Example sentences of "[conj] [vb infin] [noun] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This section operates where the clause attempts to exclude or restrict business liability as defined in s. 1(3) . |
| 2 | Calvin turns a little way around but he does not speak or make eye contact . |
| 3 | To question the ‘ real-ness ’ of the events reported , as Callaghan did , is to strain one 's credibility since it demands the viewing public to ignore or disregard media imagery . |
| 4 | In an attempt to forestall or derail Microsoft Corp 's likely objections to its WABI Windows Applications Binary Interface for running Windows applications under Unix , Sun Microsystems Inc is expected to reveal at the WABI launch tomorrow that it has orchestrated a Public Windows Initiative pressure group of vendors that will attempt to force Microsoft to open up , if not make public , its future plans for the Win16 16-bit application programming interface for Windows 3.1 , this week 's issue of our sister paper Unigram.X reports . |
| 5 | Under such circumstances , permissive legal structures have enabled governments or private employers to resort to strike-breaking tactics involving the police or military to prevent or undermine trade union organisation . |
| 6 | A solicitor who draws up your will can help you plan to reduce or avoid inheritance tax , and explain the various exemptions and reliefs available on lifetime gifts or when property passes on death , for example , on gifts : |
| 7 | Educationists must modify or supplement teacher training courses so as to cater for those who will work in rural schools . |
| 8 | BAD : The only serious wobble of the campaign followed the appearance of Simon Hughes , the party 's environment spokesman , on BBC television 's Election Call programme when he appeared to contradict or amend party policy no fewer than four times in less than an hour . |
| 9 | A spokesman for Nestle UK said yesterday that the company does not manufacture or sell infant formula in Britain . |
| 10 | Since the track authority needs this information to access the capacity and other related constraints on the system , it is best placed to provide or sell timetable information nationally , regionally or at an individual service level . |
| 11 | One needs a Porter-style analysis to discover exactly what type of investment and competitive strategy is needed to achieve or maintain market share or competitive position ; one can not just assume that any type of investment in capacity in areas of high market share will lead to future success . |
| 12 | In Germany a large working class had to fight simultaneously to achieve or maintain trade union and economic rights , as well as to secure full citizenship and political rights . |
| 13 | That is like making people fork out VAT for goods they ca n't afford to buy or pay income tax on wages they have n't had . |
| 14 | While even the richest states are anxious to attract or retain TNC investment , they are more likely to be successful in imposing conditions on their operations than less developed states . |
| 15 | The lysine analogues are antifibrinolytics that inhibit certain platelet functions and have no effects on the coagulation process ; they can not initiate or accelerate clot formation but will delay clot lysis . |
| 16 | Also make sure that cisterns are well insulated with a proper insulating jacket ( or one constructed from loft insulation blanket ) , but do not insulate or put loft insulation under the cistern , so that some heat can pass through the ceiling to the water inside . |
| 17 | Two of the things dogs often do when anxious are to chew or lose toilet control — and so the whole situation becomes a vicious circle . |
| 18 | Despite reservations about comparatively small numbers of patients , we can say that by the trial criteria , the diet did not prevent or reduce gall stone recurrence — whether or not an adjustment is made for the stone free interval . |
| 19 | Energy management systems are collections of equipment constructed from sensors , controllers , relays , actuators and other microprocessor-based products : they can be used to monitor conditions at particular points within a building ( or group of buildings ) and employed to regulate or reduce fuel consumption as required . |
| 20 | A number of the writers we discuss below have as their primary concern the extent to which technological change will either increase or reduce class consciousness and class conflict . |
| 21 | Field experiments are also to be conducted to explore the factors that lead executives to accept or reject investment project proposals . |
| 22 | After dinner , they were all marched out to the back garden , which was similar to the front , where they could walk about or play catch ball , but were not allowed to stand and talk to each other . |
| 23 | Are we correct to assume that media coverage helps to excuse or justify police aggression ? |
| 24 | But even if this tape is going to record the last speech of somebody famous and it did n't get and therefore they could n't record it , that is co , the consequence of a delay , you know , a fall of snow or our vehicle breaking down or something not being done , or missed some in human , some human error , it 's not our , we do n't lay , we 'll give , we 'll insure or offer transit liability on the value of the goods providing you 've got additional full transit liability with us , but we wo n't for the loss of business because you did n't get it . |
| 25 | The Little Avon must have provided a reasonably reliable source of power for , in an era when mill owners were beginning to install steam engines to supplement or replace water power , during the 1830s New Mills still relied solely on water . |
| 26 | By providing practical assistance on one or more mornings to lead or help lead craft , drama or games activities . |
| 27 | If you can achieve 300°C , you will be able to genuinely grill or bake au gratin ( even toast in bulk ) . |
| 28 | Perhaps some Koi keepers still need to be convinced that they can add to the well-being of their beloved stock by removing pesticides , metals , and such horrors as chloroform from their water , but those who have invested in a tapwater filter , often cheap when compared to the value of their fish , have seen results that demonstrate , without any doubt , that there is much to be gained by permitting the fish to live in conditions which help rather than hinder heir survival . |
| 29 | In view of the Chancellor 's desire to maintain flexibility , the Association proposes that be should neither increase nor revalorise excise duty on spirits in the first 1993 Budget . |
| 30 | This involved bombing and strafing for harassment rather than direct target destruction . |