Example sentences of "[conj] [vb base] they [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the teacher imposes all the discipline , then will the pupils learn to access their own will , or do they simply bide their time until they leave school ? |
| 2 | Are the competing views purely academic debates , or do they also reflect wider social interests ? |
| 3 | Or do they just move on , looking for fresh fields and pastures new to flood ? |
| 4 | Is it a covered building or do they just meet outside ? |
| 5 | Or do they just make more noise ? |
| 6 | Has it ever been , in your memory , postponed or cancelled , or do they just carry on regardless ? |
| 7 | Do they just say bad things , or do they just say good things ? |
| 8 | Surely they 've been for the last four years and they must or do they just keep it at eighty one then they go to ninety ? |
| 9 | when they do n't have erm , when you have your election form and that and you send it in , do do n't they come round if you have n't sent it back , or do they just , they used to did n't they ? |
| 10 | erm , and to use a word that would be used in other areas , retraining goes on , amongst the judiciary or do they just get to this pinnacle , and then hold it against all comers , until they choose to retire , I mean , in any other , er , job where you have a peculiar expertise , like that , you would be expected to update yourself , to keep up with the trends , you would be sent away to conferences , and retraining courses . |
| 11 | What is , what is happening at the moment is although they ca n't afford the money for the full , for the full treatment they are making an allocation of money to improve matters round , round that area , which will be er , cos I , I told them that some of the pensioners were , w walking round by the bankment , it 's pouring of rain , which is perfectly true and that er the engineer should go round and see for himself and plus the fact how many of these people ever travel by bus , or do they always go by car , no , and also I brought up about bus shelters and all those sort of things , but any way , there will be some improvements for the bus station in the future . |
| 12 | Or do they merely invite us to count and compare our scars ? |
| 13 | Do they actually listen to it or do you edit it or do they actually |
| 14 | Or do they now insist on taking over the Government ? ’ |
| 15 | Even if they pass that test they still have to pass the second hurdle of being " in consumer use " when the defect arises . |
| 16 | Nor do they even care very much about their state of liquidity , so long as they think that they can force the banks to bail them out . |
| 17 | Field Chairs are not paid for their additional responsibilities , nor do they automatically receive any remission of teaching ( though most fields have developed arrangements which partially compensate for the considerable demands of the post ) . |
| 18 | But naturally not even legitimate authorities always succeed , nor do they always try to live up to the ideal . |
| 19 | Nor do they always distinguish Turks who have been in Germany for years from recent ‘ economic migrants ’ . |
| 20 | These sources are neither totally reliable , nor do they always provide the information required . |
| 21 | Not all advisers feel comfortable asking clients for these personal details nor do they necessarily have the time to do it . |
| 22 | People in late twentieth-century Britain do not necessarily do less for their relatives than they have done for the past two centuries , nor do they necessarily have a weaker sense of obligation , but they do have to work out the nature of their relationships and the patterns of support associated with them , in circumstances which are very different from the past . |
| 23 | Nor do they necessarily all share the same interpretation of the events in which they participate ; rival themes are thrust forward , and the same lines are used to justify contradictory claims and interests . |
| 24 | And remember that the most characteristic meals are not necessarily found behind the most imposing facades , nor do they necessarily carry the highest price tags . |
| 25 | The tunes in English are not necessarily the same in form as those of other languages , nor do they necessarily produce the same effect . |
| 26 | If , for instance , Ms Intrepid acquires a small cafe and wishes to convert it to high-class tearooms and this necessitates minor internal building works and extensive redecoration , planning permission will not be required , since the alterations are purely internal and do not alter the use to which the buildings are put , nor do they materially affect the external appearance of the property . |
| 27 | Nor have they any legal commitment to managing the monstrous forests they created for their absentee landlords . |
| 28 | How quickly things change in racing and change they certainly have this week . |
| 29 | Going south out of Épernay into the so-called Cubry valley , the vineyards of Pierry , Moussy and Vinay have south and south-east facing aspects , while across the valley towards Vaudancourt and Chavot they again face north , yet like those in the Montagne , seem to thrive . |
| 30 | I admire them for being able to sit there in front of everybody and say they actually , what they 've been through because it must have been sheer hell er , trying to come off and withdrawal symptoms , I mean , I do n't know much about it cos I 've never taken well I smoke |