Example sentences of "or [vb base] with [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Instead , paint or varnish with organic products . |
| 2 | In practice , syntactic and semantic considerations often override or interact with communicative considerations to produce structures that do not follow the arrangement of the source text . |
| 3 | Prague , Budapest and Berlin Various combinations by air or coach with special arrangements in all the countries concerned for student or older groups to plan their own programmes ( min 10 ) . |
| 4 | It is proposed to give the Directors the authority to alter the schemes to take account of or comply with any changes in any proposed or existing legislation affecting the schemes , or to take account of any take-over or reconstruction of the Company or to obtain or maintain favourable taxation treatment of the Company , any subsidiary or any participant , in each case excluding any changes which affect the basic structure of the schemes or the limits on the number of shares which may be subscribed for under the schemes . |
| 5 | In Ipswich the development officer built up a register of possible workers through personal contacts or contact with local clubs , associations and the job centre . |
| 6 | For example , persons should be held in such a way as to avoid any interference with breathing or blood circulation , or contact with sexual areas ; if possible they should be held down on soft surfaces such as a bed , chair etc . |
| 7 | The court can also prohibit certain steps — such as changing a child 's name — or deal with specific issues like a child 's religion , schooling or medical treatment . |
| 8 | I refer here to cases in which sexual behaviour or play with other children becomes obsessive in nature and frequency — or where it is imposed against the wishes of other children involved ; cases in which masturbation becomes a near-total preoccupation , or is carried out in circumstances which make it an aggressive act or one of attention-seeking ; or those in which the very nature of sexual activity shows that its implications are fully understood regardless of age . |
| 9 | His characters do not travel by flying carpet or converse with wild animals or meet up with angels and demons , in the manner of other contemporary fictional heroes and heroines . |
| 10 | To help the patient prevent or cope with subsequent crises without resorting to self-poisoning . |
| 11 | In the strictness of my own father 's wisdom , he instilled into me a deep respect for the opposite sex , so that there was no physical play or caress with any women until after I had married my wife . |
| 12 | They can also run courses or help with internal courses , e.g. : ‘ Members of staff registered to attend courses and they provide tutors/input to locally arranged courses ’ . |