Example sentences of "[vb -s] [adv] [verb] or [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Downing Street declines either to list or number the posts directly in the gift of the prime minister . |
| 2 | It is understandable that a civil servant takes longer to negotiate or work out a solution over which he is unenthusiastic , the result being that by the time the work is complete , there is a new minister who is more ready to see the weaknesses of this line of action . |
| 3 | Called Dual Control , it calculates where to lower or raise the plough to get a straight edge on the headland . |
| 4 | Of course , a contract which lacks any agreement to transfer property ( ownership ) at all , will fall outside the definition , e.g. a contract where one person agrees simply to borrow or hire another person 's goods . |
| 5 | The opponent sees the opening and moves forwards to sweep or punch you . |
| 6 | This material is ideal for countertops and pastry surfaces since it is very durable , resistant to most stains , and does not burn or warp . |
| 7 | ‘ One does not compare or contrast that . |
| 8 | A more appropriate model of academic goals , one which does not construct or require a ‘ great divide ’ between an ‘ objective ’ , written , academic language and a ‘ context-dependent ’ , oral , lay language , is offered by Godfrey Lienhardt , in his attempts to find a language for describing concepts of ‘ self ’ in different cultures . |
| 9 | For instance , in the county of Northumberland , we have an assisted development area pattern that runs from east to west — to areas such as Ponteland and Darras Hall , a huge executive residential estate which does not want or require industry . |
| 10 | Calvin turns a little way around but he does not speak or make eye contact . |
| 11 | What is required is a poetry which does not analyse or criticise , and is suitable for throngs and parades : we are in a situation where the self-portraits of the lyric author can be displayed like placards . |
| 12 | This Article does not affirm or imply the converse : that actions which can be sufficiently achieved by Member States should be performed by them . |
| 13 | The Council is not a ‘ business ’ in the usual sense of the word i.e. it does not trade or make a profit and it will not require many of the services normally provided by a bank for a small business e.g. loans , overdrafts , inpayments of large sums of cash in coin etc . |
| 14 | Cellulose , unlike cotton duck and linen , does not contract or expand due to atmospheric conditions . |
| 15 | Yet the above argument does not demand or predict that every criminal law directly represents the interests of the ruling class . |
| 16 | But even in time the unfinished and the sketchy , an impermanence of setting that does not contain or define , became the characteristics of a new domestic agnosticism . |
| 17 | He does not observe or understand them as lessons in natural history , but knows their names and as much about their habits and life-history as he needs for his purpose . |
| 18 | This provides in particular a double check that the actual shelf stock of any category does not exceed or fall short of the desired shelf stock . |
| 19 | If the journey does not start or end in the United Kingdom then the list can be used by combining entries . |
| 20 | However , AI does not ignore or underestimate the importance of civil , political , social , economic or cultural rights . |
| 21 | But the ordination of women does not stand or fall on that , rather it is related back to our understanding of God and of men and women created and redeemed in that image . |
| 22 | With respect to a concept of orthogenesis the validity of internally direction evolution does not stand or fall on what various specialists such as molecular biologists , have to offer . |
| 23 | I call that a restricted international perspective because it does not explain or attempt to explain how production is organized internationally and , to my mind , a theory can not do that unless it says something about the changes in the organization of labour that go along with innovations in machinery , transport , instruments and products . |
| 24 | A member who considers that such principles have been breached should be careful that he does not waive or condone the breach . |
| 25 | Will the Secretary of State confirm that the recent statement by the Attorney-General about his reluctance to exercise his discretion applies only to the civil action of injunction ; that the Shops Act 1950 is not suspended ; that the reference to the European Court on the issue does not prevent or place any obstacle in the way of criminal proceedings for breach of that Act ; and that it is perfectly open to the responsible bodies to bring such proceedings ? |
| 26 | The company does not use or sell standard U/Vs . |
| 27 | A spokesman for Nestle UK said yesterday that the company does not manufacture or sell infant formula in Britain . |
| 28 | As Richard Neustadt puts it , ‘ When one man shares authority with another , but does not gain or lose his job on the other 's whim , his willingness to act upon the urging of the other turns on whether he conceives the action right for him . ’ |
| 29 | The engine does not boil or run hot , around 85°-90°C ( is this temp normal ? ) |
| 30 | This chapter on Funchal is written in the form of an itinerary in order to include most of the buildings , streets and places of interest in the city in a logical order as Funchal does not signpost or highlight many of its attractions . |