Example sentences of "[vb -s] or [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The theory can be described as a characterisation of the possible patterns or as the destructive part of the problem — it destroys or eliminates certain possibilities . |
| 2 | The Regulations require that : any person who keeps any livestock on agricultural land , or who knowingly causes or permits any livestock to be so kept , must ensure that anybody attending the stock has access to the relevant Welfare Code , is aware of its provisions and ( after 1.1.92 ) if they are attending the stock on behalf of the keeper has had instruction on the Welfare Code . |
| 3 | ‘ ( 1 ) A person is guilty of affray if he uses or threatens unlawful violence towards another and his conduct is such as would cause a person of reasonable firmness present at the scene to fear for his personal safety . ’ |
| 4 | The prosecutor must prove that the person charged actually uses or threatens some violence . |
| 5 | Illness may be what motivates or causes this behaviour . |
| 6 | Thus far flight tests have demonstrated that the 1,200 hp PT6A-67B-powered PC-12 meets or exceeds all performance estimates , including a maximum cruise speed of 268 knots TAS at 25,000 feet and ability to operate from short , soft and grass runways . |
| 7 | There is a cyclic motion whereby linguistic observation stimulates or modifies literary insight , and whereby literary insight in its turn stimulates further linguistic observation . |
| 8 | Considerable controversy has been generated as to whether his work undermines or reproduces contemporary power relations ( Lyotard 1980 ; Jameson 1984 , p. 63 ) . |
| 9 | A person who erects or installs such plant must ensure that the installation is not unsafe or a risk to health . |
| 10 | ‘ It shall be the duty of any person who erects or installs any article for use at work in any premises where that article is to be used by persons at work to ensure , so far as is reasonably practicable , that nothing about the way in which it is erected or installed makes it unsafe or a risk to health when properly used . ’ |
| 11 | Lord Denning M.R. said that liability extends to a case where a ‘ third person prevents or hinders one party from performing his contract , even though it be not a breach . ’ |
| 12 | Thus , if a tenant 's business expands or becomes more labour intensive unauthorised encroachments may be made into the parking spaces of other tenants , or there may be parking on access and service roads . |
| 13 | The bank already owns or occupies several building nearby , plus much of the adjacent site , which includes the NatWest tower . |
| 14 | This approach has the advantage of providing detailed data about the nature and severity of illness in society , but it suffers from the obvious drawback that not everyone who is ill seeks or receives medical treatment and not everyone who seeks medical treatment is necessarily ill . |
| 15 | Membership is open to any company that designs , manufactures , sells or supports generally-available products conforming to layer 3 or below of the Open Systems Interconnection model , such as bridges , routers , hubs or adaptor boards . |
| 16 | 3.9 It has of course long been recognised that a person who suffers an identifiable psychiatric illness or psychological condition , often referred to as nervous shock , can be awarded damages without the necessity of showing direct impact or fear of immediate physical injuries for himself where another dies or suffers personal injury . |
| 17 | When anyone dies or suffers physical injury at the hands of a motorist who is not covered by third party insurance , the MIB steps in and compensates the victim . |
| 18 | If a LIFESPAN Process fails or gives unexpected results , then the LIFESPAN Manager for the process must be informed . |
| 19 | It does n't matter if the child grows up to be an adult whose logic tells him that he is n't stupid ; if those words have been repeated often enough , he will never have the confidence to realise how much he knows or to make proper use of that knowledge . |
| 20 | he knows or has reasonable grounds to believe that the ( non-visitor ) is in the vicinity of the danger concerned or that he may come into the vicinity of the danger ( in either case , whether the ( non-visitor ) has lawful authority for being in that vicinity or not ) ; and |
| 21 | Where the section states ‘ he knows or has reasonable grounds to believe ’ this applies to the situation where the occupier knows or is aware of the primary facts but fails to draw the reasonable inference that the premises are dangerous or that the non-visitor 's presence is likely . |
| 22 | It is necessary to apply s. 1(3) which states : An occupier of premises owes a duty to another ( not being his visitor ) in respect of any such risk as is referred to in subsection ( 1 ) if — ( a ) he is aware of the danger or has reasonable grounds to believe it exists ; ( b ) he knows or has reasonable grounds to believe that the other is in the vicinity of the danger concerned or that he may come into the vicinity of the danger ( in either case whether the other has lawful authority for being in that vicinity or not ) ; and ( c ) the risk is one against which , in all the circumstances of the case , he may reasonably be expected to offer the other some protection . |
| 23 | ‘ A person who publishes or distributes written material which is threatening , abusive or insulting is guilty of an offence if — ( a ) he intends thereby to stir up racial hatred , or ( b ) having regard to all the circumstances racial hatred is likely to be stirred up thereby . ’ |
| 24 | Put simply , a transistor is a small , crystal-based component , which switches or amplifies small amounts of electric current between circuits . |