Example sentences of "say or [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You do not have to give formal written notice that you are leaving , but it is important not to say or do anything which is inconsistent with pursuing a constructive dismissal claim . |
| 2 | I did not know what to say or do at this moment but just said ‘ Thy will be done ’ . |
| 3 | I did not know what to say or do . |
| 4 | I 'm up on a stage , with a play going on all round me , but no one 's given me a script and I do n't know what to say or do . |
| 5 | She was not strong enough to say or do anything . |
| 6 | He stood there blankly , not knowing what to say or do , remembering only the sound of her crying out in the darkness and how awful he had felt , alone , kneeling there on the dyke , impotent to act . |
| 7 | Somebody were sure to say or do suthen so you could have a good laugh . |
| 8 | You can appeal to them never to say or do things which they would be ashamed for you to know . ’ |
| 9 | Oh , she knew what was going through his head all right , and how careful she had to be not to say or do anything he might misinterpret . |
| 10 | Ca n't you see that if you were to say or do something that caused my father , for example , to die when he was still a little boy , then I should never get round to being born , should I ? ’ |
| 11 | The problem was she had no real idea of what she was going to say or do when she got to the château . |
| 12 | She was not going to say or do anything that would make John Major 's task more difficult : the Cabinet , here she indicated them with a sinuous wave of her hand , was the most brilliant since Herbert Asquith 's and , as for Central Office , and she looked directly at Sir Charles , who was mopping his brow , they were good men and true who strove mightily in the interests of the Party , and for precious little reward . |
| 13 | I did n't know what to say or do . |
| 14 | Ruth bit her lip and stared at him , not knowing what to say or do . |
| 15 | The most we can get is some idea of the world view the one hand , impossible to say on the other and most importantly , what it is not possible not to say or avoid saying/implying ’ ( personal communication ) . |
| 16 | With 43 recommendations , the report , which took four months to prepare , admits that ‘ a free society requires the freedom to say or print things that are inconvenient to those in authority , whether they be members of the Royal Family , ministers , MPs , local councillors or public officials ’ . |
| 17 | In this case , speakers or writers start out with a semantic representation of what they want to say or write , and search for the corresponding phonological information ( enabling one to say a word ) or orthographical information ( enabling one to write a word . |
| 18 | At Shell , we 're always open to our Customers ' suggestions , questions , complaints , even compliments — and anything else they want to say or know about Shell . |
| 19 | He thus denied himself any further influence , but the radicals who did join what was now called the Derry Citizens ' Action Committee did not dictate the pace of events and had little which was distinctive to say or propose within the new body . |
| 20 | Still Daalny lingered , as if minded to say or ask something more , her thin oval face sharply alert and her eyes half-veiled but very bright within the long dark lashes . |
| 21 | What other men might say or think was nothing to him ; his detachment would carry him far above earthly matters . |
| 22 | Secondly , the question of sufficient interest has to be judged in the light of the relevant statutory provisions — what do they say or suggest about who is to be allowed to challenge decisions made under the statute ? |
| 23 | There was nothing Wilson could say or do . |
| 24 | There was nothing Penny could say or do to convince the angry farmer that she was n't an apple-thief . |
| 25 | Also , do n't think that it will put you into a trance or make you say or do stupid things . |
| 26 | I do n't know what the landlord will say or do when 'e finds out , ’ she wailed . |
| 27 | If he could convince her that nothing she could say or do would make him change his mind about Carrie , the way would be open for him to prove to Carrie he had enough love for the two of them . |
| 28 | ‘ They will say or do anything to hold onto it . ’ |
| 29 | A foolish girl , in spite of all I could say or do , would come after me , or rather |
| 30 | Your colleagues are there for the same reason as you , no matter what they might say or do . |