Example sentences of "for [v-ing] [adv] or " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( i ) if either party shall pass a resolution for winding up or the court shall make an order that either party shall be wound up ( in either case other than for the purpose of reconstruction ) or if a receiver or manager on behalf of a creditor be appointed , or if circumstances shall arise which would entitle a court or a creditor to appoint a receiver or manager or which would entitle a court to make a winding up order ; or |
| 2 | It bases the idea of obligation to law , reasons for acquiescing in or committing oneself to legal process , on the value of the ends which thus become attainable . |
| 3 | These include sorrow , anger with the person who has left you , anger with the world for going on or other people for being happy , guilt for deeds undone or words unsaid and , of course , self-pity . |
| 4 | She had discovered that it was n't a proper job ( as she called it to herself ) since none of them was paid for going there or being on the rota . |
| 5 | It was a gamble between being bumped off for lying earlier or allowing him to think he was gaining no advantage by my presence in the household . |
| 6 | When sexual intercourse does take place , the partner is often chided for turning over or away , sometimes even in sleep . |
| 7 | While the Abalkin plan had tight deadlines for closing down or leasing unprofitable state enterprises , ( industry by the beginning of 1991 , state and collective farms by 1992 ) , Mr Ryzhkov gave no cut-off date . |
| 8 | He should take responsibility for doing so or accept responsibility for his party 's vote at the next election , when Labour will be returned . |
| 9 | If the extra oxygen taken in is not needed by the muscles for running away or fighting , the effects can be dramatic . |
| 10 | If it were full size you would have shaped the shoulders on a garment with no trouble at all and have a lovely neat edge for sewing up or grafting . |
| 11 | For reading aloud or play-acting |
| 12 | Many homes , especially the older ones , were wired for lighting only or had only one or two , low-powered socket outlets . |