Example sentences of "[coord] do [pers pn] [adv] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ Can you tell me when we can begin to teach the totally inexperienced , gauche young ladies you 've employed as receptionists , or do we just let them loose on our unsuspecting clients ? ’ |
2 | I think for me , one of the main questions is how we enter into joint activity with the British Labour Movement , or do we just turn our backs on it and say we ca n't do it , they are too racist , they are too imperialist . |
3 | Is there an alternative motion , or do we just simply vote against ? |
4 | The only thing that occurs to me er er and now yo your veteran day from last year a a does any of that , how does you know , cos he does it , how does any of that sit with Rob or do we just say right well we do cos |
5 | Do we need to correct them , or do we just leave them be . |
6 | What it comes down to is do we , or do we not approve of killing animals for fun do we approve of allowing a pack of dogs to hunt an animal to its death . |
7 | Dr Goode said he trusted himself , and clearly he is a good doctor ; but can we always afford to trust , or do we thereby run the risk of taking a step down the road towards euthanasia , both voluntary and involuntary . |
8 | As individuals do we accept our responsibility to be peacemakers or do we passively allow aggression to be part of our lives ? |
9 | What about the cattle which our bird and animal loving army allows to graze on the latter , or do they not matter ? |
10 | 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 ? |
11 | Are the competing views purely academic debates , or do they also reflect wider social interests ? |
12 | Or do they just move on , looking for fresh fields and pastures new to flood ? |
13 | Is it a covered building or do they just meet outside ? |
14 | Or do they just make more noise ? |
15 | Has it ever been , in your memory , postponed or cancelled , or do they just carry on regardless ? |
16 | Do they just say bad things , or do they just say good things ? |
17 | 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 ? |
18 | 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 ? |
19 | 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 . |
20 | 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 . |
21 | Or do they merely invite us to count and compare our scars ? |
22 | Do they actually listen to it or do you edit it or do they actually |
23 | Or do they now insist on taking over the Government ? ’ |
24 | Until Apple began its marketing initiative there were only two options available ; pay someone else to do all of the job for you or do it all yourself . |
25 | Do it alone on a sheet of paper before the negotiation , or do it together on a flip chart or white board during the negotiation . |
26 | If I buy some carpets fitting or do I extra for the fitting ? |
27 | Will this also drive the protein skimmer , or do I also need a small powerhead ( Rena C20 ) as in the instructions ? |
28 | ‘ Or do I just get rescued from a fate worse than death ? ’ |
29 | ‘ Well , are you going to ask me questions or do I just start off ? ’ |
30 | Or do I simply feel the same ? |