Example sentences of "[vb infin] [conj] [vb infin] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All this counts for nothing in the world of rugby and it will be his ability to scrum and compete with the best that will make or break this South African legend . |
| 2 | Because it is not subject to the paramount law of a written constitution , it can make or unmake any law as it chooses . |
| 3 | There is modern authority to the effect that if the valuer knows his valuation will affect or bind another person besides his client … then he can claim an arbitrator 's immunity . |
| 4 | ‘ that a person who has entered into the contract may either affirm or avoid such contract after the duress has ceased ; and if he has so voluntarily acted under it with a full knowledge of all the circumstances he may be held bound on the ground of ratification , or if , after escaping from the duress , he takes no steps to set aside the transaction he may be found to have affirmed it . ’ |
| 5 | The units shown go to 6,000 gallons which represent a pond some 12′ × 14′ × 6′ deep ; effectively you could double or treble these up but they would be difficult to disguise . |
| 6 | In addition , the Secretary of State could override or veto any decision of the Scottish Assembly if it affected a matter reserved to the Westminster Parliament in a way which the Secretary of State felt was contrary to the public interest . |
| 7 | It remains to be seen whether the DES 's new funding arrangements for in-service training will enhance or inhibit that alliance , despite its avowed intentions to do the former . |
| 8 | ‘ One does not compare or contrast that . |
| 9 | The dignified parts " impressed the many " and secured public support so that the system was legitimised , but they did not actually govern or wield any real power . |
| 10 | She said : ‘ I could n't eat or sleep that week . |
| 11 | The argument advanced in section 1.2 would suggest that we can not explain or understand these changes in the UK economy without understanding the international forces that have acted upon it and which the UK has itself shaped . |
| 12 | This step was welcomed by the Cinematograph Times , which could not resist pointing out that ‘ much of the criticism directed against the art expressed in the cinema originates from the small class not yet accustomed to modern outlook ’ who assumes ‘ that no art can exist or progress that does not begin with their patronage ’ and ‘ who do not yet appreciate that the masses today are fully competent to judge and to give expression to their own tastes ’ . |
| 13 | No deduction is made in respect of the joint portion because , for example , one can not buy or drive half a motor car . |
| 14 | Anticipating such conflicts , many may conclude that we do not need or want this genetic knowledge . |
| 15 | do these figures include or exclude that sub-let |
| 16 | Although he might have a woman as a friend , he could not lust , he could not desire or covet any woman , whether she be free or not . |
| 17 | This apart , a judge may always consider or vary any decision before " the Order has been perfected " , meaning before it has been sealed and sent out ; he may have to give further opportunity to be heard , if he is going to make a change , see Note to Ord 5 , r 5 . |
| 18 | It does not provide that no solicitor shall have any cause of action in respect of his costs or any right to be paid till the expiration of a month from his delivering a signed bill of costs , but merely that he shall not commence or maintain any action for the recovery of fees , charges , or disbursements until then . |
| 19 | Recent cases , where health authorities have overspent , have usually stemmed from a failure to properly install and operate such a system . |
| 20 | patches and you do n't know why , maybe you 've been in the garden or something irritates you , you 'll find that camomile will c soothe and calm that down . |
| 21 | With climbers , I 've always believed in the more the merrier , but it 's important to team up your plants so that one does not swamp and ruin another . |
| 22 | It is hoped that the procedures suggested above will assist and encourage all bodies to undertake such a practice . |
| 23 | To be successful , a corporate environmental programme must include and involve all employees . |
| 24 | We meet with the French regularly so it is important we can converse and understand each other . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ The organisation of the Welsh Union should recognise and understand that club coaches are the developers of international players . |
| 26 | The experience of watching my late husband 's 16-year fight against the degenerative effects of Parkinson 's disease ( one of those conditions which might one day benefit from embryo research ) causes me to write this letter in the hope that all who take part in the debates will recognise and confound these tactics of the anti-abortion pressure groups , quite rightly described by the British Pregnancy Advisory Service as ‘ an attempt to hijack government legislation ’ . |
| 27 | The consequence of this is that public services designed to develop the potential of children and to safeguard their health and welfare must aim for an approach which incorporates the concept of partnership at its core , and that the legal framework relating to intervention in families should recognise and encourage this sense of partnership . |
| 28 | In Chapter 3 we will look at specific examples of criminal behaviour , and will discuss and criticise some of the common assumptions about the nature and extent of crime in contemporary society . |
| 29 | Unless and until the killing of animals for food becomes illegal then farmers will rear and select those creatures that need to be killed to meet the demand . |
| 30 | But I think one of the things that men are afraid of is that when women get into the things the attitudes change , as we were saying about bigotry and religion and so on with football , I do n't think that men want that because this is the perfect club they can enjoy and indulge all that , but if women really get into it the thing will change as society does . |