Example sentences of "[noun] or [verb] [adv] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If Jones has never heard of Tolstoy or read any of his books , it is meaningless to assert that Jones either likes Tolstoy as a writer or does not like Tolstoy as a writer . |
| 2 | ‘ It is easy to have the wool pulled over your eyes if you do n't know the ropes or do n't have someone reliable to operate for you , ’ a contented owner of property in Portugal told me . |
| 3 | The imminent publication of guidelines on employing counsellors in primary care prepared by a working party of the British Association for Counselling will greatly help those family health services authorities and general practitioners who have yet to develop such guidelines or do not understand how to assess the qualifications and competence of counsellors they wish to employ and work with . |
| 4 | Julia smiled at him and then looked across the round table at Anthony as though to persuade him to get Comfort to behave better , but either he misunderstood her signals or did not care enough , for he sat , watching his sister , laughing at her jokes and joining in her reminiscences . |
| 5 | Many of his fellow British actors — throughout the years — only affected to despise the movies : they themselves were not asked to do them or , if asked , played minor roles or did not get the hang of it at all . |
| 6 | I think that its , its choice that 's something we have n't sort of looked at tonight , I think its the important er factor in a fact that we 've got an audience here with a large representative er percentage of er access to a car and certainly erm I working in the transport field in West Central Scotland , er that is not the case , in Glasgow where the car ownership is something in the order of seventy per cent of the population do not have access to a car or do not have access in a household , we , you are then talking , you have to look very , very seriously at what public transport must provide in order to meet just day , day to day activities and I think that this choice aspect is something that is absolutely vital as the lady in front says . |
| 7 | It is often forgotten how many people in a developed country like Wales , either do not own a car or do not have regular access to one . |
| 8 | If the Policyholder was unaware of the faulty roof or did not have reasonable time in which to carry out repairs , then it is in order to deal with the claim for the damage to the internal decorations and/or contents but not the repairs to the roof , which the Policyholder should have carried out as soon as possible . |
| 9 | Where the action is for unliquidated damages and the defendant delivers an admission of liability for the claim but disputes or does not admit the amount of the plaintiff 's dam ages , then : ( 1 ) if the defendant offers to pay in satisfaction of the claim a specific sum which the plaintiff accepts , the provisions of this rule shall apply as if the defendant had admitted part of the plaintiff 's claim ; and ( 2 ) in any other case , the plaintiff may apply to the court for such judgment as he may be entitled to upon the admission , and the court may give such judgment , including interlocutory judgment for damages to be assessed and costs , or make such other order on the application as it thinks just . |
| 10 | The most common response from 41% was ‘ no reply or do n't know ’ . |
| 11 | An applicant for judicial review may lose the case no matter how sound it might be as a matter of substantive ( as opposed to remedial ) law if , for example , he or she pursues the wrong procedure for seeking a remedy or does not satisfy the rules of standing ( see Chapter 3 ) . |
| 12 | Alexander Rutskoi , the vice-president who has become an ineffectual standard-bearer for the opposition , claimed that there ‘ can be no talk of overall popular support for Mr Yeltsin ’ , because a majority of all voters either voted against the president or did not vote . |
| 13 | Even if the majority of exercises employed are basically the same , the results will vary according to whether you work hard for short periods or do easier work for a longer stretch . |
| 14 | ‘ I have no idea what matters or does not matter at this stage . ’ |
| 15 | Other women did not want to adopt the ‘ unemployed ’ label associated with registering for work or did not want confirmation of their unemployed status . |
| 16 | the stating of the price without making it clear , if it is the case , that it applies only to cash customers or that it does not apply to part-exchange deals or applies only in certain circumstances or does not apply in certain other circumstances ; |
| 17 | Jan Turner says that he helped organise an evererst marathon a few years ago and one sad thing about that was the local runners could not afford the right equipment or did n't have the money to tarin … so he 's here to help them |
| 18 | If the handler tries simply to grasp the scruff or does not hold it tight behind the ears he is liable to be bitten . |
| 19 | If they felt they could not follow the diet or did n't want to be committed I asked them to please return all the papers , and about seventy of them did just that . |
| 20 | ‘ I really do n't much care , ’ she snapped , ‘ about what appeals or does not appeal to that obnoxious mire you call a mind . |
| 21 | The stitching can go rotten in a very short space of time and remember when you start the cross country course , ride with confidence or do not start ! |
| 22 | On a local level it 's quite hard to distinguish ratings , but there is a certain folklore and sometimes it 's an information that comes out as to whether people to listen to things or do n't listen to things . |
| 23 | And talk to our friends about our purchasing techniques and explain to christian people about why we purchase certain things or do n't purchase certain things . |
| 24 | Because pensions come in a variety of forms , even many sophisticated people fail to collect all their entitlements or do not understand all the options that are available to them . |
| 25 | I gather she either does n't know very much about Uncle Adam or does n't care very much about what she does know . ’ |
| 26 | Most were either destroyed by Patriot missiles or did little damage . |
| 27 | If , for any reason , South African Richard Snell decides to go back to his studies or does n't ask for a renewed contract with Somerset , they could also be eyeing Aqib . |
| 28 | It does indeed sound odd to say , in Jones 's case , that he either likes Tolstoy or does not like Tolstoy . |
| 29 | An act carried out by a partner in the usual course of the business of the firm will be binding on the firm notwithstanding that the partner concerned lacked the necessary authority unless the third party knew of the limitation to that partner 's authority or did not know or believe him to be a partner . |
| 30 | The package has been successfully read out of LIFESPAN and updated , but can not be re-entered into LIFESPAN because you are either not the package manager or do not have an active DC referencing the package . |