Example sentences of "or [verb] on [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The name and age of the party boy or girl could be piped or painted on many of the cakes — perhaps across the large band of the hot-air balloon , on the space rocket or on the pop-up birthday card . |
| 2 | However , without a warrant , or unless other arrestable offences are involved ( e.g. fire arms ) , they have no right to search premises or remain on private premises without invitation once the breach of the peace has been dealt with . |
| 3 | It is not an abuse to process to assert private law rights by a private action even if the action raises or turns on public law issues . |
| 4 | The term ‘ premises ’ as defined in Article 2(2) ‘ includes any place and , in particular , includes any vehicle , vessel , aircraft or hovercraft , any installation on land ( including the foreshore and other land intermittently covered by water ) , any offshore installation , and any other installation ( whether floating , or resting on the seabed or the subsoil thereof , or resting on other land covered with water or the subsoil thereof ) , and any tent or movable structure . ’ |
| 5 | They stand or sit on thin irregular lines painted across the black in a white which has somewhat faded . |
| 6 | 17.2 No amendment or modification of this agreement shall be valid or binding on any party unless the same : |
| 7 | Except to tell me to stop or to go on neither of them spoke throughout the whole hour of the journey to Amsterdam . |
| 8 | Others were baffled , not able to believe that free people , famous and rich too , could say what they saw printed or heard on Romanian television or radio . |
| 9 | Competition for this prize is based on submission of an essay , paper or review on some aspect of analytical spectroscopy suitable for publication in the RSC 's Analytical Proceedings . |
| 10 | Ranulf studied the painting curiously and felt a shiver of apprehension as he saw how the sinners were thrust into hot ovens , cauldrons of boiling oil , or broken on huge revolving cartwheels . |
| 11 | ‘ The 1991 Dangerous Dog Bill already gives the Secretary of State a reserve power to impose muzzling or leashing on other types of dogs when they are considered to present a serious danger to the public . |
| 12 | Inside , they were all busily writing or drawing on small pieces of paper . |
| 13 | ‘ I can just imagine , ’ she murmured , ‘ that when midnight strikes it will come to life and walk or dance on those twisted roots . |
| 14 | Rain in August tends to be soaked up by dehydrated plants and trees or sits on dry , baking former water courses waiting to evaporate . |
| 15 | I mean , everybody round here just stands or sits on those bar stools . |
| 16 | stood round in groups or knelt on half-bald knees |
| 17 | Contestants who have finished relax with a drink or cheer on those struggling up the last stretch , some of them grasping frantically at disintegrating bales of straw . |
| 18 | But the ordination of women does not stand or fall on that , rather it is related back to our understanding of God and of men and women created and redeemed in that image . |
| 19 | ‘ I am willing to stand or fall on this one , ’ he had said — but when he was proved wrong he did not fall , he rose yet higher . |
| 20 | If Damiani could go to Jaffa , most of his fellow exiles are prevented forever from walking in the streets outside their old houses — or knocking on those front doors . |
| 21 | While Keynes 's ideas overlapped with Liberalism , his philosophy taught him that all political principles were expedients to be adopted or discarded on ethical grounds . |
| 22 | Military officials gave a figure of 48 dead or wounded on both sides . |
| 23 | Other than these disclosures , the DTI may also take action towards disqualification or prosecute on other Companies Act offences . |
| 24 | These will either be sold or let on short term leases to those in housing need . |
| 25 | For example , when a householder is in the market for double-glazing does he resort to Yellow Pages , take the advice of a neighbour , or depend on one of the well-known and heavily advertised names ? |
| 26 | The government estimates that at least 10,000 people will be prohibited from political activity — such individuals will also be prevented from speaking or writing on controversial issues unless the council deems it part of their job . |
| 27 | Anyone recording or passing on such a comment is in danger now that records are open . |
| 28 | You can then treat the timber by spraying or brushing on two generous coats , working backwards towards the loft hatch . |
| 29 | Among those eligible were ( i ) surviving spouses , children or parents of those killed ; ( ii ) anyone detained for more than 30 days , imprisoned , pressed into forced labour or deported on racial , religious political grounds during the Second World War ; and ( iii ) soldiers sent to Soviet labour camps at the end of the war . |
| 30 | If any members or students have any thoughts or concerns on this matter , please let me have these , so that I can voice the thoughts of the B.I.E. at future meetings of this committee . |