Example sentences of "or [verb] [pers pn] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 This sparked immediate criticism that the MMC regulations requiring Bass to free pubs from the tie or sell them had been by-passed .
2 They were amused by the way she consumed endless bowls of ice-cream or asked them to make her special snacks in between the normal meals .
3 I had a number of telephone conversations with him , and an interim letter dated 7 January in which he suggested , or asked me to suggest several possible dates .
4 Mr Jordan 's advice to any woman who thinks her doctor has behaved unprofessionally or asked her to do something humiliating is to refuse straightaway and report the incident .
5 He had n't explained what he wanted , or asked her to call back , but Loretta 's resolution wavered momentarily .
6 For the next few years the horde ravaged at will through the mountains , desecrating shrines , despoiling tombs , and waylaying travellers , but Grom was unable to take any of the Dwarf holds or bring them to battle .
7 The Act actually says that we 're concerned with children who have learning difficulties , which calls for special education provision , and to be more specific they refer to children who have greater difficulty in learning than the majority of children of that age , or disabilities which prevent or hinder them making use of the educational facilities generally provided .
8 Finally , we can reverse the terms of the argument , insisting that women 's difference from men is not the cause of sexism but an effect of sexism ; social practices like not hiring women in certain positions or allowing them to become leaders have the effect , over time , of producing the very differences which are then used to justify the original discrimination .
9 Increased identification and understanding between an organisation , its workers , neighbours and the public or allowing them to benefit from the activity , increases the understanding and acceptance of risk .
10 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 .
11 Ken wanted to rake David to this thing on his own and David , being very , very cold — he hates demonstrations of emotion — and me being very Mediterranean , I told him that as far as I was concerned , I did n't give a fuck about his award or seeing him receive it , but I thought it was a bit much that his mother could n't be there because it was a public occasion and it was a time when , without having to speak to her , he could be nice to her , as every mother loves to be there for that kind of thing .
12 Before we seek authorisation for the production phase , it will be necessary for each nation to restate or modify it 's planned off take and that will be done very firmly on the basis of the studies which er Group Captain Granville White has already d described which will factor in er against our military tasks , which is , y you know we define now fairly clearly , er exactly what aircraft are needed to undertake those tasks in what scenarios and in the future er as you say , there may well be scope for er adding additional aircraft types to that .
13 Even if bitten or pecked it continues to lie limply on the ground .
14 Helping residents or reminding them to go to and from the toilets is a daily part of your duties .
15 Then you can paint or cover them to match the colour of the flowers you 're going to put in them .
16 The principal is required to give his clerk specified minimum training ( or to enable him to receive it from others ) .
17 Although in this case the seller will find it hard to argue with the buyer 's concerns , where the seller himself provides the items ( even if he charges the buyer directly or indirectly for their provision ) he may well wish to keep ownership himself , either to tie the buyer to him for future orders , or to enable him to use the items for sales to third parties , even if this is to the buyer 's detriment , and against his consent .
18 They regard it as an ideal way to familiarise themselves with the latest legislative and other changes and are sometimes reluctant to delegate the task or to see it rendered unnecessary , as is the case with the microfilm system described below .
19 ‘ Alternatively , a woman may have low self-esteem , feeling she can only impress others or make them like her by buying status symbols or the latest fashions .
20 Her hands flew to his shoulders , but whether to fend him off or make him stay she could not have said .
21 I must admit the ‘ truth ’ did not smack me right between the eyes or make me leap like Archimedes from his bath .
22 It 'll either kill her or make her pass the sand . ’
23 She might even be weaving a spell to tangle her feet or make her lose her way in the wood !
24 The operation should not change a woman 's feelings or emotions , or make her feel less feminine .
25 So assertive is just being clear in what you want being prepared to keep going until you 've got something along those lines rather than letting people dismiss you or make you feel as though they 've dismissed you and your point not being considered i.e. your point not being heard or going away feeling that your point you did n't have a fair crack because you did n't give your point properly .
26 Also , do n't think that it will put you into a trance or make you say or do stupid things .
27 Reading Alison and Freya 's stories may worry you , puzzle you , or make you wonder whether your feelings about your body , or constant dieting or guilt over food , makes you obsessive , or verging on an eating disorder .
28 Yes , so you have to put a lot of , like , mousse on or make it wet , no not wet , it stings
29 But Walcott does n't give his characters enough to do , or make us warm to Sonny so that we care whether he stays a tourist toy .
30 We must ensure that any new action does not jeopardise what we have done or make us lose more than we have gained . ’
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