Example sentences of "or [adv] have a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | If reading Alison 's story sets off alarm bells in your head about whether you too have an exercise obsession , or perhaps have a friend or sister who does , then turn to ‘ Obsessions : Where to get help ’ . |
2 | Voluntary to my mind suggests that the payer being aware of all relevant circumstances including the true state of the law or perhaps having a doubt but not caring which way that doubt is resolved consciously makes a decision to pay . |
3 | So I more or less had a crew cut . |
4 | By this time the Hintons more or less had a monopoly on sugar processing , and more and more land was being turned over to sugarcane production . |
5 | Everybody has More or less has a paper It 's not like the Scotsman or the News , as regards numbers , but then you 've got all the local news and you got all the local advertisements . |
6 | Such thoughts soothed me , and then the reality of what had happened would come shooting through my consciousness like a speedboat churning up a calm sea : how dare he decree that I must wear a badge indicating , for men 's convenience , whether I was available or already had an owner ? |
7 | When a woman is politically involved , the decision to have or not have a child becomes a political decision as well and not just a question of personal wishes . |
8 | Today 's methods of birth control make it possible for a couple to choose whether or not to have a child . |
9 | It can be very difficult for people infected or at risk of HIV infection to decide whether or not to have a child because in some cases the HIV virus can be passed on . |
10 | The final text concerns the responsibility of the married in deciding to have or not to have a child . |
11 | ‘ So when I went into labour I had n't really thought about whether or not to have an epidural . |
12 | The Supreme Court 's ruling … has given politicians the power to intrude on the most personal decision an American can make — whether or not to have an abortion . |
13 | Naturally the whole Guitarist team will be there , so come and see us , buy a T-shirt , take out a subscription , get yourself a CD , sort out some back issues or just have a chat . |
14 | Edit or just have a look at it ? |
15 | That was the best way to find out how good you were at your job , whether you could regard yourself as being on a par with the best — or still had a lot to learn . |
16 | During this time of testing , a sufferer from alcoholism mat say that he or she can not be alcoholic because he or she does not drink in the mornings or is still in regular employment or still has a home and family or perhaps only drinks wine and beer but never spirits or only drinks at the weekends . |
17 | This will include : ( i ) the mother ; ( ii ) the father if he was married to the mother when the child was born ; ( iii ) the father , if he was not married to the child 's mother when the child was born but he has since married her or now has a residence order , a court order which gives him parental responsibility or a formal parental responsibility agreement made with the mother in accordance with s4(2) of the Act ; ( iv ) a guardian of the child which in this context means a testamentary guardian appointed in accordance with s5 of the Act ; ( v ) anyone who holds a custody or residence order relating to the child ; ( vi ) a local authority which has a care order in respect of the child ; ( vii ) anyone who has been granted an emergency protection order ; ( viii ) in the case of an adopted child , the adopters in place of the natural parents . |
18 | Or even had a holiday job during the summer . |
19 | After a few laps of the track we could kick a ball about or even have a go at throwing a javelin . |
20 | If the world never tries to understand that , or even have a dialogue with that , they 'll never solve the problem anyway . ’ |
21 | Exceptionally , if a government underestimates the strength of opposition amongst its own backbenchers , or fails to anticipate the extent of opposition in the other House , it may be necessary to modify a bill or even have an amendment forced upon it . |
22 | I have n't eaten a meal or even had a cup of tea for a whole week . ’ |
23 | You and your companion can learn french , practise yoga — or simply have a coffee and a chat . |
24 | He could be photographed using the concept keyboard ( and outgrowing the available programmes ) , being squeezed half-way into a hotel loo ( as part of the Access Group ) or simply having a laugh with friends on the scheme who treat him as an equal . |
25 | The pump should be sited above the water level , or else have a non-return valve in the airline . |