Example sentences of "[noun] [vb infin] or [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Each output pin of a can sink or source a current of 35mA. , provided that the chip 's total power dissipation does not exceed 750mW As the SRAM can draw about 70mA when fully active , power is supplied to it via two lines of IC3 , along paths A7/Y7 and A8/Y8 . |
| 2 | Would the Germans withdraw or stand and fight ? |
| 3 | So , will Hoddle stay or go ? |
| 4 | • I have also resisted the temptation to dose up the pond every time I saw a fish flick or flash . |
| 5 | And why does the thief want or need to take the " keys " ? |
| 6 | do these figures include or exclude that sub-let |
| 7 | Each reiterates the question : where does the self begin or end ? |
| 8 | I am against the custom of pillaging a long work for its ‘ beauties ’ and letting the rest sink or swim . |
| 9 | Would Bonaventure return or take offence at not being fed by him and disappear forever into the stinking alleyways ? |
| 10 | ‘ Forasmuch as the exercise of archery is lawful , laudable , healthful , and innocent and to that end that God 's holy name may not be dishonoured by any of that society , it is agreed … that if any one of them shall that day curse or swear , in the hearing of any of the company … he shall forthwith pay down one shilling … to be distributed by the Captain , to the use of the poor of that place , or township where they shoot . ’ |
| 11 | Which theory about how judges should decide cases should the people choose or approve ? |
| 12 | Occasionally he will get in early to see the morning shift or stay late for the night shift . |
| 13 | Does the apple tantalize or taunt when the labourer summons her courage to challenge the boss about conditions on the farm — only to be sacked ? |
| 14 | Among positive rights , we should include the rights : to have all one 's experience and knowledge assessed in the admissions process ; to determine the subjects studied ; to have a legitimate measure of control over the pace and the methods of study ; to be able to follow a particular academic interest , or develop a point of view of one 's own ; to be examined in ways which do justice to the student 's achievements ; and to be credited with those parts of a course which have been passed successfully ( should the student wish or need to move to another institution , or to take a break in the programme of study ) . |
| 15 | The aim of the programme was to help patients increase or restore their physical strength with the help of enhanced knowledge and coping skills . |
| 16 | If it is the latter , how will Britain ensure or guarantee that the old or new boundaries are enforced ? |
| 17 | When the communicative support system with which they have grown up fails to function in the usual way , the effect , arguably , will be to make the children regress or behave in some other aberrant manner — for instance , to stop asking questions or to agree with whatever the adult suggests . |
| 18 | ‘ What do the public know or care about when I 'm out training in the cold ; what do they care when I am injured ? ’ |
| 19 | Will the Minister confirm or deny that a British nuclear test , code-named Bristol , is due to take place soon in Nevada ? |
| 20 | Will the Minister confirm or deny that his Department is now threatening local authorities that plan new builds , by saying that it will take away discretionary housing grants ? |
| 21 | He argued at a Westminster press conference that in only 35 out of 403 local authority areas would any claimants gain or break even , despite Mrs Thatcher 's pledge in July 1987 that they would not be adversely affected . |
| 22 | The retained air also regulates the snail 's buoyancy ; adjustments to the chamber volume let the snail rise or sink . |
| 23 | Do their turns latch or overlap , or are there pauses between them ? |
| 24 | What I needed was a solid holder that would n't let pencils bend or break , and a retainer that would expand and contract a million times . |
| 25 | In other words , does Y rise or fall consistently as X rises ? |
| 26 | Can the family help or allow the child to develop a black personality without feeling that a wedge is being driven between the family and the child ; does the family expect the child to be a white person in a black skin ? |