Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] [pron] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then you can paint or cover them to match the colour of the flowers you 're going to put in them . |
| 2 | Although in this case the seller will find it hard to argue with the buyer 's concerns , where the seller himself provides the items ( even if he charges the buyer directly or indirectly for their provision ) he may well wish to keep ownership himself , either to tie the buyer to him for future orders , or to enable him to use the items for sales to third parties , even if this is to the buyer 's detriment , and against his consent . |
| 3 | It 'll either kill her or make her pass the sand . ’ |
| 4 | Dressed up or down it fits the fill for every occasion and will be one of the easiest things you have ever made — try it in linen , washed silk or a floral print |
| 5 | Yeah , is he coming back or has he gone the other side of the pond ? |
| 6 | Or d' you want the whole ward to wake up just for one milk tooth ? ’ |
| 7 | Programs can be provided or written which interpret the component design in accordance with these rules . |
| 8 | After a time he began to whisper in a voice that tried now to be soft and gentle , in complete contrast to his alarm calls : ‘ Come on , Minch , you ca n't really be so ill that you ca n't show me your face just for a moment , or let me hear the ruffle of one of your wings . |
| 9 | Time-lines can be used to describe a chronological narrative of events or to help you to analyse the inter-relationships ' of different factors , events and places . |
| 10 | When he was sure that there was no chance of being disturbed or observed he undid the flap at the top of the bag and reached inside . |
| 11 | Matters relating to your home life and financial security are highlighted and , while you can anticipate some minor gains , benefits or other incentives early this month , sparks may fly just prior to the 16th , when someone appears to be taking you for a fool or expecting you to foot the bill . |
| 12 | If they do suspect someone or know someone fitting the description , speak to us in confidence and we will investigate it . |
| 13 | She disagrees with Leach 's statement that ‘ two-year-olds can not be good or naughty on purpose because they do not yet know right from wrong or understand what makes the difference ’ . |
| 14 | This is a stylish reversible fleece jacket — you can either have the fleece on the outside , with the Sans Compromis logo emblazoned on the back , or reverse it to have the Tactel fabric as the outer . |
| 15 | This consists of a kernel routine and a collection of routines written in either PL/1 or REXX which effect the commands issued by the lexicographer . |
| 16 | The patient may stand on the hemiplegic leg , while the therapist moves his other foot into different positions , or asks him to move the foot . |
| 17 | He did n't ask or tell him to leave the Apache alone . |
| 18 | ‘ You must first love , or think you love the woman , ’ he said . |
| 19 | Before she could think or reason she levelled the gun at the face before her and felt herself pull the trigger . |
| 20 | If the defendants should succeed in such an application , upon the ground that a verdict and judgment for libel in favour of the council , as a local government authority , would constitute a breach of article 10 , it would be for this country to decide whether to leave the law as it would , on that hypothesis , have been declared to be , or to change it to avoid the risk of repetition . |
| 21 | Leave them natural or paint them to suit the rest of the decoration . |
| 22 | Do we mean the representation of impairment , or do we mean the representation of social barriers , or do we mean the recording of the interface between the two ? |
| 23 | Do we mean the representation of impairment , or do we mean the representation of social barriers , or do we mean the recording of the interface between the two ? |
| 24 | or do we print the whole lot . |
| 25 | Do we chase the free range hens and find the eggs as best we can or do we put the hens into a battery ? |
| 26 | The first basic question to be asked is whether theorists understand the concept of social representations to apply only to particular sons of society , or do they intend the concept to be a universal one ? |
| 27 | Do they derive from the power of men over women in the domestic arena and/or the labour market , or do they reflect the wishes of the carers themselves , or the assumptions about sex roles embedded in social policies or the ideology of sex-role stereotyping and prevailing ideas of women 's proper place … |
| 28 | Wood and Gipps ( 1982 ) pose an interesting dilemma for decision-makers allocating resources : do they give resources to the schools with poor results , thus penalising the good ones ( from which the good schools may learn the best way to get resources ) , or do they reward the good schools and let the poor ones suffer ? |
| 29 | Ask yourself the question , ‘ Is it my desire , my greed , my wish to be in control that drives me in this matter , or do I feel the lightness of purpose that is a mark of the guidance from within ? ’ |
| 30 | Or is , or do you think the wording is suitable , or do you not ? |