Example sentences of "or [vb base] to [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The bill was designed to permit workers in companies with more than 50 employees to take up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave annually to care for a sick or new child , receive medical treatment or tend to a seriously ill spouse or parent . |
| 2 | 2.2 Section 1(2) ( c ) of the 1934 Act expressly stated before amendment that where the act or omission that gives rise to the cause of action results in death the damages are to be calculated without reference to any loss or gain to the deceased 's estate consequent on his death , except that a sum in respect of funeral expenses may be included . |
| 3 | The free wine really did put everyone in the right mood for the rest of the evening when you could sit back and be entertained or dance to the disco music outside on the terrace . |
| 4 | The session starts around 2pm when the old faithfuls sit back and wallow in nostalgia as they listen to their favourite bands and singers Chick Henderson is always high on the list of course or dance to the records , spinning at 78rpm . |
| 5 | Try to relate the interim end-result of everything you do , decide or say to the overall profitable contribution expected of you at the year 's end . |
| 6 | Given a DC identifier , an assessment comment and an indication as to whether you agree or disagree to the DC being implemented , the procedure PI_ASSESS_DC will request that your formal vote be recorded . |
| 7 | No one can take the 20-minute boat trip or fly to the airstrip without police permits which are hard to obtain . |
| 8 | Serve as a chunky soup , blend coarsely , or process to a smooth purée . |
| 9 | The term ‘ innovation ’ covers all the activities of bringing a new product or process to the market . |
| 10 | The cover now being granted is far wider in that the exclusion relates only to damage caused by application of any tool or process to the part in the course of maintenance . |
| 11 | It is well established that a public law decision by a local authority may be open to challenge by way of defence or counterclaim to an action brought by the local authority in the High Court or the county court , notwithstanding the fact that if the defendant had sought to begin the proceedings he would have had to do so by way of judicial review : see Wandsworth London Council v. Winder [ 1985 ] A.C. 461 . |
| 12 | There should have been either detriment to the plaintiff , or benefit to the defendant : 1 Selwyn 's N.P. 45 ( 9th ed . ) . |
| 13 | Selling loan participations : Initial loan offerings are made by telephone or telex to a selected group of banks . |
| 14 | Abuse of process — Misuse of Process — failure to make available or reveal to the Defence the existence of unused material — principles to be applied — whether matter for judge |
| 15 | Showing an old photograph or object to an elderly person may be a means of jogging the memory , or breaking the ice , and may well prompt them to reminisce . |
| 16 | 2 As an adjunct or object to the preceding verb which is usually transitive : She promised to write every day . |
| 17 | Once others are brought in and contribute their money or support to a project , they also have a stake in making it work . |
| 18 | Much conscious fantasy is different ; we may ‘ tell a story ’ to ourselves ( or listen to a story and fantasise it as about ourselves ) ; and sometimes we may attempt an imagined resolution , through fantasy , of some aspect of our social situation . |
| 19 | Some people who sleep alone read , do a crossword , or listen to the radio for a while . |
| 20 | Byford had only to read the newspapers or listen to the barrack-room talk to know the figures : over 400 police stations destroyed so far in 1920 alone and two senior police officers assassinated . |
| 21 | I decided to watch the television in my room , or listen to the radio , and get to sleep early so I could be up just after dawn to catch a wasp for the Factory . |
| 22 | ‘ When I was a boy , I would sit and watch television or listen to the radio and practise juggling with billiard balls , or shuffling cards . |
| 23 | So , on Silver and Knitmaster machines , set the cam lever on tuck and side levers back ; on Brother machines , put both tuck buttons in and the Change knob on KC , and on the Toyota 901 and 950 , set the selection lever or dial to the central tuck position and card levers on C. The other Toyota machines have two methods of knitting tuck , but as I have only have the 901 and 950 I 'm not qualified to write about the 858 or 787 . |
| 24 | But for some the undertow is too strong and they are sucked away to navigate unexplored tributaries of the Amazon , encounter the tribes of remotest Papua New Guinea , cross Australia by camel , or Asia by bicycle , or walk to the North Pole — alone . |
| 25 | We have probably all experienced failing to see something and then later , as we do the washing-up or walk to the post , suddenly " the penny drops " , and we exclaim " But of course … |
| 26 | Napoleon described it as ‘ the most complete harbour in the world ’ and you will agree when you go ashore and walk through those narrow streets or climb to a huge citadel above the bustling town . |
| 27 | Frightened by the threat of invasion ( Fears in Solitude ) , he was beginning that slide or jump to the Right which angered and puzzled his liberal associates , though it is fair to say that his revolutionary sympathies , unlike Wordsworth 's , had never been more than superficial . |
| 28 | Inactive Supplement text has its status marked so that it makes no further demands upon lexicographic time and effort , and is not selected for composition or transfer to the Working-Set . |
| 29 | When , as conveyancers for a buyer , you send the engrossment of the conveyance , lease or transfer to the other side for execution , it 's wise to remind them to have the plan signed ( or sealed , as the case may be ) by the seller — and even then it 's remarkable how often the requirement can be overlooked . |
| 30 | ( 2 ) Under CA 1985 , s131(1) merger relief ( see para 23.1.5 below ) will be available " … where the issuing company has secured at least a 90 per cent equity holding in another company in pursuance of an arrangement providing for the allotment of equity shares in the issuing company on terms that the consideration for the shares allotted is to be provided ( a ) by the issue or transfer to the issuing company of equity shares in the other company … |