Example sentences of "or [adv] [vb base] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I did more or less ignore on the tube journey and the walk to the choir that evening , I mean |
| 2 | Mary Lovell , who has arranged the meeting , said that as well as fund raising a support group would identify patients in the area , find people willing to sit with a patient at their home to give carers a break , and provide volunteers to drive people to the hospice or generally help at the hospice . |
| 3 | Organised youth activities will keep the kiddies happy while you partake of exercise classes , deck games or just laze by the poolside . |
| 4 | She chose to read or follow a hobby or go for a walk or just relax in the bath . |
| 5 | And we would go for walks together or just sit in the garden , talking . |
| 6 | Then you can picnic , play football or cricket or just walk across the moorland and look at the sheep . |
| 7 | or just go to the outpatients in general , and the casualty |
| 8 | People take early retirement , move to a new school , get a job out of teaching , get seconded on to courses or research projects , or just wait for the holidays . |
| 9 | It is a document about the Labour party 's policy attitudes and it rightly points out that more than half of Labour Members have either recently belonged to or still belong to the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament . |
| 10 | Every woman at Congress will sooner or later suffer through the menopause . |
| 11 | The Public Order Act defines a public assembly as an assembly of 20 or more persons in a public place which is wholly or partly open to the air . |
| 12 | An assembly is defined as being a gathering of ‘ 20 or more persons in a public place which is wholly or partly open to the air . ’ |
| 13 | He 'd found her , he said , and next day he 'd either lay siege to the place , or boldly batter on the door and ask for her hand in marriage — or at least her something else in something else ! |
| 14 | A public assembly is defined as a gathering of twenty or more people in a place which is wholly or partially open to the air ( e.g. a mass meeting , picket , demonstration or pop festival ) . |
| 15 | ‘ He wo n't let me get up or go out , or even sit in the armchair for a bit , ’ said Dolly . |
| 16 | But rather than have Mercedes back in the factory , the company preferred to pay her wages through the Ministry of Labour and would n't let her return to work or even come near the factory . |
| 17 | If you wanted to take them off or even go to the lavatory , you had to undo a complicated buttoned flap at the front . |
| 18 | It is , of course , not the place , duty or even wish of the investigators to frustrate the administration of justice in respect of proper awards for damages but some of the awards , particularly in the USA , have got out of proportion , particularly when it comes to product liability cases brought by the representatives of dependants of those killed in an accident . |
| 19 | All you have to do is write and tell us the name and address of your favourite bar — anywhere in the country — and a case of Kulta could be sent there for you to collect or even enjoy on the premises . |
| 20 | The Shah continued , every year , to ask for increased aid , and constantly threatened that unless the US provided it , he would turn neutralist or even move towards the Russians . |
| 21 | Eildon Housing complained bitterly because it was not allowed to contact the 1,300 tenants or even talk to the media about its bid . |
| 22 | Disputes frequently arise where one party seeks to withhold its performance , or even withdraw from the contract altogether , on account of an alleged breach by the other . |
| 23 | There is nothing more heartbreaking than trying to cheer up an old man or woman on Christmas day , surrounded by decorations and a cheerful staff , when their daughter or son does not visit or even call on the telephone . |
| 24 | Still , a major international trade in agricultural produce was now in being , normally — for obvious reasons — leading to extreme specialisation or even monoculture in the exporting regions . |
| 25 | Those who , wittingly or not , use the concept of ‘ human rights ’ to attack societies from within or without find in the end that the result is neither health nor well-being . |
| 26 | The prisoners , under strict supervision , were allowed to level it so that they could play football or a strange game called rugby , or go running , or simply sit in the sun . |
| 27 | You can ride in the mountains , play tennis and squash , go swimming , enjoy a round or two of mini-golf or simply head for the hills in the company of a guide and a picnic . |
| 28 | You may input an unlimited number of addresses which may be called up by name , town , any of two user-defined fields or simply scroll through the list in ‘ Rolodex ’ fashion . |
| 29 | You may input an unlimited number of addresses which may be called up by name , town , any of two user-defined fields or simply scroll through the list in ‘ Rolodex ’ fashion . |
| 30 | Last week , Jarman had n't quite decided whether they were to talk to the audience or simply sleep through the exhibition 's four-day run — ‘ although they 'll be allowed to get up for a pee and lunch , ’ he added generously . |