Example sentences of "it [vb mod] [adv] [verb] or " in BNC.
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| 1 | It should not repress or propel the citizenship away from political life but be ‘ informed by an entire people to the point where the intellectual , emotional , and moral capacities have reached their full potential and they are joined freely and actively in a genuine community ’ . |
| 2 | If punishment is to be inflicted , it is surely better that the punishment should directly benefit the victim or society than that it should merely hurt or restrict the offender . |
| 3 | That has I mean most of the welfare state has been er it 'll either created or extended by Conservative government so |
| 4 | While the Germans presented their situation as a disaster , they overlooked the fact that one of Danzig s major and continual problems had been that it could not grow or thrive purely on the traffic of its immediate Prussian hinterland . |
| 5 | If coal was just another industry or a medium-sized company in the private sector whose product was not as much in demand as previously , or had been superseded by another product that it could not make or compete with it , that industry or company would slim down or might even close altogether — with the same tragic effect on families and communities as has been seen in the coal industry . |
| 6 | The National headquarters could advise local Councils but it could not order or control them . |
| 7 | It could n't kill or maim her . |
| 8 | Secondly , an individual post-hole can not easily be assigned to any particular building phase , since any datable artefact found within it could either pre-date or post-date the structure for which the hole was dug . |
| 9 | ANY attempt at a face-to-face meeting with the IRA is a dangerous operation , because it could either help or hinder the cause of peace . |
| 10 | Clearly the realities of space flight from 1957 on ( manned , from 1961 ) made fantasy outdated unless it could visually match or outdistance such scientific advances . |
| 11 | He pressed the bell and waited , half hoping that it would n't ring or no one would come . |
| 12 | This would make a Nonsense of giving people more money to spend but can be expected from a Government which said it would Never devalue or leave the ERM and then did both . |
| 13 | It was better to let it rot out on the field then go to the trouble to carry it wet because it would only rot or become mouldy and absolutely useless . |
| 14 | It will either burn or heal him , and it is here one feels the evening has begun ; that here is the enquiry that needs to deepen . |
| 15 | The filaments are firmly set in epoxy resin to ensure minimal loss , and the ferrule is made of stainless steel , so it will not rust or discolour , providing a hard-wearing , quality paintbrush . |
| 16 | It will not crack or perish |
| 17 | The first of these happens when the process can fail to terminate but there is no communication it can either accept or refuse . |
| 18 | In this context an assignment may be considered " terminated " , because it can not affect or be affected by the other process , and is free to terminate at any time . |
| 19 | It can not eat or drink . |
| 20 | It says it can not get or keep skilled labour . |
| 21 | Though the dissolve has become part of film punctuation it can still shock or seduce the viewer . |
| 22 | The reverse also seems to be true : the energy plasma appears to be sensitive to psychic and thought forms , so that it can actually move or change shape according to the mind of the observer . |