Example sentences of "or [vb base] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ … the innocent party is not bound to go on the market and buy or sell at the date of the breach . |
| 2 | Now the trick of course is to buy at the cheapest price or sell at the most expensive . |
| 3 | Where damage is caused to a visitor by a danger due to the faulty execution of any work of construction , maintenance or repair by an independent contractor employed by the occupier , the occupier is not to be treated without more as answerable for the danger if in all the circumstances he had acted reasonably in entrusting the work to an independent contractor and had taken such steps ( if any ) as he reasonably ought in order to satisfy himself that the contractor was competent and that the work had been properly done . |
| 4 | ( c ) Independent contractors Section 2(4) ( b ) states : Where damage is caused to a visitor by a danger due to the faulty execution of any work of construction , maintenance or repair by an independent contractor employed by the occupier , the occupier is not to be treated without more as answerable for the danger if in all the circumstances he had acted reasonably in entrusting the work to an independent contractor and had taken such steps ( if any ) as he reasonably ought in order to satisfy himself that the contractor was competent and that the work had been properly done . |
| 5 | In later years a boy may continue to look unconsciously for a mother with whom to relate , or a girl for a father to take the place of a loved parent or compensate for a lack of satisfaction in that direction . |
| 6 | Snowy white in plumage , with a black beak and large jet black eyes , it lays a single egg on the bare branch of a tree , choosing a little hollow or crack in the bark so that the egg does n't roll off . |
| 7 | The expression of synaptic potentiation probably involves both pre- and postsynaptic mechanisms , not necessarily in the same proportion at each stage , the one leading to an increase in transmitter release and the other to an increase in the number or change in the properties of the ion channels which mediate synaptic transmission . |
| 8 | Many situations predispose to spatial disorientation — The main ones are : a ) Any situation involving a reduction or change in the way essential cues are available to you , eg on transition from visual to instrument flight or attempting to fly visually when what you can see is inadequate as in poor light , haze or high altitude . |
| 9 | Lack of privacy in hospital may also be a cause of problems with bladder or bowels ; for example most patients find it difficult to use a bedpan , or commode in the ward area , even when well screened from other patients . |
| 10 | A student having completed Music Making : Solo 1 may proceed to Solo 2 or remain at the same level , provided that the study employs different techniques : for example , voice and keyboard ; guitar and bass guitar ; violin and sitar . |
| 11 | If you go abroad to live , or remain outside the UK for three months or more , you can continue to receive the pension , but you may not get any increase when the pension goes up . |
| 12 | At eleven a child might transfer to a grammar or central ( technical trade ) school or remain in a ‘ reorganised secondary school ’ . |
| 13 | Other groups , such as single-parent families , the poor and the disabled , will gravitate to or remain in the cities , partially as a result of the relatively greater availability of rented accommodation . |
| 14 | They were watching , because a machine rolling around by itself is something that you do watch , even if you 've just had to climb a tree or hide behind a hedge . |
| 15 | Or hide behind the curtains and bark like a Rottweiler . |
| 16 | As a result , surveyors are likely to charge a higher fee or insist on a more extensive and therefore more expensive survey ; alternatively they may persuade the building societies and banks to stop showing valuation reports to borrowers . |
| 17 | It is possible to soften water by the addition of chemicals that displace or combine with the calcium and magnesium , such as sodium hexametaphosphate and ethylene diamine tetra-acetic acid . |
| 18 | With gliders which have a front wheel or main skid , a main wheel just behind the c.g. and a tail-wheel or skid like the K13 , Grob 103 , ASK21 , Puchazc , Schweitzer 233 and most of the older single seaters , it may be necessary to ease back a little during the take-off run to raise the front wheel or skid . |
| 19 | A big woman , bigger than her husband , nothing cowed or mean about the way she stood . |
| 20 | Take out one item and scrub or agitate with a brush or cloth . |
| 21 | They may , for example ( to paraphrase the original submission ) either broaden their areas of study in order to learn the principles and methods of several disciplines or concentrate on a more extensive study of a single discipline . |
| 22 | Should he start on the idle or concentrate on the incompetent ? |
| 23 | Put the soup in a food processor or blender , or push through a fine sieve , and return to the pan . |
| 24 | You could go round with a lampshade on your head , or join the loonies in the Buddhist robes , or sit outside the Drop-in Centre all day with a can of Special Brew in your hand . |
| 25 | Or sit for a while with your back against the trunk of a mature tree ( preferably an oak ) ; breathe deeply and allow yourself to merge , as it were , with the energies of the tree . |
| 26 | Two balconies face the tubes and plumbing mysteries of the solar heating system ; to enjoy the great views from these you have to stand , or sit on a very , very high chair . |
| 27 | For that sum they could parade up and down the grounds at any time of day or sit on the grassy banks at will . ’ |
| 28 | To get the intended effect the listener must either wear headphones or sit between a pair of loudspeakers positioned like large headphones . |
| 29 | There are several methods you can use and of course you must find the one which suits you best but , as a starting-point , here is a simple and effective one : Lie on your bed or sit in a chair with a back which is high enough to support your neck and head . |
| 30 | Why stand in a bus queue or sit in a traffic jam when you can walk almost as quickly ? |