them home ; as well as visiting murderers in prison , and other tasks ( often called do-gooding by people who have never been remotely in need of that particular little world ) . |
| 5 | Do not only go and see them , but take them out or bring them home . |
| 6 | He supposed they would lock Ho in the boot or hide him somewhere while his father was fetched . |
| 7 | The Motor Vehicles ( Tests ) regulations 1981 exempt among other motor vehicles most public service vehicles ; goods vehicles of an unladen weight exceeding 1525 kg ( about 30 cwts ) ( other than dual purpose vehicles ) ; articulated vehicles ; when submitting a vehicle for a test after prior arrangement or bringing it away ; where a test certificate is refused — taking it for repair by prior arrangement or bringing it away and also taking it , by towing to be broken up , and motor traders when repairing motor vehicles etc . |
| 8 | The Motor Vehicles ( Tests ) regulations 1981 exempt among other motor vehicles most public service vehicles ; goods vehicles of an unladen weight exceeding 1525 kg ( about 30 cwts ) ( other than dual purpose vehicles ) ; articulated vehicles ; when submitting a vehicle for a test after prior arrangement or bringing it away ; where a test certificate is refused — taking it for repair by prior arrangement or bringing it away and also taking it , by towing to be broken up , and motor traders when repairing motor vehicles etc . |
| 9 | The thrill of seeing or touching something really old on a museum visit can be extremely important ( see Box 14 ) . |
| 10 | The overlap area is difficult , and it is therefore better to insist on the rigorous separation of the two methodological approaches than to mix them up in a compromise , or to treat one as logically more worthy of respect than the other . |
| 11 | ‘ Of course , ’ she replied smilingly , and did n't need him to wait with her by the lift or to see her safely inside . |
| 12 | Would it slow them down or make them more vicious ? |
| 13 | He must either barge the door down or make one more supreme effort to leave the way he had come in . |
| 14 | Eat it Monday night or make it tomorrow . |
| 15 | Despite voices to the contrary , our standard of play at club level is not that high , and anything we can do to improve it or make it more appealing should be done . |
| 16 | In theory , you can scale the bar code up as large as you like , or make it as small as necessary . |
| 17 | It does not diminish Julius Caesar or make it less complex to approach it as a dramatised representation of the relation between words and actions within politics . |
| 18 | I love it knitted in three or four strands of fine polyester thread in a mixture of colours for a really light and summery confection , or make it very plain and simple to wear with my latest love , a pleated double jacquard skirt in light summery yarn ( or make it a two-ply wool for warmer wear ) . |
| 19 | We want to help , as long as it does n't take too much time or effort , or make us too obsessive and puritanical . |
| 20 | It 's important that if you do get an ache or a strain , treat it with a specialised spray similar to what trainers use with injured athletes which can either heat up an area or cool it rapidly , bringing relief . |
| 21 | It 's important that if you do get an ache or a strain , treat it with a specialised spray similar to those trainers use with injured athletes which can either heat up an area or cool it rapidly , bringing relief . |
| 22 | If food is not going to be eaten as soon as it 's cooked , either keep it hot ( above 63°C ) or cool it quickly . |
| 23 | It is more difficult to obtain a conviction under section 14 than under other sections of the Act because the prosecution must show that the defendant either knew the statement to be false or made it recklessly , i.e. regardless of whether it was true or false . |
| 24 | ‘ the simple facts which the court has to find are whether the defendant 's conduct in fact prevented the police from carrying out their duty , or made it more difficult for them to do so , and whether the defendant intended that conduct to prevent the police from carrying out their duty or to make it more difficult to do so . ’ |
| 25 | That I should have had an abortion or given it away . |
| 26 | Having obtained your two pieces of wood , place them one on top of the other , ensuring that they are exactly square , and tape or clamp them securely together . |
| 27 | The foundation of this approach was a positive conception of liberty ; freedom as an actual capacity for doing or enjoying something rather than simply the absence of external constraint : |
| 28 | But whatever happens , I will never feel indifferent or hate everybody here , because there were some acceptable , some good performances we did together , but I can already say there were some great performances — at least as I remember them — so it 's a part of my artistic life closely connected to my heart . |
| 29 | When you cut the lupins down try not to shake or knock them too much , because this will spread the mildew spores . |
| 30 | And both offices have identified the need to pay volunteers something for their work , or lose them altogether . |