Example sentences of "[coord] [verb] [adv] [conj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But there was nothing to suggest that Germans were healthier , happier or lived longer than Britons , he added . |
| 2 | The children of the Indians are saved , to be sold or given away as servants , or rather slaves for as long a time as the owners can make them believe themselves slaves . |
| 3 | Hardly any Iraqi combat aircraft have been destroyed , which means that they may still try to intervene in the land battle , or to hit harder than Scud missiles can at Israel and Saudi Arabia . |
| 4 | Markets fail to allocate or coordinate efficiently when competition is not perfect because there are few enough sellers or buyers , or both , to affect price by the amount they trade . |
| 5 | In other words , does Y rise or fall consistently as X rises ? |
| 6 | 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 ’ . |
| 7 | The building owner may either employ a builder to carry out the work or opening up and eradication , or he may call in one of the numerous specialist firms to deal with the attack . |
| 8 | Loans from these institutions can not be rescheduled or written off if countries are to go on borrowing . |
| 9 | If a couple is married or living together as man and wife , then they are married or living together as man and wife , then they are liable for their partner 's community charge if it is not paid . |
| 10 | If a couple is married or living together as man and wife , then they are married or living together as man and wife , then they are liable for their partner 's community charge if it is not paid . |
| 11 | You could either buckle under the strains of the beat , find an avoidance tactic , or give up and head for the home town . |
| 12 | It 's the same job as an editor of a publication has to get writers to go along without it all sounding like he wrote it or she wrote it , and the , but a good editor can figure out how to do that and a good writer likes it because it means erm they 'll go together or work better and readers will like it , understand it . |
| 13 | Or save more than £21 on two years of New Scientist , or over £53 on a three year subscription . |
| 14 | It ends with her making a decision to kiss him or get out and swim . |
| 15 | There are beds in warehouses , but many young people will not use them because they do not want to sleep next to someone who is mentally ill or loused up or alcoholic . |
| 16 | The Minister is right to say that people think of themselves as Yorkshiremen or Durhamers or Teessiders rather than Tynesiders . |
| 17 | The tubes through which sperm travel from the testes to the penis are cut or blocked so that sperm can no longer enter the semen that is ejaculated when the man ‘ comes ’ . |
| 18 | In male sterilisation , or vasectomy , the tubes ( the vas deferens ) through which sperm travel from the testes to the penis , are cut or blocked so that sperm can no longer enter the ejaculate ( the fluid released when a man reaches climax ) . |
| 19 | If the vendors conclude that a purchase and sale transaction is not to be consummated with you , or if you decide to withdraw your interest , you will upon request immediately return to KPMG Peat Marwick all copies of the Information Memorandum and all Copy Information in your possession or in the possession of your Representatives , and you will destroy all copies of any computer software analysis , compilations , studies or other documents or records prepared by you or your Representatives for your internal use which are based in whole or in part on the Information without retaining any copies or notes thereof or extracts therefrom . |
| 20 | Obviously , there 's no need to give up favourite foods , but look for the healthiest options on the shelves : for example , low-calorie dressing rather than thick mayonnaise ; reduced-sugar baked beans ; margarine or spreads rather than butter ; skimmed milk . |
| 21 | Cows of the better types can weigh as much as 360kg and mature bulls or steers more than 460kg at three years old . |
| 22 | All Protestant politicians were agreed that , in theory , Protestants should be allowed to march anywhere in Ulster and there was agreement that marches should not be banned or re-routed simply because nationalists would be offended or would attack the marchers . |
| 23 | Avoid too much fat , saturated fat , and cholesterol — grill , bake , or boil rather than frying . |
| 24 | No-one gritted or jutted better than Hanif Mohammad . |
| 25 | Only the affluent could afford to take vacations or to travel abroad because holidays with pay were not mandatory in the 1920s . |
| 26 | And you can bet no-one in football has been thinking or working harder than Ray Harford in the week and a half closedown of the Premier League — and Blackburn 's dream . |
| 27 | No thought of food or drink now as Mandeville strode up and down in front of us , so angry he seemed impervious to the roaring flames of the fire . |
| 28 | She neither sobbed nor wept aloud as Dr Neil sighed , closed Effie 's eyes , pulled up the sheet , and rose to walk to the window , to look out of it , at nothing , McAllister suspected . |
| 29 | But it is in the employees that Parker places his faith : ‘ This is a people-intensive business , ’ he proclaims and points out that 77% of the workforce bought shares when the firm was floated in September 1989 and that 75% still hold them . |
| 30 | The bureau observes that housebuilders ignore such market demands at their peril and points out that basements serve a useful ecological purpose . |