Example sentences of "or [pers pn] [modal v] [be] [verb] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | Or it may be argued that the documents contained the forged additions , but Ralph was silent because he knew they were forgeries . |
| 2 | A few patients who are admitted may be found to be unfit for anaesthesia , or it may be decided that their condition is unlikely to respond to surgery . |
| 3 | Your query may be referred to a specialist SCOTVEC officer or it might be suggested that an external verifier should visit you . |
| 4 | As an example , it might be claimed that in ‘ hutch ’ was different ( perhaps in having shorter duration ) from in ‘ hush ’ or ‘ Welsh ’ , ; or it might be claimed that the place of articulation of in ‘ watch apes ’ is different from that of in ‘ what shapes ’ . |
| 5 | ‘ Look not so dismayed , I pray you — or it will be construed that I have made some unwelcome proposal . ’ |
| 6 | Or it could be argued that the abbots had been merciful : that they had allowed slaves to become serfs . |