Example sentences of "or [verb] [pron] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was none of the violence of illness in it , no writhing or moaning , and it was never impatient or irritable when Kalchu tried to feed it or probed it for sores . |
| 2 | This is how they are currently treated when we use them as research tools or slaughter them for consumption at our tables . |
| 3 | Some exercises they perform sitting on chairs or using them for support , but floor exercises have been out of the question . |
| 4 | Traps should wither kill them instantly or confine them for release elsewhere . |
| 5 | She did n't ask what my plans were , or press me for details of any other potentially embarrassing subject . |
| 6 | Goods are in consumer use when a person is using them , or has them for use , other than exclusively for business purposes . |
| 7 | There must be enough of the right food , the temperature and habitat must be right , there must not be too many other animals that would parasitize it , or kill it for food . |
| 8 | The offence is committed not just by a trader who supplies consumer goods that are not reasonably safe but also by a trader who agrees or offers to supply them or exposes or possesses them for supply . |
| 9 | If this has no effect , try expressing some milk before the morning feed ; refrigerate or freeze it for use later . |
| 10 | Vologsky had never seen a need to question Kirov 's authenticity , or to probe him for details of his mother and father . |
| 11 | my Lord , er , er , in , in my submission the , the , the highest really could put their case is that if the matter were referred your Lordship simply did n't stay proceedings or permitted them for example to apply for interim payment or permitted them to take some procedural steps to pursue their action so that they were n't unduly delayed should they succeed at the end of the day and that would be a major concession because it would run against a normal rule cos on a reference the entire proceedings are stayed , that 's not a case just saying even if that is done , er that anybody is saying that particular measure is or is good is not good or may not be forced in the interim |
| 12 | Christmas looks to be a time for burying the hatchet or exhuming it for re-examination . |
| 13 | Bring your own binoculars or hire them for 80p at the reserve . |
| 14 | He talked with them in his study or took them for walks in the park . |
| 15 | More significant for domestic purposes is s10(4) ( b ) and ( c ) which give the retailer a defence provided : ( i ) that he supplied the goods , offered or agreed to supply them or , as the case may be , exposed or possessed them for supply in the course of carrying on a retail business ; and ( ii ) that , at the time he supplied the goods or offered or agreed to supply them or exposed or possessed them for supply , he neither knew nor had reasonable grounds for believing that the goods failed to comply with the general safety requirement ; or ( c ) that the terms on which he supplied the goods or agreed or offered to supply them or , in the case of goods which he exposed or possessed for supply , the terms on which he intended to supply them ( i ) indicated that the goods were not supplied or to be supplied as new goods ; and ( ii ) provided for , or contemplated , the acquisition of an interest in the goods by the persons supplied or to be supplied . |
| 16 | More significant for domestic purposes is s10(4) ( b ) and ( c ) which give the retailer a defence provided : ( i ) that he supplied the goods , offered or agreed to supply them or , as the case may be , exposed or possessed them for supply in the course of carrying on a retail business ; and ( ii ) that , at the time he supplied the goods or offered or agreed to supply them or exposed or possessed them for supply , he neither knew nor had reasonable grounds for believing that the goods failed to comply with the general safety requirement ; or ( c ) that the terms on which he supplied the goods or agreed or offered to supply them or , in the case of goods which he exposed or possessed for supply , the terms on which he intended to supply them ( i ) indicated that the goods were not supplied or to be supplied as new goods ; and ( ii ) provided for , or contemplated , the acquisition of an interest in the goods by the persons supplied or to be supplied . |
| 17 | It is characteristic of incongruity that there is no superordinate of either xenonym which can restore normality ( except , perhaps , at the highest level of generality , such as thing , or entity , for nouns , or do something for verbs ) . |
| 18 | You must not subsequently display or offer it for sale as your own work ! |
| 19 | So why not go along and give Fiona McVey five minutes of your time while having lunch or join her for coffee in the coffee lounge on the first floor of A30 on 24 February between 12 noon and 1.30pm . |