Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] or for the " in BNC.

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1 In the old days the surgeon made an incision in the lower portion of the tummy and reached the enlarged gland that way , but before the coming of antibiotics it was quite common for infections to develop or for the prostate to turn cancerous .
2 Although Winch contends that there can not be causes for the rules followed or for the intentions and motives of the actors who follow them , other philosophers disagree .
3 Indeed , to the extent that any such request may represent an unjustified use of scarce resources , it would be unethical for the doctor to comply or for the patient to insist that he does so .
4 You may choose a video for the subject matter covered or for the instruction in a particular technique .
5 The purpose of this was to allow the stone to disimpact or for the acute complication to resolve .
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