Example sentences of "[pron] can [adv] [verb] or " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I can not confirm or deny that . ’ |
| 2 | At school and even now , I can not add or subtract or divide easily , but I can write clear figures — this is drawing ; and I can arrange my figures neatly in line , and one sum next to the other , i.e. design . |
| 3 | Somewhere up there I can not see or hear , |
| 4 | Nobody can really comprehend or imagine such a large number , and we just think of this degree of improbability as synonymous with impossible . |
| 5 | Never under-estimate the power of the mind-body , which can either trap or liberate the spiritual aspect of self . |
| 6 | The National Wildlife Federation warns that voluntary agreements between companies and an agency " which can not verify or enforce the reductions offers little guarantee of progress " . |
| 7 | Lice are insects which can not fly or hop . |
| 8 | The chief headache for publishers to date has been perpetual change in syllabuses , which can seriously affect or disrupt the publishing process . |
| 9 | As a result , powerful database software packages have emerged that can make these small single user machines act like large filing cabinets which can instantaneously search or reorganise a file with literally the touch of a button . |
| 10 | Mrs Thatcher should do either as the Mail demands and replace Mr Lawson with a Chancellor of whose policies she can wholeheartedly approve or , as Mr Heseltine urges , lift her veto against the only course which could give credibility to an exchange rate policy . |
| 11 | She can not read or write . |
| 12 | A child is often unacquainted with the precise and specialised social functions which are conventionally ascribed to either speech or writing and thus may be confused when asked to acquire ‘ skills ’ whose functions he or she can not see or act upon . |
| 13 | If the manager lacks the chance to engage in a fully collegial approach , if he or she can only find or make time for the essential step of ingesting or thinking new ideas in an atmosphere of enforced professional seclusion , does this obscure his or her clarity of mind ? |
| 14 | The Code provides additional safeguards for juveniles , mentally handicapped persons , the deaf and those who can not speak or understand English . |
| 15 | A good reputation will be merely a means to winning what I want from others ; I shall care nothing for the respect or contempt of people who can not help or ham me , and find no pleasure in the prospect of millions seeing my face on television or reading my books after I am dead . |
| 16 | The 62-year-old actress declared : ‘ So many children are barely alive , children who can not smile or see any more . |
| 17 | Council Houses are a valuable asset for those who can not buy or afford private rents . |
| 18 | But the brain and questions of its function , and the part ‘ memory ’ ( and I put it in quotes ) or rather , a consideration of memory , can play in furthering our understanding of this function , belongs of course to everyone as a human being , from the stupidest person who can not read or write to the top people in biochemical research . |
| 19 | Parents who can not attend or have been excluded should be given an opportunity to have their views represented . |
| 20 | Tacking and fitting a garment of this kind is always useful and then you can simply backstitch or mattress seam the edges . |
| 21 | You can either quote or paraphrase literary texts ; and the same is true of critical analyses . |
| 22 | Here are some suggestions that you can follow : try to go where something is being done that you can either watch or participate in . |
| 23 | Therefore , if you allow each kilometre four minutes on phase A you can either trot OR walk and canter . |
| 24 | At the back is a list of names and addresses of conservation organisations you can either join or write to for more information . |
| 25 | There is absolutely nothing you can not eat or drink if you want to . |
| 26 | When you can not alter or control difficult circumstances , you can control how much you allow them to affect you . |
| 27 | Instead of teleology , however , Epicurus advocated the existence of chance and free will , partly because , like Aristotle , he argued that you can not blame or punish a man for something he can not help doing , but also because he believed that there is a kind of spontaneity in men ( and possibly in animals ) that is manifested in our apparent freedom , to originate actions . |
| 28 | You can not force or dragoon yourself into a concentrated effort . |
| 29 | She is talking about an enemy which you can not see or hear or smell . ’ |
| 30 | But you can not understand or study a subject from notes alone , as too many students try to do . |