Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] or [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Before the weekend was out she would know whether she should stay or go back to London . |
| 32 | Educationists must modify or supplement teacher training courses so as to cater for those who will work in rural schools . |
| 33 | Perhaps I must eat or drink something , but the question is , what ? ’ |
| 34 | ( If my private test convinces me that I do not want what you think I want , I assume error in your reading of me the public tests , which I must expose or leave you unanswered . ) |
| 35 | If a soft-currency country wants to import something it must earn or borrow one of the hard currencies to pay for it . |
| 36 | This is not yet the case as the Sterling exchange rates can still fluctuate considerably against other E.R.M. currencies whilst it is in the wide band and exporters should cover or hedge currency exposures as heretofore . |
| 37 | In other words the tippee must , first , obtain from an individual , information which he knows to be unpublished price sensitive information ; secondly , he must know that the individual is a ‘ connected individual ’ within the meaning of the legislation ; thirdly , he must know or have reasonable cause to believe that that individual holds the information by virtue of being so connected ; and finally , he must know or have reasonable cause to expect that that individual should not have disclosed the information save for the proper performance of that individual 's duties . |
| 38 | In other words the tippee must , first , obtain from an individual , information which he knows to be unpublished price sensitive information ; secondly , he must know that the individual is a ‘ connected individual ’ within the meaning of the legislation ; thirdly , he must know or have reasonable cause to believe that that individual holds the information by virtue of being so connected ; and finally , he must know or have reasonable cause to expect that that individual should not have disclosed the information save for the proper performance of that individual 's duties . |
| 39 | Section 39 is not itself a legislative provision , so the issue is whether Parliament intended by the legislation conferring such powers on the Bank of England that a section 39 notice should revoke or vary an injunction , or permit a party subject to the injunction to act in apparent breach thereof without attracting the sanctions of contempt of court . |
| 40 | It might well be Miriam asking him to ask the Chancellor whether she should buy or sell . |
| 41 | At crisis talks in London , the Prime Minister has warned all sides involved in the strife in the former Yugoslavia that they must compromise or face total isolation . |
| 42 | It is necessary the body should move that way whither the greater force carries it which is the consent of the majority or else it is impossible it should act or continue one body , one community which the consent of every individual that united into it agreed that it should and so everyone is bound by that consent to be concluded by the majority . |
| 43 | That is the date by which Aerospatiale , maker of the Socata range , the Squirrel and large chunks of the Airbus , to name but a small part of its work , must confirm or drop its bid to buy Piper . |
| 44 | In communications , too , the Soviet Union has realised it must modernise or die , whatever the risk . |
| 45 | You must isolate or note the bias and loading of words like " Tyranny " , " just " , " misguided " , " blame " . |
| 46 | Is there anything else erm you know Zain which we should do or pass on ? |
| 47 | She felt suddenly uncomfortable , unsure of what she should do or say next . |
| 48 | In any event , there is likely to be significant variation in views as to how far one should condemn or condone this liberationist violence in the North . |
| 49 | If choreographers are to justify their reasons for creating a ballet , they should use or create a style of movement appropriate to and expressive of the characters in the story being told and their moods , emotions and actions . |
| 50 | If I start at the top with the user interface , then clearly we should use or employ a graphical user interface . |
| 51 | Within the period of the notice the cautioner must withdraw or justify the claim . |
| 52 | On our return from the Celtic path , I asked my guide if there was anything else I should see or know about . |
| 53 | Now on this slide we have a hexagon , there are six probably important facets in terms of standards which we should follow or adopt in the development of the product . |
| 54 | Questions I should rethink or practise : |
| 55 | It 's surprising how little even these country kids know about owls , although they must see or hear them every day . |
| 56 | Applicants should possess or expect to obtain shortly a good Honours Degree in Mathematics . |
| 57 | Faced with the challenge of being original in this way , some student writers believe that they should copy or adapt other people 's work because it is bound to be of better quality than their own . |
| 58 | It seems to me that he must abandon or reformulate his thesis because , as he says , ‘ it is something that must be understood , as it were , by brain and heart ’ . |
| 59 | The other says you should wash or hose off mud and then dry the area as thoroughly as possible . |
| 60 | We must relax or remove some of the rules on private sector leasing . |