Example sentences of "[coord] [pers pn] [vb mod] be [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I might be teaching you some er number theory , or I might be teaching you the structure of number theory . |
| 2 | ‘ As well I know , ’ he said , ‘ or I might be tempted to thrash that cur beside you until he is senseless for what I hear that he has been saying about London of me and mine . |
| 3 | ‘ For God 's sake , lie still , or I might be tempted to forget I do n't respect you and take what we both want ! ’ he ordered tersely . |
| 4 | Or I might be saying , here 's an example of a derivation . |
| 5 | Or I might be saying , here 's the sort of silly thing I was taught when I was at kindergarten . |
| 6 | I must get away or I 'll be trapped here for life . |
| 7 | ‘ It 's either that or I 'll be spending the next million years in a coal measure . |
| 8 | But I 'd better not keep on like this or I 'll be accused of queering Mr Karlinsky 's pitch . |
| 9 | I shall have flown into who knows whose airport , or I 'll be sleeping on a ship steaming slowly out the English Channel , or I 'll be dead and rigid on a lonely piece of ground . |
| 10 | Sack this tadger immediately — or I 'll be cancelling my order for Sounds . |
| 11 | Sack this tadger immediately — or I 'll be cancelling my order for Sounds . |
| 12 | It was no place to row ashore , or I would be killed on the rocks . |
| 13 | I resolved to assert my authority from the beginning , or I would be trampled underfoot by even this most junior member of the Goreng clan . |
| 14 | Well I have to go now or I shall be roped in for the sacrifice and I do n't like getting my hands dirty . |
| 15 | Bransby Cooper says that ‘ I have sometimes suffered from the Professor 's love of cold air ; for if ever he could manage at his parties to have a window left open unperceived , he was delighted ; and many a time when I have dined with him I have said ‘ Pray , Mr Coleman , have your ventilators shut or I shall be blown out of the room ’ , at which he laughed and had the direction of the current changed by stealth so as to apply the breeze upon some other visitor less sensitive than myself' . |
| 16 | It 's lucky I was sent here , to Hepzibah , or I 'd be pushing up daisies . |
| 17 | Either Hess will name me — which God forbid he should be stupid enough to do — or I will be contacted in the normal run of things . |
| 18 | But you MUST fix somewhere to stay before you arrive or you may be bounced back under their vagrancy laws . |
| 19 | It simply means they promise anything to get you off the phone , so keep your fingers crossed or you may be staying here more than one night . ’ |
| 20 | Or you may be referred to a dietitian . |
| 21 | By and large , planting roses will be in one of two ways : either planting into fresh ground , a new collection perhaps , where they have not grown before , or you may be making a replacement of an old worn-out plant , or where one has failed . |
| 22 | Or you may be making transitions from one point to another that do not follow in logical sequence , not building on what you already know . |
| 23 | Buying a Property in the EC — Perhaps a retirement home or holiday home ; or you may be selling a property , or inheriting one . |
| 24 | Or you might be invited to a party , start to feel uncomfortable and have the courage to comply when your inner voice tells you to go , knowing that your guide will keep you safe from harm . |
| 25 | Do n't get excited or you might be thumped , intellectually at least . |
| 26 | or you might be tempted to put if it 's just one , one to ten or something , you might be tempted to put the wrong number in |
| 27 | You might be locked up for a long time , or you might be given a fine , which is taken out of your weekly allowance . |
| 28 | ‘ Kip quiet or you 'll be sent to prison and fed on bread and wayter . |
| 29 | He says you have to be devoted or you 'll be kicked out ! |
| 30 | ‘ No more questions or you 'll be punished . ’ |