Example sentences of "[conj] [vb base] [pron] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | No matter what benefits the salesperson discusses , the buyer may be reluctant to change from his present supplier or change his present model because to do so may give rise to unforeseen problems — delivery may be unpredictable or the new model may be unreliable . |
| 2 | The House might decide to act on its own by appointing a committee to inquire into the matter or a private member might move resolutions or introduce his own measure . |
| 3 | Or make their extra money . |
| 4 | Fewer people grow their own vegetables or make their own soup . |
| 5 | The average business traveller , who does n't pay his own bills or make his own booking , will plump for that option in preference to a detour down a country lane or through suburbs in search of some unknown quantity which might turn out to be a gem . |
| 6 | You may think you stand on your own , or have your own choices , or make your own fate , but you do not do so . |
| 7 | Or make your own fabric tie-backs ( see instructions on page 20 ) . |
| 8 | Not the bottle that guarantees to turn your grey hair black or make your bald pate sprout again , but something else . |
| 9 | Designer smells , which can take the anxiety out of a trip to the dentist or make your synthetic upholstery smell like real leather , are now being released on an unsuspecting public . |
| 10 | During this stage , the government may accept amendments or amend its own bill if deficiencies in drafting come to light . |
| 11 | He had seen to it that his spare flesh should not go soft with time , or lose its springy vigour ; but the years had revenged themselves as best they could . |
| 12 | God , by his unpredictable and uncontainable Spirit , is guiding the destinies of nations and individuals who do not know him , or deny his very existence . |
| 13 | Dare to enter the terrifying Beast 's Lair or cheer your favourite knight in the spectacular jousting tournaments . |
| 14 | Annunziata looked in to Julia 's room at fairly frequent intervals to turn her pillows or sponge her hot face , but would not let her try to talk . |
| 15 | Go to his office and make a scene , or send him some flowers there with a really embarrassing message , or something . |
| 16 | Lords of the manor would either flatten the encroaching village and build a new one some distance away , or build their new house on a different site in pastoral isolation . |
| 17 | Currently , real-time operating systems tend to be optimised for either low end , mid-range or high end applications , and customers either buy VRTX , go somewhere else or build their own system . |
| 18 | Add to this the fact that many people no longer have the time to bake their own bread and cakes or grow their own vegetables and you will see how the situation has changed even in the years since the end of the war . |
| 19 | When music historians coin or appropriate their own terms ( e.g. Ars Nova ) , they themselves can define the stylistic and chronological boundaries and guarantee that the two are congruent . |
| 20 | Ken and Pat Ferguson would like to re-cover your dining-chair seats for a labour charge of only £5 each plus the cost of fabric , which you can choose from a selection of pieces available in stock at reduced prices , or supply your own fabric . |
| 21 | The group of gentlemen who prepared the list and signed the covering letter to Panmure , however , emphasised that unless Panmure wrote the letters in favour of James Milne which they had requested , then their friend would withdraw ‘ & let your declared oposers run away with what they could not , were you either present or your intrest heartily interposed ’ . |
| 22 | Then send the form to our FREEPOST address or if you prefer fax it or telephone our 24 hour hotline . |
| 23 | No , there 's , they say in the brief you 've read it , eh , ok , if they ask you tell them , or show them this form , say what it 's all about , but do n't tell them till after . |
| 24 | In other words , exploit them , but do not get too close to them or show them any affection . |
| 25 | For example , if you want to know how big a kiwi fruit is , I can outline its shape with my fingers , or show you another object which I believe has similar proportions . |
| 26 | The largest group works full-time outside the home , while others work part-time or at home , or run their own businesses ( 8% ) , sometimes from home . |
| 27 | Perhaps you have always had a yearning to play the piano or flute , or run your own business , or work abroad , or build a boat , or write short stories , or run a marathon , or live in a country cottage ? |
| 28 | Fitzpatrick has been involved in one way or another with this text-copying enterprise since the 1970s and you can see it for yourself or read it this month until the 31st at Salander O'Reilly . |
| 29 | All that she could identify as remaining of herself was the Jew ; she would never leave unpaid or transfer her spiritual account , if for no other reason than that payment safeguarded what little survived of her identity . |
| 30 | At first she identified herself by initials alone , styling herself a ‘ minister or servant of the Gospel ’ , and she did not indicate her gender or give her full name until 1651 . |