Example sentences of "[verb] [noun pl] or [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Do n't waste time trying to gather possessions or save the goldfish — fire spreads very quickly . |
| 2 | yet , as Lancaster observes ‘ Librarians do not exist merely to acquire books or to maximise the work load at the circulation desk : presumably libraries are in some way concerned with certain uses of books and with certain desired outcomes of the reading process. , |
| 3 | But in the Epilogue , as opposed to the body of Crime and Punishment , people do n't torture animals or bear the mark of Peter the German . |
| 4 | Philosophers of science have latterly been busy explaining that science is about correlating phenomena or acquiring the power to manipulate them . |
| 5 | In order to secure compliance with the Treaty of Rome , the national authorities in the member states ( including regional and local authorities ) are bound to inform the Commission in advance of any plans to grant subsidies or to alter the terms of existing subsidies . |
| 6 | You can manually rectify mistakes or ask the program to search the dictionary and list the probable corrections . |
| 7 | Eat outside ( in summer ! ) at umbrell 'd tables or enjoy the elegant à la carte restaurant upstairs . |
| 8 | Lincolnshire TEC says : ’ The funding package assumes a contribution towards the overall cost of the training from employers , usually by paying wages or meeting the allowance cost in the case of unemployed trainees . |
| 9 | You can stamp on toes , feet or shins ; knee him in the thigh or groin ; grab and squeeze testicles or pinch the soft inside of thighs along the trouser seam ; elbow him or her in the ribs or stomach if the person is behind you , or knee them in the belly if in front ; grab the little finger of one of the hands that is holding you round the waist or arms , and bend it backwards , forcing him or her to let go ; bite the side of the neck or slap a cheek or ear ; bash the nose with the front or back of your head ; force the head back by pressing your fingers up nostrils or squeezing the flats of your thumbs into eyes ; or even spit into eyes to make them blink . |
| 10 | Conversely , the Commission is given wide powers to deal with those who fail to notify mergers or to provide the information demanded of them or who implement mergers in contravention of an obligation to suspend . |
| 11 | ‘ The court 's general inherent power is always available to fill gaps or to supplement the powers of the local authority : what it will not do ( except by way of judicial review where appropriate ) is to supervise the exercise of discretion within the field committed by statute to the local authority . |
| 12 | Most students find cheques or cash the most convenient methods of payment , with bills settled ‘ on the spot ’ . |
| 13 | The most important example of such a clause would be one which limits , or excludes the right to reject goods or terminate the contract . |
| 14 | For Gandhi , religion is equivalent to helping the helpless , and given the choice between ‘ counting beads or turning the wheel ’ , he would choose the wheel if it meant alleviating poverty and starvation . |
| 15 | The ruler could not on his own initiative build fortresses , hire troops or alter the judicial system . |
| 16 | Well a mother does n't want to nag or harp on , or use clichés or run the |
| 17 | Questions asked by — refers to the occasions when a member of the class asked the teacher a question directly , either to repeat instructions or to clarify the teaching point . |
| 18 | Ask friends or ring the secretary to gain some idea of the standard before entering . |
| 19 | Learning Classics or memorizing the year by year achievements of a football club will enhance the individual 's reputation in certain environments , but will prove a poor investment if used in the wrong circumstances . |
| 20 | If it does n't want to do something it will refuse to , probably by dropping stitches or jamming the carriage . |
| 21 | He did n't want to get on worse terms with his mother , from whom he hoped to get a loan for his holiday in Greece , nor did he want the kind of thing that might have happened , his mother phoning hospitals or getting the police because they could have had an accident in Goblander . |
| 22 | Every third week , the girls were permitted to have visitors or to leave the premises for the weekend . |
| 23 | Under the scheme , only vehicles carrying invalids or supporting the emergency services would be allowed into the centre . |
| 24 | With these factors in mind , it can be seen that , if drafting for the supplier , the drafter 's objectives are : 1 To ensure that the buyer accepts the goods/services supplied and does not reject goods or terminate the contract . |
| 25 | Unfortunately , you need either an expensive Kodak Digital Image Recorder to get prints or process the images through DTP software to get colour separations , cromalins or prints . |
| 26 | Sausalito , California-based design automation specialist Autodesk Inc , which has its UK base in Guildford , Surrey , has entered the home computer market with the launch of a new range of computer-aided design modules for Do-it-Yourself enthusiasts , interior and exterior designers as well as small business home renovation contractors : ‘ The Home Series ’ comprises four modules — one for designing landscapes , one for bathrooms , one for kitchens , and one for general home improvements ; the software was released in the US 18 months ago , and into Australia and the Benelux countries between six and nine months ago , but is now available in the UK via Solihull , West Midlands-based distributor , Force 2 International Ltd , at £60 per module including value-added tax ; the decision to release into the UK was taken after research from Banner & Co indicated that the UK home computer market was growing 25% per year , and a study by market research company , Jordans , indicated that the UK DIY market was growing at an average 3% ; according to marketing communications manager Karen Hiscock , ‘ the time was right ’ because people now want to do more with their personal computers than just play games or use the things as word processors . |
| 27 | Whether it is used for drinking , bathing , preparing food , cleaning , fighting fires or turning the wheels of industry — we all take a readily available supply of water for granted today . |
| 28 | At least three vans regularly tour London persuading Jews to fulfil religious obligations — inviting them into the vans to say prayers or recite the traditional blessings over bread and wine . |
| 29 | If the child starts to be deliberately naughty , throwing toys or destroying the activity the parent should stop talking . |
| 30 | The differential information limits the ability of legislators or voters to take decisions or to monitor the performance of government agencies . |