Example sentences of "[conj] [be] [verb] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | People who 've eaten castor beans or been injected with ricin have died from severe shock |
| 2 | Significant progress was made during December in recovering the bodies of Western hostages who had died or been killed during captivity . |
| 3 | But this neatly organised hierarchy of the document is misleading ; the listing was made because the archbishops were unsure of their rights after years of maladministration when many of the services had ceased or been exchanged for cash payments . |
| 4 | During the same period , the North American mink has escaped or been released from fur farms and has spread almost nationwide . |
| 5 | She relaxed , as satisfied as if she had chaired a difficult meeting through to its triumphant conclusion or been acclaimed at Board level for the fresh approach of her latest report . |
| 6 | Eagle argued that Mr Ferriday had arranged for its money to be used to satisfy his obligations under the sub-underwriting arrangements that Savory Milln had entered into in circumstances in which Savory Milln ought to have known or been put on inquiry that the money had been misappropriated from Eagle . |
| 7 | Special classification schemes exist with more limited aims of covering just one main subject area , or are compiled in accordance with the interests of one user group . |
| 8 | The right hon. Gentleman is aware that a number of European economies either have been in recession or are moving towards recession at precisely the moment when the United Kingdom economy is poised to come out of recession . |
| 9 | A number of actuaries are members of the Stock Exchange in London or are employed by Stock Exchange firms . |
| 10 | Three percent are classed as ineducable and either stay at home with their families or are placed in welfare institutions — parents wishing to have teaching for these children have to pay privately . |
| 11 | We pray for those who are ill , or are recovering from illness , especially for Jim Jackson and Doreen Parris . |
| 12 | Frequently however these problems go unnoticed or are hidden from view Only the nurse herself is aware of the difficulty . |
| 13 | We 've all seen pictures of Page 3 girls and pornographic images of women showing the female body in a constantly inviting , sexual way just walking into a newsagent 's on a Sunday morning often means you are surrounded by them ) and it is hardly surprising if girls themselves , as well as men , sometimes feel confused ; believing that girls might ‘ want ’ to be raped , or are asking for trouble , if they dress up to go out , or behave independently by going out or walking home alone . |
| 14 | In such assemblies the individual piece-parts are related simply by the geometric relationships that occur by accident or are required by design . |
| 15 | Danby and the other great Gorge masters rarely come to auction or are found for sale in galleries . |
| 16 | We do not yet know whether such differences are inherent or are induced by disease or even by the drugs themselves , or what part is played by age . |
| 17 | Successful candidates then go on to work on an MSc dissertation , or are recommended for registration for a PhD or MPhil . |
| 18 | When ice melts it is believed that this structure is largely maintained but that the spaces become partly filled , possibly by unbonded water molecules which are small enough to fit inside them , or are reduced in size by bending and reorganization of the hydrogen bonds . |
| 19 | So we pray for those we know in the church or parish who mourn the death of a loved one ; for those who are ill , or are convalescing after sickness or an operation ; for those who have to live with constant weakness or pain ; for those who are anxious about the health of a loved one , particularly mothers anxious about children . |
| 20 | It 's a matter of having spares for when any of them go lame , or are needed for work on the farm . |
| 21 | If you are a hospital patient , or are going into hospital , you should speak to a member of the nursing staff , about the arrangements for you going home . |
| 22 | Furthermore , the 1986 Disabled Persons Act , arising from a private member 's Bill and now on the statute book , seeks to carry forward for adults some of the more positive features of the 1981 Education Act — for example , it provides for the rights of all people with disabilities to take part or be represented in discussion and decision-making concerning services provided for them . |
| 23 | Dona never had to feel the pain , torment or be racked with guilt as Anna did . |
| 24 | Characters entering this room must make a Cl test or be affected by fear . |
| 25 | No matter what time of year it is , you can freeze your socks off in winter or be boiling to death in summer , and the Ipswich to Debenham bus is always late . |
| 26 | These too need to be distributed , for it is better that the next generation should grow away from the parent plant , where they will not suffer from its shade or be deprived of sustenance by its roots . |
| 27 | A CHURCH has been told to tone down its bells or be prosecuted for noise pollution by Nottingham Council . |
| 28 | No other specification , descriptive material , written or oral representation , correspondence or statement , promotional or sales literature shall form part of or be incorporated by reference into the Order . |
| 29 | Note that a judge or district judge may sue or be sued in accordance with the rules set out below , but if the court in which the action would be commenced is a court of which he is judge or district judge , then the action may be commenced in the nearest court or most convenient one of which he is not the judge or district judge ( Ord 4 , r 7 ) . |
| 30 | One might expect one 's money to be used to buy holidays or be handed to charity , but that is not what happens . |