Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] or [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | In culture , the cells are not exposed to the factors that cells in the spleen or marrow might secrete or other factors circulating in the blood . |
2 | As an insurance specialist , Owen Temple , pointed out : ‘ There is no preordained day on which the tractor may overturn or multiple sclerosis strike . |
3 | The propaganda campaign against the deployment of Euromissiles was lost , despite considerable public opposition in the countries concerned ; and the war in Afghanistan was brought to an end , because of its cost as well as unpopularity , on terms that offered no guarantee the Najibullah government would survive or that external intervention in its affairs would cease ( it finally collapsed in 1992 ) . |
4 | The written examination will consist or three sections : |
5 | You might go up there and er I du n no you what 's what 's a good way of getting myself seen when I 'm going out running at night and things like that you know and they 'll give you advice and they 'll say well there 's this you can use or that |
6 | Personally , I prefer my fingerboards either to be bound with something you can see or left plain as nature intended , but for some reason Saga obviously like their fret-ends disguised . |
7 | ‘ Unlikely that my mental cogs can turn or unlikely that I will see anything ? ’ |