Example sentences of "[coord] [verb] [pron] [adj] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Having reached the end of the second sentence , we have to decide whether to repeat what we have already written , or introduce something new as a contrast or relief . |
| 2 | The experience would not dent her confidence or make her fearful about driving alone , she said . |
| 3 | Causton plans to alter the ends of the polymers to make them stick better to specific surfaces or make them attractive to only a particular protein . |
| 4 | It made no reference to the possibility that schools for the less able might depress expectations and discourage the pupils in them , or make it difficult for such schools to attract an adequate share of available resources . |
| 5 | It is useful for those of us who worry that hearing other opinions and listening to other people may weaken our case , or make it difficult for us to concentrate on our own determined agenda . |
| 6 | Choose one of the many pre-cut stencil designs on the market , or make your own from card . |
| 7 | Anybody who had seen or heard anything suspicious in the neighbourhood of her home on Tuesday 1st September was urged to contact Thames Valley CID . |
| 8 | Although the case was ‘ exceptional ’ , due to the size of the financial crash , and a careful balance between the administrators ' reasonable needs and the oppression of the addressee was necessary , applications were not necessarily unreasonable because they were inconvenient to the addressee , caused a lot of work or made them vulnerable to future claims . |
| 9 | Thus , it is contrary to natural justice to inform an individual of only one complaint against him if there are two , or to find him guilty of a different offence from the one he was actually charged with . |
| 10 | The campaign director , Chrissie Maher , says , ‘ If you come across an unnecessarily complicated piece of jargon , you can either forget it or send them one of our cards that carries the pointed message : Gobbledygook can damage your business . ’ |
| 11 | Or send them one of Jaws ! |
| 12 | A Face Pack disk is then inserted into the disk drive and you can either choose individual fonts from the list or select them all before pressing OK to install . |
| 13 | I think that here they were undertaking an additional obligation or rendering themselves liable to an increased detriment . |
| 14 | Now he 'll come up with all sorts of bright ideas like tying me up or pumping me full of tranquillizers for my own safety . |
| 15 | The program enables you to make designs , print them out , or transfer them direct to the E6000 console . |
| 16 | To create icon movies , you can pull icons in from the clip-art library , capture them off the desktop with the built-in capture program or create your own with the Frame Editor . |
| 17 | You are not just limited to these fonts and graphics however , as there is also an option to import from other applications or create your own with the simple drawing utility provided . |
| 18 | Still others search for new religious forms , or invent their own in a small group or sect . |
| 19 | Buy plenty at a time — or get them free from clinics — to avoid running out at an inconvenient moment … |
| 20 | The reason is that there is nothing to put in — so please , if you have some news , or know something interesting about a member ( that can be published without attracting litigation ) let the editor know . |
| 21 | The brewers have until November to free up thousands of pubs by selling them or leasing them free of the tie . |
| 22 | How many times had my heart sunk when I asked if we could go somewhere or try something new in our poems and he had answered with the excusing phrase ‘ I guess not ’ ? |
| 23 | George is also quite generous with his possessions , giving Lennie a larger portion of their food , or giving him all of his ketchup to keep him happy . |
| 24 | The EEA contains the deposits of the UK 's gold and convertible foreign currency reserves that are used to intervene in the exchange markets to stabilise the exchange rate of sterling , or to raise it or lower it relative to other currencies . |
| 25 | It really is quite simple , but there are a few basic rules you must adhere to if you do n't want to flood the canal system or find yourself adrift in the middle of the night ! |
| 26 | The memory of those sensitive hands , the clean square nails , the single white streak in his hair , would fill her mind with agony , and she would go on reading her book without taking in a word , or find herself deaf to the fact that the tape she was playing had long since finished . |
| 27 | You can create classic pilaus ; authentic curries ; use it as a base for salads using leftover turkey and ham ; or try it Waldorf-style with satsumas and nuts ; in a gammon stir fry or nasi goreng . |
| 28 | How can the poor woman explain that , probably like the majority of wives , she loved him most of the time , when he did n't snore in her ear all night or shout at the kids or keep her short of Bingo money . " |
| 29 | Not even death can dismay or amaze me Fixed in the certainty of love unchanging . |
| 30 | Do occupy yourself so that you do n't over-indulge or leave yourself open to temptation . |