Example sentences of "[be] [vb pp] [adv] or [verb] " in BNC.
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1 | It comes from critics who imagine themselves penning formidable papers which , like those of Gregor Mendel , are hidden away or ignored for many years — and do not fare too well , therefore , in ISI 's listings . |
2 | ( i ) any goods listed above are sold to a bidder for less than his highest bid or part of the price is repaid or credited to him ( or stated to be so ) ; or ( ii ) the right to bid for any goods listed above is ( or is stated to be ) restricted to persons who have bought or agreed to buy one or more articles ; or ( iii ) any articles are given away or offered as gifts . |
3 | You should enter the name of a product which has not been registered previously or quit the option . |
4 | You should either enter the name of a package which has not been prepared previously or quit the option . |
5 | Parental awareness of this clinical problem is low , and since this population is highly mobile , some families may not have been seen regularly or counselled . |
6 | In such cases the extended family begins to look quite complex , but it is still essentially based upon the original pair , and when young do become fully adult they are driven away or wander off on their own to form separate pairs . |
7 | Where a judgment has been set aside or reversed , the county court office sends a certificate to that effect to the registry to cancel any entry if it has been registered . |
8 | a large number of datasets exist which have not previously been brought together or documented , or the current collection tends to be patchy in coverage ; |
9 | Salt concentrations near the surface may make them especially inhospitable to vegetation ; only the soils of damper areas , in which salts are distributed evenly or concentrated at depth , are likely to support plant propagules . |
10 | After several days of dividing their possessions into things they wished to keep and things which could be given away or sold , they were ready to leave the house for the last time . |
11 | A section is a mere point in the textual hyper-medium and can rarely be consulted alone or understood without reference to other documents . |
12 | Such instructions may be communicated verbally or written . |
13 | Relevant statutory provisions may be grouped together or scattered through the judgment . |
14 | Will materials , components , and the product be made internally or purchased from outside ? |
15 | Tiles can be pushed right or left , but not up or down — should they be pushed into mid air , gravity takes affect and they fall . |
16 | The three colours , natural , red or buff can be used separately or mixed , though a mixture of colours is not to everyone 's taste . |
17 | As the mechanics , now dubbed dismantlers , get to work their eyes are primed to search out every tiny component which could be used again or recycled into something else . |
18 | They may be used singly or blended with others . |
19 | Essential oils can be used alone or blended with other essences to make delightful perfumes . |
20 | By this approach invasive fetal sampling techniques may be avoided entirely or limited to those cases where confirmation of a positive diagnosis is desirable . |
21 | It has a curved hemline and can be worn outside or tucked into a skirt or trousers . |
22 | Uncrossed cheques and postal orders should be crossed immediately or stamped with a ‘ crossings stamp ’ to avoid fraud . |
23 | An order that a defence be struck out ( eg for failure to obey an order for discovery ) and that judgment be entered puts the defendant in the position of not having filed a defence at all , and therefore the judgment , like any other default judgment , can be set aside or varied under this rule . |
24 | In this case , people met at work or in the pub will not be asked home or invited to go out to a dance . |
25 | The terrible stories revealed in its pages , the evidence of foul deeds which is presented , can not just be put aside or ignored . ’ |
26 | You should fill in : 1 Date of purchase 2 Your own sales number and initials 3 Description of goods 4 Quantity of goods 5 Cost per item ( unit cost ) 6 Total cost 7 Authorization code 8 Whether the goods are to be taken away or delivered You should also check the details on the card : 1 The expiry date 2 The signature ( make sure that it matches the one on the voucher ) 3 The strip on which the customer 's name is written ( make sure it has n't been tampered with ) When you have filled in the information , the customer signs the form . |
27 | Our two one-day curtain-making courses can be taken individually or combined . |
28 | How would you decide whether input to a file should be processed directly or batched and sorted ? |
29 | This trust can be blown away or eroded . |
30 | Boxes , hidey-holes and box steps can be fitted together or used separately and children usually help to arrange these themselves , again giving many opportunities to experience ‘ inside ’ , ‘ outside ’ , ‘ on top of ’ , ‘ next to ’ , ‘ in front of ’ and ‘ behind ’ . |