Example sentences of "or [verb] another [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They argue that causation involves one event ( the cause ) generating or producing another event ( the effect ) , and that we can obtain direct knowledge about this causal generation : we do not have to infer causality on the basis of temporal priority . |
| 2 | Anyway , when it all gets too much and you ca n't bear the thought of writing another Christmas card or eating another mince pie just sit down and have a quiet read of your NCT newsletter ! |
| 3 | Kissing or touching another man in a sexual way or even just going out for a drink without telling a partner is regarded by most as being unfaithful . |
| 4 | Some flowers intensify their colours towards the centre or introduce another shade altogether — forget-me-nots , hollyhocks , bindweed . |
| 5 | Most people , when they went out at night or approached another village , carried a stick or a handful of stones ; if one or two dogs in a pack had been wounded the others would pick up the aggressive intention and drop back sullenly . |
| 6 | This rift in work relationships can be shattering , producing a sense of redundancy at a time when it is too late to retrain or seek another label and identity . |
| 7 | Throughout the book he referred to it as the monster or used another word which expressed his hatred for it . |
| 8 | It is this characteristic which renders fundamentalist religion open to large numbers of fissures in communities , with preachers or sections of congregations shaking the dust from their feet and moving off to build or buy another church . |
| 9 | Animals that look similar are classified together , and not only that , they are also closely related in an evolutionary sense ( or put another way , they share a common ancestor ) . |
| 10 | Or put another way , the economic growth objectives are planned so as to be practicable without recourse to that part of oil and gas production which has been designated a foreign currency earner . |
| 11 | Or put another way , for every £1 00 of your income that counts for income tax purposes up to £2,000 , you have to pay £20 to the Exchequer — and are allowed to keep the remaining £80 . |
| 12 | In other words their comprehension is at fault , or put another way the text they are using is too difficult for them . |
| 13 | But while these two enemies were formidable enough , it also appears that in some ways Cipriani was instrumental in his own defeat , or put another way , ‘ he had all the defects of his virtues ’ |
| 14 | Less foreign currency will be obtained for a pound ; or put another way , more pounds will be obtained for a given amount of foreign currency . |
| 15 | First of all what you do is disturb the client , or put another way , you create a problem , and then you solve it , with a feature , and then you ask , what do you think , how do you feel ? |
| 16 | Anyway , this undertaker who 's a Carpenter , or put another way this Carpenter who 's an undertaker wants people to shop before they drop . |
| 17 | ‘ Moreover , on general principles , it would in my judgment be a plain interference with or usurpation of an owner 's rights by the customer if he were to remove a label which the owner had placed on goods or put another label on . |
| 18 | They may contrast new information with old information , or put another side to the argument ( or , on the other hand , however , conversely ) . |
| 19 | Leave your telephone number , because the decision whether to go ahead with the visit , or hold another talk , will have to be a late one . |
| 20 | a constable protecting or escorting another person ; |
| 21 | not a constable but is protecting or escorting another person by virtue of powers the same as or similar to those of a constable for that purpose ; |
| 22 | Solicit means to invite entice , appeal to , or request another person . |
| 23 | At this point , you can either re-select the option to obtain updated values , or select another option . |
| 24 | You should either continue with further mail transactions or select another option . |
| 25 | You should either continue with further mail transactions or select another option . |
| 26 | You should either continue with further mail transactions or select another option . |
| 27 | You should either continue with further mail transactions or select another option . |
| 28 | You should either continue with further mail transactions or select another option . |
| 29 | And sometimes horses are very possessive of those who look after them , and may actually be upset , and in rare cases quite distressed , if their owner should feed or touch another horse in their presence . |
| 30 | This means the giving out or showing any written matter or a sign , e.g. sandwich board , or other visible representation which would threaten , abuse or insult another person . |