Example sentences of "or [verb] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 31 | 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 . |
| 32 | 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 . |
| 33 | To get the intended effect the listener must either wear headphones or sit between a pair of loudspeakers positioned like large headphones . |
| 34 | 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 . |
| 35 | Why stand in a bus queue or sit in a traffic jam when you can walk almost as quickly ? |
| 36 | If there was a grievance the students would refuse to eat their evening meal , and parade and make noises , or sit in a solid wall of silence . |
| 37 | For most of the period , from the first conquests in the fourteenth century until the rise of the South Slav nationalist movements in the nineteenth century , the empire was either preparing for a war against its Christian neighbours , fighting a war or recovering from a war . |
| 38 | Should be done by carefully dabbing or sponging with a wool — or silk-compatible cleaning solution for removing each specific substance ( wine , grease , coffee , etc. ) until as much as possible of the discolouring substance has been removed . |
| 39 | Today by some bonus of chance they were being left there to enjoy it and had not been interrupted with a call for tea or to go for a swim with Dad who had just come home . |
| 40 | ‘ Really , there are only three options — to let the company wither and die , to find a successor , or to go for a flotation . |
| 41 | Before the industrial revolution of the early nineteenth century people travelled mainly for two reasons : either for business , or to go on a pilgrimage . |
| 42 | Even if you do n't need the money for domestic or emergency reasons , you might need a holiday somewhere special — to go to your daughter 's wedding in Australia — or to go on a second honeymoon . |
| 43 | The teacher will ask you to lie on a table or to sit on a chair while he gently moves your head and limbs around . |
| 44 | He was not misled or lulled into a sense of false security or anything of that kind . |
| 45 | It has a curved hemline and can be worn outside or tucked into a skirt or trousers . |
| 46 | Poach , boil or scramble the eggs , or make into an omelette in a non-stick pan with a minimum of low-fat margarine . |
| 47 | To make sure he asked Mr Litmus if he had seen or heard of a scientist being found coming out of the corridors . |
| 48 | ( 1 ) Premises shall be disqualified for receiving a licence if they are situated on land acquired or appropriated by a special road authority , and for the time being used , for the provision of facilities to be used in connection with the use of a special road provided for the use of traffic of class 1 ( with or without other classes ) . |
| 49 | Rather , it refers to Jesus 's membership in a specific group or sect with a specific religious and/or political orientation — the ‘ Nazarene Party ’ , as certain modern experts call it . |
| 50 | Mid-region performance is strong and acceleration only begins to tail off above 120mph , but the Chrysler engine lacks ultimate finesse at high revs , becoming noisy and slightly strained , while the power delivery is too often spoiled by a hesitation or jerk after a sudden lift-off or application of power . |
| 51 | If you are working on the floor , sit cross-legged if possible or kneel on a mat . |
| 52 | They must not be bought or sold or even taken or given as a present . |
| 53 | Prices tend to be omitted from publishers ' catalogues ( or given in a separate leaflet which becomes detached from the main catalogue ) . |
| 54 | I think also that aspersions were cast , as asides , on the true soldierly qualities of Sgt York , and hence on all American soldiers , and a three-way fight broke out among the French-Canadian , American and British , to a background drone of German bombers wending their weary way to or from London , or circling in a desultory fashion prior to dumping their bombs with a dull thud on the surrounding countryside . |
| 55 | Indeed , here one can detect a good example of how rich one has to be to be poor : precisely because a poor family can not afford expensive but once-and-for-all repairs ( assuming such repairs to be feasible ) , household maintenance must either be neglected , or undertaken in a cheap but piecemeal fashion , where any improvement is partial and temporary in its effect . |
| 56 | When she 's not having a drink or tucking into a bag of crisps , the five month old badger cub can usually be found on the snooker table . |
| 57 | Local volunteer schemes may be able to arrange a regular visitor or you could contact an employment agency or advertise for a kindly ‘ sitter ’ . |
| 58 | You 'll naturally find your own level — whether it 's getting into the growing competition circuit or sticking to a local reservoir . |
| 59 | All the traffic , every single vehicle which passed him was equipped with lasers in its axles ; they could register a hit on his legs unless he was above them , or shielded by a wall , or between the wheels of a parked car , or holding his breath . |
| 60 | 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 . |