Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] or [vb infin] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That is the date by which Aerospatiale , maker of the Socata range , the Squirrel and large chunks of the Airbus , to name but a small part of its work , must confirm or drop its bid to buy Piper . |
| 2 | It seems to me that he must abandon or reformulate his thesis because , as he says , ‘ it is something that must be understood , as it were , by brain and heart ’ . |
| 3 | The better-off feel it is their right to make comments and recommendations about how the poor should lead or improve their lives . |
| 4 | It is invaluable to have a friend who can indicate to you by some private sign if you should raise or lower your voice . |
| 5 | If payment is received in response to the LBA , the haulier should acknowledge receipt and seriously consider whether he wishes to do further business with this reluctant payer , If no response is forthcoming from the debtor , the haulier should sue or instruct his solicitor to sue , as threatened . |
| 6 | The years to come , as several older teenage mothers illustrate here , may confirm or contradict their current ideas and view , but it is the present that is important to them . |
| 7 | These vital distinctions protect children from experiences which might compromise or abuse their childhood . |
| 8 | One Middlesbrough cinema manager , worried that the title might baffle or mislead his patrons , added a handwritten ‘ Gold Diggers ’ to it on the display bills supplied . |
| 9 | I 'd be pleased if you could print my full name and address so that S Brady ( or anyone else ) could confirm or extend my info on this subject . |
| 10 | We must confess we did n't even bother calling Intel Corp last issue so it could confirm or deny our story of severe allocations of Pentiums throughout all of 1993 ( UX No 418 ) . |
| 11 | Postage was very expensive — a shilling a sheet — but Hope , being an M. P. , could sign or frank his envelopes and have them delivered free of charge . |
| 12 | She could drink or turn her head away . |
| 13 | It could extend or improve your house in so doing adding even more value to your most valuable asset . |
| 14 | I was worried that it could dilute or blunt our provision . |
| 15 | Then his hands were cupping her face and before she could argue or gather her wits , he had taken her startled mouth with his own . |
| 16 | Nowadays no clergyman is entitled to a living of the sort which used to make or break his marital prospects in Jane Austen novels , but incumbents still enjoy tenure . |
| 17 | I said you and I were man and wife , and to lose me would break or damage your bond with the King . |
| 18 | Similarly , firms may devote large quantities of resources trying to influence the government in order to obtain favourable judgements which will enhance or preserve their monopoly power . |
| 19 | In contrast , in this case , what is involved is not discriminatory treatment on grounds of nationality but a condition for the grant of nationality , and the member states are free to determine to whom they will grant or refuse their nationality , in the case of natural persons and ships alike . |
| 20 | Yew , too — but this wood is like iron and will break or blunt your axe , your saw , and your spirit . |
| 21 | When that aim has been reached , the slimmer will abandon or moderate her strict dietary habits and try to maintain what she considers to be her ideal body weight . |
| 22 | Ramsey cried to the Church to be itself ; to know that its being rests upon a death and an empty tomb ; and to be itself whether modern Britain will listen or close its ears . |
| 23 | In addition , Amnesty may not accept funds from companies that may diminish or narrow its volunteer or popular support . |
| 24 | A poignant or shrewd quotation may consolidate or embellish your final remarks . |
| 25 | Moreover , if the retailer has too much stock of perishable goods , items may deteriorate or pass their ‘ sell by ’ date before they are sold . |
| 26 | For one thing , we have to be smart at spotting new trends in feedstock usage , because this can make or break our profitability . |
| 27 | You can nod or shake your head . ’ |
| 28 | It can enhance or suppress its magnitude . |
| 29 | The OLA 1984 makes no reference to the question of whether an occupier can exclude or restrict his or her potential liability under the Act . |
| 30 | Within varying forms of self-definition of the honours or responsibilities that go with such privilege , the patron is defined as one who can give or withhold his commission or support . |