Example sentences of "or [vb base] [pers pn] [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Once a bank purchases such bills it can hold the bills to maturity or sell them in a secondary market to any other bank(s) .
2 And carry them , either carry them , or push them on a two-wheeled trolley , all through the round the lace market to 's , and various other And if I were lucky , and the 's van was going round the lace market , and I 'd got three or four parcels , I used to go with little Tommy and his horse and van , round the lace market , and he was delivering dress goods then .
3 She thinks it is simply awful that being successful and ( reading the ill-camouflaged sub-text ) gorgeous means that men wo n't chat her up , admire her breasts or perceive her as a sexual creature .
4 If a stranger , or a bully , or even someone you know tries to harm you or touch you in a frightening way , RUN AWAY and get help .
5 Someone may jump onto you or grab you in a lonely street .
6 Dispose of dirty nappies by flushing them down the toilet , or put them in a sealed plastic bag .
7 Drain well in a colander and divide them among individual bowls or put them in a large soup tureen .
8 Half bury the log or timber in soil in a part of the garden where it will stay damp , or put it on a shaded window-sill in a plastic container ( ice-cream carton ) .
9 Or put it in a left-luggage compartment somewhere . ’
10 How might such processes be affected in female readers ' responses to stories about males , which concern traditionally male interests and which frequently exclude them altogether or restrict them to a passive role ?
11 Ho , master greybeard loon , ’ he was shouting to Kelly , ‘ come fill the cup , or stap me for a whey-faced knave . ’
12 Or give them to a nearby playgroup or primary school , which will welcome any old cards that the children can cut up for collages .
13 Post a notice as large as is allowed , with coloured lettering , or mount it on a jazzy or tartan paper .
14 It is more difficult to keep within the powers they confer , to change them or interpret them on a pragmatic basis .
15 To refer the case back to the same solicitor who has reported that the case can not now be won , or refer it to a different lawyer ?
16 Those of us who did n't join up until 1943 , either because we were too young or like me in a reserved occupation , did n't really stand much chance of promotion , not unless we were absolutely brilliant and not many of us were that .
17 Two alternatives are possible , either to sell the machine now for £4,200 or use it in a new project that is currently under evaluation .
18 Has the Prime Minister seen the prospectus from Pathfinders Repossessions plc , which is a company which proposes to buy repossessed homes at auction and then flog them off or rent them at a huge profit ?
19 Most of us who are brought up in the Western Christian tradition take the divinity of Jesus for granted or regard it as a philosophical problem .
20 At one time it was not uncommon for a retailer to display an exemption clause in his premises or include it in a written contract even though that clause was rendered totally ineffective by Act of Parliament .
21 So simply avoiding cigarette smoke , household chemicals , food additives and tap water may be enough to eliminate symptoms , or reduce them to a bearable level .
22 They ignore non-economic criteria , or relegate them to a perfunctory treatment of ‘ corporate social responsibility ’ …
23 Or have you of a sudden found a cure for this wasting disease ? ’
24 I think either that or have it on a separate sheet .
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