Example sentences of "[coord] [verb] [prep] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it seems likely that more than four million disabled people and full-time carers are discouraged , disenfranchised and/or discriminated against when it comes to voting . |
| 2 | Most of the above rules show stress tending to go on syllables containing a long vowel or diphthong and/or ending with more than one consonant . |
| 3 | The product is tack-free within 20 minutes of applying , and can be cut , sanded , plastered or painted after only two hours . |
| 4 | ‘ Now if anything be certain it is this , that where there are general words in a later Act capable of reasonable and sensible application without extending them to subjects specifically dealt with by earlier legislation , you are not to hold that earlier and special legislation indirectly repealed , altered , or derogated from merely by force of such general words , without any indication of a particular intention to do so . |
| 5 | In practice , it is likely that you will be trying both to re-emphasize or reinforce at least some of your strong points , and to reduce or eliminate at least some of your weak points . |
| 6 | The organization of conferences , seminars and other such meetings can be most time-consuming and labour-intensive , and probably for this reason the clearinghouses are not quite as active in this area as one might expect , although each of the national clearinghouses regularly organize or sponsor at least one . |
| 7 | Some children had received a laxative , and when given , it was either given in minimal dose or given for too short a time . |
| 8 | The flip chart is a large pad of paper , which may be blank or filled with previously prepared diagrams , pictures , maps , cartoons and so on . |
| 9 | As we have said many times in this section , ‘ wholesale ’ deals are often done on extremely small commissions or to profit from extremely small interest rate differentials . |
| 10 | Islands that can sink or disappear for ever . |
| 11 | Erm , I do n't , I do n't know what er people are er afraid of , or frightened of really , j just by sending a couple of delegates from the trades councils that would er voice the concerns of the rank and file , it 's not going to er set any dangerous precedents , and let's , let's not forget that those people would be from recognized trades unions as well . |
| 12 | One of the intriguing features of his account is that he seems to have heard or read at least one quotation in Greek from the Pentateuch . |
| 13 | If confirmed transport is cancelled , changed or delayed by more than six hours or hotel is changed or if we are unable to provide you with the services as confirmed to you by us at the time of booking due to war , threat of war , riot , civil strife , industrial dispute , terrorist activity , disaster , fire , flood ( including fire or flood in hotels ) or bad weather we can not accept liability or responsibility and compensation is not payable but provided the holiday has not begun we will offer alternative travel routing or alternative travel date or alternative hotel and advise additional cost if any or you may elect to cancel and we will offer a full refund of monies paid . |
| 14 | For the next thirty-five years he published a spate of pamphlets and books on the subjects about which he felt strongly and the authors whom he admired deeply or disagreed with emphatically . |
| 15 | However , in anal sex condoms may tear or fall off more often , and protection is lost . |
| 16 | Driving you home or driving to wherever you want to go to in style on Trent F M , more updates later . |
| 17 | Newens 's views were perhaps influenced by his contacts with Ceauşescu and he had written or edited at least three books about Ceauşescu : Nicolae Ceauşescu — the Man , His Ideas and the Achievements on the Road to Socialism ( which appeared in at least three editions between 1972 and 1978 to satisfy popular demand ) , Talking with Nicolae Ceauşescu , and Nicolae Ceauşescu — The Effort to Create a Modern Romania . |
| 18 | There is pressure from conservationist groups to make farmers earn their pay , perhaps by building stone walls or reverting to more traditional husbandry methods . |
| 19 | I still intend to train as a doctor , because I feel there is no more interesting and worthwhile way to spend my life , but how many other people will be able to or want to in the future ? |
| 20 | Some names had been crossed off , as teachers had died at their posts , or departed to more luxuriant scholastic pastures . |
| 21 | To attain this end , it is important that the horse in training is not out-galloped by the other horses ; or out-fenced by too large a jump . |
| 22 | If you are held from getting airborne or landing for more than 5 minutes by our AIR/GROUND radio , we will give you your lesson free ! ! |
| 23 | Fonts may be added or deleted from here . |
| 24 | The babies get wheeled or carried in here , and they 're well enough , and you look them over and say something like ‘ This little fella 's just fine ’ . |
| 25 | Or brewed in just 2 to 3 weeks . |
| 26 | This of course is the stuff of which martyrs are made , leading to sacrifice for a cause or causes in both religious and secular society . |
| 27 | It has not been repealed or superseded by more recent legislation . |
| 28 | ( If you do n't have either of these , find someone who has and ask them to record a few straightforward patterns or beats at around 80–100 beats per minute on a cassette — it will work just as well . ) |
| 29 | They date from a period of cataclysmic turmoil , when Palestine was ravaged by war , the Holy City and most sacred shrine of Judaism was destroyed , all records were scattered and people 's memories of events were blurred or modified by more recent occurrences . |
| 30 | Teachers often report that they completely switch off at the beginning of the holidays , or sleep for abnormally long periods of time for several days . |