Example sentences of "or [noun sg] [to-vb] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These are the potters , the females of which make small jars in which they deposit an egg together with a paralysed spider or caterpillar to provide the hatching grub with its first meal of meat . |
| 2 | Professional : The family member may give progressively less attention to his or her own work because of the problems at home and may even change employment in order to have more time or opportunity to supervise the worsening chaos at home . |
| 3 | The date your last menstrual period started will help your doctor or midwife to calculate the like date for your baby to arrive , or EDD ( estimated date of delivery ) , by adding on 280 days . |
| 4 | If there 's a handy tree , wall or fence to provide the third leg , rest against it : this will increase your camera steadiness quite dramatically . |
| 5 | Use an old chisel and mallet or hammer to dislodge the circular timber mounting block . |
| 6 | Additional cost headings would , however , need to be included for : Land Legal fees Estate agent 's fees These basic breakdowns of cost do enable the surveyor or management to identify the total cost allocated to certain cost centres each month and with the aid of this basic information it is possible to produce a cost value reconciliation statement ( see Chapter II ) . |
| 7 | Loss of adhesion is due to incorrect preparation of the surface , or failure to use the correct undercoat . |
| 8 | The official 's concerns are with the actual impact of specific policies upon the relationships with specific individuals , these may lead to a disregard of or failure to understand the wider policy issues that concern those ‘ higher up ’ in the agency . |
| 9 | Construction delays , cost over-runs , technological change , increased interest rates , market factors such as depressed product prices may all lead to cost over-runs or failure to achieve the projected return on the project . |
| 10 | If you have children of school age you may be able to depend on a neighbour , relative or friend to do the necessary fetching and carrying and occasional early suppers . |
| 11 | This is bad enough on food dishes , but with those there is at least the powerful odour of the fish or meat to smother the distasteful detergent smell . |
| 12 | At every stage , the physiotherapist checks that there is no spastic reaction arising from the movements being done : if necessary , she supports the shoulder girdle or elbow to help the desired movements to be made with full control . |
| 13 | The patient may also need to practise being a passenger in the car : getting in and out may be difficult , so you may need help from the occupational therapist or physiotherapist to find the easiest way of managing . |
| 14 | Charles Haughey , the Irish Prime Minister , on Jan. 21 and again on Jan. 22 declared that if " a new and more broadly based agreement can be reached by direct discussions and negotiations with all the parties involved , the Irish government will be prepared to contemplate , in agreement with the British government , a new and better-structured agreement or arrangement to transcend the existing one " . |
| 15 | See the minister , priest or rabbi to book the big day ( register office weddings can only be booked three months in advance ) |
| 16 | He also called for a meeting of the UN Security Council at the level of heads of state or government to discuss the Middle East , a proposal which was welcomed by the PLO . |
| 17 | Mr. Phillips , aged 51 , concludes : ‘ I would invite anyone who is uncertain to visit a school or hospital to see the chronic underfunding and low staff morale . |
| 18 | You first attach a battery to two electrodes which are dipped into the water ( it is necessary to add traces of acid or alkali to conduct the electric current through the solution — this is known as the ‘ electrolyte ’ ) . |
| 19 | ( ii ) The actor uses force or coercion to accomplish the sexual penetration . |
| 20 | ( ii ) The actor uses force or coercion to accomplish the sexual contact . |
| 21 | The puzzle can be left on screen and the child then uses a light pen or joystick to indicate the hidden words . |