Example sentences of "see or [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is impossible to see or sense anything here except tourism . |
| 2 | There is always something new to see or discover , even on a short walk . |
| 3 | There was no point in transforming Paris and making it easy of access for visitors if there was nothing to see or do when one got there , and so the Court was to be made open as well as brilliant . |
| 4 | Their inability to see or echolocate over longer distances undoubtedly contributes to their frequency of net entanglement . |
| 5 | Her desire was never to see or speak to Ellen again but of course she could not allow herself such a luxurious vengeance . |
| 6 | For many people this was the last time they were to see or speak to him and they are left with a good memory and a triumphant one . |
| 7 | I am not meant to see or know . |
| 8 | In the full face of the ridicule she went to the post office evening after evening , ridicule she willed not to see or notice . |
| 9 | What is sad is that caught in this way , they are unable to see or use the opportunities for life-fulfilling experiences spread out before them . |
| 10 | To this day just to see or hear the word ‘ hermaphrodite ’ is sufficient to make those luminous pictures shimmer before my eyes . |
| 11 | Hey and listen , Pat , I do n't want to see or hear any reference to that part of the plan which shows that we can save up to a billion dollars a year by supplying components from the European plants to fit US manufactured vehicles . |
| 12 | Often he spent the night underneath his desk , hoping to see or hear any trace of it . |
| 13 | Desperate to contact Molly , who is unable to see or hear him , Sam discovers that he is only able to communicate with a psychic named Oda Mae Brown ( Whoopee Goldberg ) , a charlatan astonished to discover her powers are authentic . |
| 14 | So , as soon as the misbehaviour begins , turn away or walk away from your child ; pretend not to see or hear what is going on ; say nothing and try not to show any expression at all ; resist getting into any debate , argument or discussion with your child while he or she is misbehaving . |
| 15 | It 's not always easy , and it can be even harder in the case of older people who may not be able to see or hear well . |
| 16 | Their father told them that as they were the only people present in the deserted station , it was not possible to see or hear such things . |
| 17 | If you have influence over me , I may try to predict what signals you would like to see or hear , and consciously send them to you . |
| 18 | She wondered whether to ask Mrs Baggley if she realised that she might have been the last person to see or hear of Paul Gray alive . |
| 19 | Then she would n't have to see or hear … |
| 20 | ‘ I ca n't bear to see or hear women cry . |
| 21 | Does he agree that it is possible , if arts societies stage productions that the population want to see or hear , for those societies to be self-financing — as the society in Billericay is ? |
| 22 | Older siblings living in mainland Scotland were not permitted to see or communicate with their younger brothers and sisters , even though they were in no way involved or implicated in the allegations that had been made against the parents . |
| 23 | But Rain and Shildon might have been alone , there was no one to see or overhear them . |
| 24 | Being drunk or stoned can make anyone forget to use condoms , but if the condoms are easy to see or find there is a better chance that you 'll remember to use them . |
| 25 | Pam 's voice still urged him onward , encouraging him , but as he struggled upwards towards it , the darkness was closing in thickly around him , making it progressively harder to see or breathe . |
| 26 | If Ted is reading this , they did n't see or smell us , honest ! |
| 27 | We can not see or smell pheromones , for example , in the way insects and other creatures can . |
| 28 | It is beyond doubt , he argues , and most psychologists and ethologists would agree , ‘ that animals act for the sake of goals , and that they may be conscious of their goals , in the quite literal sense that they may see or smell what they are after ’ ( 1975 : 19 ) . |
| 29 | A fish can also see or sense the presence of a line . |
| 30 | Ask your subconscious any questions which occur to you , and let yourself hear , see or sense the answers . |