Example sentences of "or be [adv] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is interesting to speculate whether the boys ' attitudes are a result of their own experiences or are simply a reflection of the attitudes of the adults in their household . |
| 2 | Realistically the scope for change in 1992 – 93 was low but it will be interesting to see whether the present flurries of consultation bear fruit in future or are simply a public relations exercise . |
| 3 | On lesser occasions the reply will appear as an answer to a ‘ planted ’ parliamentary question or be simply a letter to the chairman of a committee . |
| 4 | Er these hours th just developed over time or is just the work that 's go |
| 5 | Here , the items of contention in the theories of the state appear as features which can be used to characterize each particular state ; for we need to consider in every instance the extent to which the state is independent of other social spheres , or on the contrary is subordinate to ‘ constellations of interest ’ which themselves have to be specified , and further , the degree to which the state is a repressive agency which dominates society ( and what the sources of that domination are ) , or is rather the executive body of society as a whole . |
| 6 | Native speakers of English typically use " have " in the present tense ( as in these two examples ) only when they want to imply that the event described is still happening or is still the case . |
| 7 | It is a convention in Elizabethan drama that slander is always believed , which can be explained perhaps from the necessities of the limited time available , or is perhaps a truth about life ( how many of us instantly disbelieve bad report ? ) . |
| 8 | Other rates may apply where the development is acquired second hand , or is merely a refurbishment of an existing industrial building . |
| 9 | The image may have softened somewhat " or is less the subject of common gossip , but the old picture remains in the public mind and some of the derelictions continue but with more discretion . |
| 10 | How could we decide whether it had free will or was just a robot , programmed to respond as if it were like us ? |
| 11 | I do n't believe that this city of ours was preordained , or was entirely a function of the recent past . |
| 12 | Did you do it in the cabin or was there a bed made up in the back ? |
| 13 | Did Could everybody afford to have their own horse and gig or or was there a bus that came in or ? |