Example sentences of "[conj] [vb base] [adv] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Frederick insisted that Polish nobles must either live on their estates in Prussia or sell up their holdings , and to this end he allocated state funds to purchase any Polish lands that came available . |
| 2 | British Airways warned that it will have to either close or sell off its UK regional business if its cabin crews continue to strike over pay cuts . |
| 3 | The species horse does n't chew or gallop or jump or bring forth its young alive . |
| 4 | After four years of service they could return home for a holiday with the family or bring out their wives and children , providing they had found accommodation for them . |
| 5 | We should assess the current and future requirements for GIS within RBGE , to determine whether or not it would be cost-effective to acquire our own expertise and hardware in-house , or contract out our GIS work . |
| 6 | ‘ But I do feel strongly that John Major can take loyalty too far and his friends may prove to be a millstone or albatross around his neck . ’ |
| 7 | If the tank commander wishes to move fast or manoeuvre then he allows the pressure to build so that is sufficient for his needs . |
| 8 | Ms Pallis could not name the other party or say exactly what kind of development was proposed . |
| 9 | Or say where it hath birth |
| 10 | They confirmed that the death was being treated as suspicious but would not give the woman 's identity or say how she died . |
| 11 | They are most frequent in the morning and at night ; in the bedroom , at the dinner table ; with me ; when I try to dress her , get her to eat up her meal , or put away her toys . |
| 12 | On every woman Cara had ever seen one could do something to enhance what Nature had given , or cover up what had been left out . |
| 13 | If you could imagine yourself being without the radio , T. V. , or telephone then you just might come close to imagining how difficult it must have been to spread or hand on the message of Christianity . |
| 14 | Then , like a shoal of fish moving within a net , Rose and the girls started to clear the table , to brush away crumbs , to wash , to dry , to return each thing to its own place , all done with a muted energy ; whispers , jokes , little scolding asides — ‘ No , that goes in the other place ’ or reminisce how they had made the same mistake before in order to soften any harshness in the scold , bending low in apologetic laughter . |
| 15 | I mean , I knew what was going to happen when I started the exercise , but if you contemplate it from a teacher 's point of view , if I go out and commit suicide or break down you 'll know why , wo n't you . |
| 16 | There are seawater pools with hydromassage beds and thalassotherapy , and physiotherapists are on hand to check your health or ease away your aches and pains . |
| 17 | I come in and put the bedside light on , and he lies there with his eyes half-open , conscious but immobilized , as if he were under some strange paralysing drug , unable to tell me what the trouble was , unable to nod or smile or shake off his dream . |
| 18 | If you are not permanently resident in the U.K. or you work or reside overseas you may not be eligible for this offer . |
| 19 | If you are not permanently resident in the U.K. or you work or reside overseas you may not be eligible for this offer . |
| 20 | When he had begun she had been inclined to send him off or run away herself ; but his determination had kept her listening and she had watched him walk away with his plan — it was more of a plan than a proposal — well lodged in her mind and unexpectedly endearing . |
| 21 | Luke Calder 's presence at the station was a fact of life , and she had to learn how to handle it or give up her job , and pride would never allow her to do that and let him know he had won . |
| 22 | Do we take up Finnan 's offer , or wear down our horses ’ hoofs further ? ’ |
| 23 | Thus women are caught in a double bind : if they take a ‘ compliment ’ at face value they confirm men 's right to treat them as ‘ open persons ’ , while if they ignore the remark or reply negatively they may be accused of rudeness and/or showered with abuse . |
| 24 | If only five per cent of car journeys were made by bus or train instead it would save over a quarter of a million tonnes ' worth of pollutant each year . |
| 25 | Verbatim notes are used where you want to record everything that is being said in a lecture or copy exactly what appears in print in a book or magazine article . |
| 26 | If a man drinks only an alcohol made from paint or varnish or polish or acetone then he will dream of vodka . |
| 27 | I was wondering if you have , or know where I can get , an instruction book . |
| 28 | I can do that , probably a number of other people can do it too , but the vast majority would n't have the remotest idea what to listen for or know how it is done . |
| 29 | The new law did n't stress how children should learn to speak standard English — or state how they should be taught to read . |
| 30 | if it starts to snow or hailstone , or pour down I want to try and carry the umbrella and it 's very difficult |