Example sentences of "or [noun] [to-vb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Perhaps she had intended to restore it to working order but with increasing age had n't been able to summon the energy or enthusiasm to cope with the disturbance . |
| 2 | Within minutes one was torn from reading a book to being gagged and trussed up in a sack , carried down stairs by running men , waiting for the bag to slip or rip and one 's head or neck to smash against the hard stone steps . |
| 3 | A high cut-off score is necessary since achieving it is taken to indicate mastery of a particular domain , or readiness to proceed to the next level of learning . |
| 4 | The absence of trunks or limbs to go with the heads implies that they were mounted on clay or wooden bodies which have subsequently disintegrated , probably simple wooden xoana . |
| 5 | Er many points which Mr has made about the nature of the landscape in the southern part of the Hambledon District , would apply equally to large tracts of er Harrogate District in terms of it being an open erm rural landscape , intensively farmed and relatively little woodland cover or topography to assist in the assimilation process . |
| 6 | For hanging ties and belts , you can buy specialist racks or rails to attach to the wall or the back of the wardrobe doors , shoe racks can be placed in the bottom of the wardrobe and , if the exteriors of the doors are not mirrored , you might want to fit mirrors to the inside . |
| 7 | Since the regime began , the English Institute has withdrawn registration from nine firms , usually as a result of lack of fit and proper status , lack of technical competence or failure to comply with the PII regulations . |
| 8 | Illegality meant that the decision-maker must understand correctly the law that regulates his power and must give effect to it ; irrationality connoted Wednesbury unreasonableness ; and procedural impropriety covered a breach of natural justice or failure to comply with the procedural rules in the enabling legislation . |
| 9 | The question of how best to structure a child 's learning experiences invites the teacher or therapist to switch from the focus on linguistic description , presented in Chapters 1 , 2 and 3 , to the concern about explanations of language development discussed in Chapters 4 and 5 . |
| 10 | There were no set hours , no union to look after their interests and they were lucky to get out on a Saturday or Sunday to go to the chapel , or on certain special occasions to the cinema . |
| 11 | Just as a rector would put in a vicar or curate to care for the souls in his parish , or a landlord would employ a bailiff or steward to manage his estates , so an officer would appoint a deputy to conduct the business of the office , usually for a small pittance , while he himself enjoyed the bulk of the proceeds . |
| 12 | ‘ I see no captain on the bridge , no leader , no will to win or passion to play for the club . |
| 13 | He had in mind a newspaper or magazine to read on the train . |
| 14 | Did Carnelian hope that Jaq or Meh'Lindi would rush , or fire , impetuously — only for their laser beams or needles to pass through the phantom without effect , till they hit some bystander or the Governor 's tabernacle ? |
| 15 | Next to the difficult decision as to which of many enchanting patterns or knots to draw on the soil with herbs , is the even more difficult but absorbing one of which species to grow . |
| 16 | They also encourage patients to take along relatives or friends to participate in the programme . ’ |
| 17 | No administrator possesses the material , time or vision to operate in the way postulated by Simon . |
| 18 | Reference is made in the Bible , Kings 2 , 23:10 , to man making ‘ his son … or daughter to pass through the fire to Molech ’ . |
| 19 | And while British viewers do n't have to live in Salford or Walthamstow to relate to the problems faced by characters in Coronation Street or EastEnders , few have the terms of reference to identify with the mythical world of Eldorado . |
| 20 | The Race Relations Act 1976 makes it illegal for an LEA or governors to discriminate on the grounds of colour , race , ethnic or national origins or nationality against a pupil — ‘ by excluding him from the establishment or subjecting him to any other detriment ’ ( section 17(c) ( ii ) ) . |
| 21 | There was simply not the time or space to enter into the detailed sort of discussion which accompanied the Brixton riot . |
| 22 | ‘ Not everyone has the drive , ability , energy or inclination to aim for the top — and of course that goes for both men and women . |
| 23 | In the rush for funds or to exploit the fusion fanaticism , few had the time or inclination to look beyond the surface and see the shaky foundations beneath . |
| 24 | Looking ahead to the AGM , nominations are needed now for class members or teachers to serve on the Executive Committee and play a vital role in deciding how the Society is run ON YOUR BEHALF . |
| 25 | Mr Harold Macmillan was admittedly fortified by an informal poll of Conservative members and notables , but it may be argued that he should not have been the sole fountainhead of advice , if it is indeed a constitutional principle that a retiring Prime Minister has no special title or status to advise on the choice of his successor . |
| 26 | Add a blind or shade to drop from the ceiling level as well and you will suddenly have long graceful windows , or what will pass for them very well . |
| 27 | Mr. Ross also challenges the refusal by the board of Lautro to permit him , or Winchester to appeal against the intervention notice to the appeal tribunal constituted under Lautro 's rules . |
| 28 | This plan of alternating narrative and poetic lyricism was , of course , the outline scheme for many of the older operas , using recitative for the narration and arias or choruses to expand on the emotional and poetic episodes . |
| 29 | This enables a liquidator or administrator to apply to the court where , within two years before insolvency , the vendor has given preferential treatment to creditors . |
| 30 | In any case a company formed under the Companies Act has a considerable power of altering the objects stated in the Memorandum of Association which is signed by its first members at the formation of the company , subject to the power of the holders of fifteen per cent of its shares or debentures to apply to the court to cancel an alteration . |