Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] [v-ing] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I mean what , what psychological characteristics would make one person more groupie than another or more needing or wanting or enjoying belonging to a group than another ? |
| 2 | The democratic aspiration in its classical form is doomed — an outcome which is viewed with either glee or regret according to the political orientation of the theorists concerned . |
| 3 | 53 ( 1 ) ( c ) [ A ] disposition of an equitable interest or trust subsisting at the time of the disposition , must be in writing signed by the person disposing of the same , or by his agent thereunto lawfully authorised in writing or by will . |
| 4 | Table 2 provides a possible scheme for staging living embryos , although the criteria used may have to be refined or modified according to the nature of the experiment . |
| 5 | The degree of intestinal metaplasia was classified as absent , incomplete , complete or mixed according to the criteria of Filipe and Jass . |
| 6 | The following description of Consideration was given by the Exchequer Chamber in 1875 : ‘ A valuable consideration , in the sense of the law , may consist either in some right , interest , profit , or benefit accruing to the one party , or some forbearance , detriment , loss , or responsibility , given , suffered , or undertaken by the other ’ : Currie v. Misa ( 1875 ) L.R. 10 Ex. at 162 . |
| 7 | A cup of tea , or similar , is always a good relaxing agent , always to be offered or accepted depending on the venue . |
| 8 | Likewise , bergamot and geranium can either sedate or stimulate according to the needs of the individual — a phenomenon totally alien to a synthetic or chemical drug . |
| 9 | On the other hand , the required energy coupling capacitors cause problems and can be expensive at higher current levels , and there does not seem to be any proof that there is a volume , weight , or cost saving over the standard Buck topology for any given equivalent performance level . |
| 10 | All they can do is set trend targets and reward or penalize according to the degree to which they are met . |
| 11 | The symptoms she endured varied from month to month , worsening or improving according to the circumstances of her life at the time . |
| 12 | ( b ) There is no fact or matter concerning the proposed business or affairs of the Company nor any fact or matter relating to the financial forecasts which is or may be material for disclosure to any intending subscriber for shares in the Company which has not been disclosed to the Investors and any such fact or matter arising prior to Completion of this agreement will forthwith be disclosed to the Investors . |
| 13 | Points are awarded or deducted according to the impact of the crime on the victim , for example , and whether the offender is genuinely remorseful . |
| 14 | Unless you have only very few Windows applications , or enjoy looking at the background ( which may be changed to something prettier ) enlarge the Program Manager to fill the entire screen . |
| 15 | Is there any lichen or moss growing on the trunk , and which side of the tree is this , on the sunny side , or on the north ? |
| 16 | However , as we said earlier , this stock may expand or contract depending upon the net flow of newly issued bills . |
| 17 | Another property of curved spaces is that two nearby and initially parallel geodesics do not continue parallel indefinitely , but converge or diverge depending on the local curvature . |
| 18 | He soon learns either to give you misleading information or delay sending in the document . |
| 19 | Many , it has emerged , will be uninsured or under-insured adding to the misery already suffered . |
| 20 | By following the ‘ golden rule ’ of black and white photography — to expose for the shadows and develop for the highlights — negative contrast can be lowered or raised according to the subject 's original tonal contrast . |
| 21 | After such period of adjustment as the Court may have allowed , the Record is closed and within fourteen days thereafter , each party is required to provide his opponent with ‘ a list of documents which are or have been in his possession or control relating to the matters in dispute in the action ’ . |
| 22 | ‘ Anything that can be come to encourage companies to increase their efforts or to consider exporting as a viable means of increasing profitability has to be seen as a most worthwhile and objective exercise . ’ |
| 23 | Or try working in a standing position . |
| 24 | With my friend Ann , I go for walks across the hilly fields towards Viewpark or go playing on the coal byngs , and we make up stories , often vengeful episodes in which punishments are meted out to our enemies . |
| 25 | Where the climate has frosty winters , containers enable the tender herbs to be grown through the summer so that they may be dried and preserved for use in winter , or kept growing in the greenhouse or home . |
| 26 | Their chances rose or fell depending upon the country to which they had been allotted . |
| 27 | He should have gone for a walk on the Downs or gone shopping in the town for antiques , or spent the morning browsing in bookshops . |
| 28 | This article will tackle each in turn and make suggestions as to how the problems can be relieved or eliminated depending on the user 's needs . |
| 29 | These numbers are surprisingly low , no junction had a mean accident or risk rating above the midpoint of the scale . |
| 30 | First the court would sometimes place a strained or tortured meaning on the words of the exemption clause in order to deprive it of effect . |