Example sentences of "or [vb base] [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The democratic aspiration in its classical form is doomed — an outcome which is viewed with either glee or regret according to the political orientation of the theorists concerned . |
| 2 | 53 ( 1 ) ( c ) [ A ] disposition of an equitable interest or trust subsisting at the time of the disposition , must be in writing signed by the person disposing of the same , or by his agent thereunto lawfully authorised in writing or by will . |
| 3 | Unfortunately , few of them are interested or want to stick to the dietary disciplines for long . |
| 4 | The following description of Consideration was given by the Exchequer Chamber in 1875 : ‘ A valuable consideration , in the sense of the law , may consist either in some right , interest , profit , or benefit accruing to the one party , or some forbearance , detriment , loss , or responsibility , given , suffered , or undertaken by the other ’ : Currie v. Misa ( 1875 ) L.R. 10 Ex. at 162 . |
| 5 | Likewise , bergamot and geranium can either sedate or stimulate according to the needs of the individual — a phenomenon totally alien to a synthetic or chemical drug . |
| 6 | On the other hand , the required energy coupling capacitors cause problems and can be expensive at higher current levels , and there does not seem to be any proof that there is a volume , weight , or cost saving over the standard Buck topology for any given equivalent performance level . |
| 7 | All they can do is set trend targets and reward or penalize according to the degree to which they are met . |
| 8 | ( b ) There is no fact or matter concerning the proposed business or affairs of the Company nor any fact or matter relating to the financial forecasts which is or may be material for disclosure to any intending subscriber for shares in the Company which has not been disclosed to the Investors and any such fact or matter arising prior to Completion of this agreement will forthwith be disclosed to the Investors . |
| 9 | If the candidate seems settled in for the day stand up and help him/her with their coat , or begin to walk towards the door . |
| 10 | Unless you have only very few Windows applications , or enjoy looking at the background ( which may be changed to something prettier ) enlarge the Program Manager to fill the entire screen . |
| 11 | Is there any lichen or moss growing on the trunk , and which side of the tree is this , on the sunny side , or on the north ? |
| 12 | Unless you fall into a frozen lake or get left on the mountainside overnight , this will not happen to you . |
| 13 | And when you are , you hide yourself in your office or get glued to the video . |
| 14 | The shadow budget 's tax bands gave Labour the look of punitive vindictiveness : it drew the line where , realistically , it reckoned people could afford it , forgetting that in post-Thatcher Britain , people calculate their tax liabilities not on what they actually earn , but how much they hope , desire or aspire to earn in the very near future . |
| 15 | Similarly , some feminists spell women as wimmin or womyn to avoid including the element men — even though that is not the true etymology and indeed , the element is not even pronounced . |
| 16 | Another property of curved spaces is that two nearby and initially parallel geodesics do not continue parallel indefinitely , but converge or diverge depending on the local curvature . |
| 17 | He soon learns either to give you misleading information or delay sending in the document . |
| 18 | After such period of adjustment as the Court may have allowed , the Record is closed and within fourteen days thereafter , each party is required to provide his opponent with ‘ a list of documents which are or have been in his possession or control relating to the matters in dispute in the action ’ . |
| 19 | It is extremely important that you press more pieces from the bouquet than you think you will need , as some of the plant material may turn brown in the press or emerge pressed into the wrong shape . |
| 20 | Subjectively , people may learn helplessness ( Maier and Seligman , 1976 ) ; have an external locus of control ( Rotter , 1971 ) ; or feel alienated from the world in which they live ( Seeman , 1959 ) . |
| 21 | The second thing productive I do n't think it 's productive for people to interrupt start shouting at me and chairing at me or shout shout at the platform cos I think all that 's gon na happen there is the meetings gon na disintegrate and nothing will be as right . |
| 22 | You 're always gon na have objections , I think you 've seen so far , throughout the whole sales process , some are more awkward than others but you got by them but the majority will come when you ask for the business , or go to ask for the business . |
| 23 | O ’ course I do n't want to exaggerate : now and then you 'd get sparks out of him — he 'd tell a good story , he 'd chat up one o' the lasses , or go to t'pub wi' the lads . |
| 24 | With my friend Ann , I go for walks across the hilly fields towards Viewpark or go playing on the coal byngs , and we make up stories , often vengeful episodes in which punishments are meted out to our enemies . |
| 25 | or stay put in the icy brine . |
| 26 | Then at some time during the day , he or she has cause to turn their head sharply to the left , or attempt to take off the jacket . |
| 27 | In 1238 he ordered the Charter of the forest to be read out in full county court , and the concessions contained therein to be observed ; but he was careful to add the proviso that ‘ if any dispute or doubt arise regarding the articles of the Charter ’ the Chief Justice of the Forest was to ‘ seek the counsel of the King and his Court before anything be done in regard thereto ’ . |
| 28 | know the name of the person you should speak to ( if it appears in the advertisement ) or ask to speak to the personnel department . |
| 29 | These numbers are surprisingly low , no junction had a mean accident or risk rating above the midpoint of the scale . |
| 30 | where branches are silouetted against the colours of the sunset they must be rich and strong enough to help intensify the sense of the light coming through then , but not so rich that they seem to close , or start to compete with the same thing happening in the ripples that form their reflection . |