Example sentences of "[coord] [to-vb] [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I am not persuaded that the use of the personal pronoun ‘ him ’ in the phrase ‘ sustained by him ’ was intended by parliament to have the bizarre result that there was no-one to injure or to sustain injuries in the few days before the child was born . |
| 2 | The union called on teachers in certain schools to take action by refusing to supervise in lunch periods , or to attend meetings outside school hours . |
| 3 | The Commissioner has no power to conduct formal investigations , to obtain information , or to issue codes of practice , unlike the EOC and CRE . |
| 4 | Robert-Jean de Vogüé and Maurice Doyard , both members of the Commission de Châlons , convinced the German authorities that the Commission was powerless and unable to influence the trade on any matters raised , or to issue orders on the Führer 's behalf or from other agencies of the occupation forces . |
| 5 | So , a representative of the authority is entitled to be present at the taking of the evidence ; for example , the authority may wish to ensure that there is no infringement of his State 's sovereignty or security , or to uphold privileges of the witness . |
| 6 | Let the bizarre and miraculous elements which the New Testament documents narrate about his activity be relegated to those far-off apostolic days : it would be very embarrassing and doctrinally untidy if the Holy Spirit were to speak to men today , or to enable miracles to be performed and men to speak in tongues not their own . |
| 7 | Russia can not afford to be flanked by newly nuclear states on its southern borders ; or to allow the ethnic strife in and between ex-Soviet republics to turn nuclear ; or to see extremists among its own fissiparous peoples demand independence on pain of nuclear terrorism . |
| 8 | Do we have a need to eat meat or to conduct experiments upon animals ? |
| 9 | Their failure to include suitable controls with other small intestinal disorders or to perform assays for other bacterial antigens , however , makes interpretation of their results difficult . |
| 10 | Opportunities to take seriously such issues as girls and science or the merits of negotiated assessment , or to acquire skills in the areas of active tutorial work or special educational needs are few and far between , and often have to be carved out of evenings and weekends . |
| 11 | Obviously , an employee is free to apply for another position even with a rival of his present employer , or to find premises in which to set up a future business so long as in doing so he is not in breach of any valid express term in his employment contract : see Searle ( GD ) & Co Ltd v Celltech Ltd [ 1982 ] FSR 92 . |
| 12 | You can join a group to increase your own enjoyment of birds , to meet like-minded people , or to find ways of increasing your involvement by joining the committee , or raising funds , or taking part in practical conservation work . |
| 13 | My predecessor took me carefully aside to explain that this device was part of a plot by the Director of Education either to drive him from his place or to impose comprehensives on the whole campus . |
| 14 | Also what opportunities are there for people to have fun , to keep physically fit , to play games or to discover things of interest ? |
| 15 | It is also subject to the powers of the Secretary of State to make provision by regulations as to obligations of a company under the Act to make documents available for inspection or to provide copies of them . |
| 16 | It may be appropriate , for example , to apply for a care or supervision order or to provide services under Part III of the Act . |
| 17 | It applies if in all the circumstances it would be an affront to the public conscience to grant the plaintiff the relief which he seeks because the court would thereby appear to assist or encourage the plaintiff in his illegal conduct or to encourage others in similar acts : see ( 2 ) ( iii ) below . |
| 18 | If you would like details of your nearest local group so as to be able to help them in activities such as this or to write letters on the cases that they are campaigning on behalf please contact : |
| 19 | Subsections ( 3 ) , ( 4 ) and ( 5 ) of section 6 enable the Secretary of State , or the S.I.B. , to obtain orders against ‘ a person … carrying on investment business in contravention of section 3 ’ requiring that person to disgorge profits thereby made ( subsections ( 3 ) ( a ) and ( 4 ) ( a ) ) or to compensate investors for losses they have suffered ( subsections ( 3 ) ( b ) and ( 4 ) ( b ) ) . |
| 20 | The choice of economic incentive ultimately depends upon the purpose of this strategy , whether it is to reduce specific types of pollution generally or in given geographical areas , to reallocate funds for investment in pollution control or to compensate victims of air pollution . |
| 21 | Two drawcorded vents can be used to increase air flow in the shelter or to pass things in or out . |
| 22 | The rest idled along , hopping a few yards and then pausing to nibble or to pass droppings on the warm , sunny grass . |
| 23 | There are several books available that are full of ideas and information on using stencils , whether on walls or to decorate pieces of furniture . |
| 24 | The demanding processing requirements imply very fast , high performance computers , probably equipped with special chip sets either to compress and decompress the fast-changing , high volume information flows or to digitise sources of information drawn into the multimedia environment which are not initially in digital form . |
| 25 | Pupils and Staff will be pleased to direct you or to answer questions at any time . |
| 26 | Consistently with the practice of all former Prime Ministers I have always refused to publish details of Cabinet Committees or to answer Questions in the House about them . |
| 27 | In Presbyterianism it will be by attendance at the quarterly communions , and in Anglican Churches with a central or evangelical tradition the most accurate measure will be the numbers at Easter and possibly Christmas communion , although in some churches these two seasons will present difficulties if there is a tradition of members going away for holidays or to visit relatives at these times . |
| 28 | Founding shareholders are reluctant to dilute their controlling holdings or to sell shares at depressed prices . |
| 29 | He liked to work away at Latin or Greek , or to pick books of history or biography off the shelves . |
| 30 | Farm workers are usually the last to receive the protection of safety legislation , for example , or to receive benefits like sickness pay , pension schemes , paid holidays , a five-day week or even a written contract of employment and itemized pay packets . |