Example sentences of "or [vb base] it [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it is illegal to import it , send it through the post or display it to the general public . |
| 2 | I would be inclined to house the mower elsewhere , or replace it with an electric one . |
| 3 | 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 ) . |
| 4 | Or put it in a left-luggage compartment somewhere . ’ |
| 5 | Post a notice as large as is allowed , with coloured lettering , or mount it on a jazzy or tartan paper . |
| 6 | Position it in the centre of the mantelpiece , stand it on a shelf on its own , shine a spotlight on to it , or hang it on an empty wall where it will attract attention . |
| 7 | The defendant supplied the product otherwise than in the course of a business and the defendant did not produce it ( or own-brand it or import it into the European Community ) with a view to profit . |
| 8 | The likeliest sources of error would be to underestimate ganglion cell density in the central retina , or overestimate it in the peripheral retina , in the standard distribution function . |
| 9 | 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 ? |
| 10 | Even without the element of uncertainty , however , potential plaintiffs may be reluctant to inflict on the company the disruption that an action against a director can involve , or expose it to the unfavourable publicity that might result from airing its difficulties in public . |
| 11 | After use , you can either throw the used head away , or clean it in the usual way . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | Within a few months of its publication the government had launched a huge inquiry into pensions which was to produce a series of changes — including the right of employees changing jobs to either take a pension with them , or leave it with the previous employer and have it uprated in line with the retail price index up to a maximum of 5 per cent . |
| 14 | If so are you going to use one of the commercial companies or do it through the government-backed Export Credits Guarantee Department ? |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | I think either that or have it on a separate sheet . |