Example sentences of "[coord] [verb] [pers pn] [adv] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Or let us not forget that research on Japan in the 1930s has revealed conflicts of interest between and within the military , zaibatsu , politicians and the bureaucracy . |
| 2 | Do we need to correct them , or do we just leave them be . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 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 | ‘ 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 ? ’ |
| 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 | Is it a covered building or do they just meet outside ? |
| 13 | Has it ever been , in your memory , postponed or cancelled , or do they just carry on regardless ? |
| 14 | Or do they just make more noise ? |
| 15 | Or do they just move on , looking for fresh fields and pastures new to flood ? |
| 16 | Do they just say bad things , or do they just say good things ? |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 ? |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | Or do they merely invite us to count and compare our scars ? |
| 21 | Or do they now insist on taking over the Government ? ’ |
| 22 | Will this also drive the protein skimmer , or do I also need a small powerhead ( Rena C20 ) as in the instructions ? |
| 23 | ‘ Well , are you going to ask me questions or do I just start off ? ’ |
| 24 | ‘ Or do I just get rescued from a fate worse than death ? ’ |
| 25 | Or do I simply feel the same ? |
| 26 | Or do I merely interpret what I see in a different way ? ’ |
| 27 | ‘ But , ’ said the stranger , ‘ do you or do you not know that the law of England supposes every man to be innocent until he is proved — proved — to be guilty ? ’ |
| 28 | Or do you not see any point in keeping them at all ? is the number to dial . |
| 29 | Windy come here Windy am I smelling or do you normally call me that ? |
| 30 | She has very definite ideas on , and devotes two chapters to healthy eating and sensible weight control , which are applicable to anyone and discusses such thought provoking lines as ‘ Do you use foods to nourish your body every day or do you simply use your body as a rubbish bin for whatever food you find about in the kitchen ? ’ |