Example sentences of "or [adj] [verb] [adv] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We do n't think it would be either necessary or right to keep back a reserve of money ’ , he said . |
| 2 | ‘ None of us believed that it was right , sensible , logical or professional to split up the company , ’ says Bill Toner . |
| 3 | This might put pressures on the sons and it could well be that not all would feel able or willing to take on the task . |
| 4 | You could of course call on Messrs Bradshaw or Cornish to sort out the confusion , but they 'll cost you all four limbs and a second mortgage . |
| 5 | Who can say whether the ambitious executive , brimming with ideas today , will be a suitable candidate for management tomorrow — or likely to remain just a great ideas person ? ’ |
| 6 | Variable speed allowed the most aggressive setting — 7 on the control dial — to be used for the first stages , and a gentler 3 or 4 cleaned up the veneer surface . |
| 7 | But for those who are unable or unwilling to put aside the time to meditate regularly , or who are more conscious of bodily stress , such techniques as acupuncture , postural integration and taking dietary supplements may also prove effective antidotes to the ravages of time . |
| 8 | The hotel manager says he was forced to employ French staff because no one in this region , or this country , seemed willing or able to take up the positions . |
| 9 | Such people are also not themselves so keen or able to bring on the bright youngsters . |
| 10 | After Hugh 's dismissal in 1172 Louis VII kept the office vacant for some years : Hugh had been too great a man for it to be wise or safe to raise up a successor to him . |
| 11 | If you are only planning to follow the F-Plan for a week or two to polish off a modest weight problem of just a few pounds . |
| 12 | After a wee dram or two to ward off the winter chill , hardier types venture forth carrying lumps of coal to pass on to others as good luck tokens . |
| 13 | Using a polyester line without sleeving allows easy adjustment by re-tying the knot after shortening a line or , in the case of minor differences , adding an overhand knot or two to take up a couple of centimetres . |
| 14 | Before getting up , pause for a moment or two to work out a less stressful way of rising to your feet . |
| 15 | It is unrealistic to expect one side or other to put forward a constructive proposal that is immediately acceptable to the other side . |
| 16 | When in a hurry , or eager to try out the new software you 've just received for example , you might forget to validate the disks . |
| 17 | When in a hurry , or eager to try out the new software you 've just received for example , you might forget to validate the disks . |