Example sentences of "or [adv] [vb base] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such judgements are supposed to be true or false in a fairly straightforward way , and to be testable by empirical enquiry or perhaps appeal to the common experience of the human race . |
| 2 | I did more or less ignore on the tube journey and the walk to the choir that evening , I mean |
| 3 | About ten or so blaze to the empty night . |
| 4 | Mary Lovell , who has arranged the meeting , said that as well as fund raising a support group would identify patients in the area , find people willing to sit with a patient at their home to give carers a break , and provide volunteers to drive people to the hospice or generally help at the hospice . |
| 5 | Organised youth activities will keep the kiddies happy while you partake of exercise classes , deck games or just laze by the poolside . |
| 6 | Or just relax in the comfortable surroundings — it 's a home from home ( 6 ) . |
| 7 | She chose to read or follow a hobby or go for a walk or just relax in the bath . |
| 8 | More leisurely guests can relax at the bar or around the pool , play a quiet game of cards on the large verandah , or just rest in the attractive lounge . |
| 9 | And we would go for walks together or just sit in the garden , talking . |
| 10 | Then you can picnic , play football or cricket or just walk across the moorland and look at the sheep . |
| 11 | or just go to the outpatients in general , and the casualty |
| 12 | People take early retirement , move to a new school , get a job out of teaching , get seconded on to courses or research projects , or just wait for the holidays . |
| 13 | It is a document about the Labour party 's policy attitudes and it rightly points out that more than half of Labour Members have either recently belonged to or still belong to the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament . |
| 14 | Every woman at Congress will sooner or later suffer through the menopause . |
| 15 | The Public Order Act defines a public assembly as an assembly of 20 or more persons in a public place which is wholly or partly open to the air . |
| 16 | An assembly is defined as being a gathering of ‘ 20 or more persons in a public place which is wholly or partly open to the air . ’ |
| 17 | He 'd found her , he said , and next day he 'd either lay siege to the place , or boldly batter on the door and ask for her hand in marriage — or at least her something else in something else ! |
| 18 | It is alleged by the plaintiff that the use of these roads by numerous heavy goods vehicles at night amounts to a public nuisance for which the defendants are responsible : the dock company because it controls the Gillingham Gate and by its operation of the gate and the port in general causes or permits the heavy goods vehicles to go in and out of it at all hours , and the fourth and fifth defendants , Crescent Wharves Ltd. and Ship Link Terminals Ltd. respectively , because as sublessees of the dock company they or their customers send heavy goods vehicles in and out of the port and cause or materially contribute to the alleged nuisance . |
| 19 | A public assembly is defined as a gathering of twenty or more people in a place which is wholly or partially open to the air ( e.g. a mass meeting , picket , demonstration or pop festival ) . |
| 20 | ‘ He wo n't let me get up or go out , or even sit in the armchair for a bit , ’ said Dolly . |
| 21 | If you suspect a gas leak at any time , do not strike a match or even turn on the electric light , as that can produce a minute spark that can cause an explosion . |
| 22 | But rather than have Mercedes back in the factory , the company preferred to pay her wages through the Ministry of Labour and would n't let her return to work or even come near the factory . |
| 23 | If you wanted to take them off or even go to the lavatory , you had to undo a complicated buttoned flap at the front . |
| 24 | It is , of course , not the place , duty or even wish of the investigators to frustrate the administration of justice in respect of proper awards for damages but some of the awards , particularly in the USA , have got out of proportion , particularly when it comes to product liability cases brought by the representatives of dependants of those killed in an accident . |
| 25 | Ageism seems to be partly triggered off by a fear of becoming old and dependent , and so a reluctance to identify or even empathise with the oldest people . |
| 26 | All you have to do is write and tell us the name and address of your favourite bar — anywhere in the country — and a case of Kulta could be sent there for you to collect or even enjoy on the premises . |
| 27 | The Shah continued , every year , to ask for increased aid , and constantly threatened that unless the US provided it , he would turn neutralist or even move towards the Russians . |
| 28 | Eildon Housing complained bitterly because it was not allowed to contact the 1,300 tenants or even talk to the media about its bid . |
| 29 | Disputes frequently arise where one party seeks to withhold its performance , or even withdraw from the contract altogether , on account of an alleged breach by the other . |
| 30 | There is nothing more heartbreaking than trying to cheer up an old man or woman on Christmas day , surrounded by decorations and a cheerful staff , when their daughter or son does not visit or even call on the telephone . |