Example sentences of "[conj] [noun] [verb] [prep] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Few companies , when first established , have the resources or expertise to operate outside their home market . |
| 2 | When items are faulty , not delivered on time , or more rarely where Ian has by his own fault succeeded in botching an order , then he goes on the defensive . |
| 3 | I never needed the alarm clock or Mum or Bri to hammer on my door . |
| 4 | Girls in school uniform , women in hospital nightgowns , mothers struggling with poverty , who have no time or money to spend on their appearance , can feel that they are being depersonalized . |
| 5 | Since he became leader , there have been many other occasions when his reluctance or inability to get through his homework have let him down and embarrassed his party . |
| 6 | It claims it has given very similar results to patterns determined by stock price chartists , charlatans or alchemists depending on your viewpoint , whose work is very popular in Japan . |
| 7 | A firm is often able to ignore the social costs imposed by pollution , congestion or noise associated with its operations . |
| 8 | The dog is given special tablets or capsules added to its food . |
| 9 | In addition , employees share the proceeds of company success either through general productivity bonuses or bonuses attributed to their particular section . |
| 10 | He snatched my ticket , demanded to know if I was Miss or Mrs. glanced at my ringless left hand when I refused to answer , crossed out ‘ Ms ’ and wrote ‘ Miss ’ . |
| 11 | Of leek , or pepper fruiting in its climb , |
| 12 | There will be violation and jealousy of the resources or territory that another group or department has at its disposal . |
| 13 | Up until then I had found that when difficulties came or doubts arose in my Christian life , I could always escape their force by not holding myself answerable for my own faith . |
| 14 | Any crockery or cutlery lurking in your office or lab ? |
| 15 | Our pleasure ( or displeasure depending on our taste , or mood ) will derive either from the high degree of conformity of the individual example to the schema , or from its divergence . |
| 16 | The epigraph is Veteris vestigia flammae from Aeneid 4 , 23 , where Dido confesses to her confidante that the love she once felt for her now dead husband is about to renew itself for Aeneas . |
| 17 | This theme of energy or stamina reappears in their careers as a determination not to go under when the ship hits a storm , a striving to avoid failure . |
| 18 | During the rest of the day , try to catch yourself if you have any thoughts or emotions based on your old belief , and remind yourself of your new belief . |
| 19 | Recorded reactions suggest that the German public was preoccupied not with Hitler 's remarks on the ‘ Jewish Question ’ , but with the implications for war or peace contained in his speech . |
| 20 | Whilst most recognized the coffin as a means of transporting the dead to an authorized place of disposal , some viewed it as a receptacle for a precious relic — so precious that the very thought of earth or elements contributing to its destruction should be avoided at all cost . |
| 21 | ( 2 ) A partner who retires from a firm does not thereby cease to be liable for partnership debts or obligations incurred before his retirement . |
| 22 | The safest way to ensure this is to take your basic structures from stories or texts told by your language helper or other speakers of the language . |
| 23 | As well as supplying cricket clubs 3D have supplied pitches for a number of local authorities and many country grounds , while Lilleshall — where England went through their paces before flying off to New Zealand — have had practice pitches installed . |
| 24 | For much of his reign they persistently took advantage of Charles ' absence in Italy or Spain to revolt against his rule . |
| 25 | as regards any duty or requirement imposed on his employer or any other person by or under any of the relevant statutory provisions , to co-operate with him so far as is necessary to enable that duty or requirement to be performed or complied with . |
| 26 | If you have sex with men for a living , it is crucial to have safer sex — either by using a condom for penetrative intercourse or by providing services that do not risk his blood or semen getting into your vagina or rectum e.g. masturbation and fantasy sex . |
| 27 | The problem that he was having was that she was his legal wife 's sister and there was some rivalry or jealousy developing between his legal wife and er this other girl and he was n't sure what he what to do about it . |
| 28 | A further reason that may be advanced for insisting that police interference of whatever kind must be legally justified is that it is an understandable human reaction to respond with some indignation to an allegation or suspicion believed by its object to be unjustified . |
| 29 | The models shown here — a Tele , a Gretsch , a Flying V , an Explorer and a PRS — are just the tip of the iceberg , since Trevor offers a whole range of handmade miniature guitars either off-the-shelf or custom built to your exact specification . |
| 30 | I remember the gypsies or didycoys congregating outside their favourite pubs in Milford Street on Tuesdays and Saturdays which were both Market Days . |