Example sentences of "or [adv] [vb base] [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think he was either going to flee or perhaps blackmail the murderers , without telling us . |
| 2 | If you prefer a natural look , use a cake mascara mixed with water to colour lashes without clumping them , or only colour the ends of lashes for the lightest look of all . |
| 3 | CityLink 190 is the only way to travel to London to work , shop or just visit the sights . |
| 4 | For a complete change of scenery , a 15–20 minute bus ride ( buses run every half hour ) will take you to Innsbruck , where you can visit the picturesque old town and the famous Golden Roof , the Alpine zoo , the Folk Museum , or just explore the shops and enjoy coffee and cream cakes in the elegant Maria Theresia Strasse . |
| 5 | There were times , as Mhoira once wryly remarked , when she wished she could join the Masons or even use the gents ' lavatory . |
| 6 | For Dorothy Heathcote , whether the object is a shirt , a piece of leather , a chess-piece , a book or a surgeon 's knife , the teacher 's responsibility is to invite or even compel the children to work from a ‘ frame ’ ( used here in the sociological sense of ‘ perspective ’ ) that requires not engagement , but detachment . |
| 7 | ‘ He has forbidden me to fast or even keep the days of abstinence . |
| 8 | This week for 24 hours they 're refusing to cook , shop or even help the kids with their homework because , they say , they should get a regular Government wage for all the time and effort they put into the home . |
| 9 | Apart from the chance that the customer may default on his payments ( perhaps even go bankrupt ) , there is the risk that he may also sell , damage or even destroy the goods . |
| 10 | Your ability to write and argue is of little avail if you get your facts wrong , fail to find the relevant authorities , rely on a statute that has been superseded or a case that has been overruled , or simply misunderstand the authorities . |
| 11 | It is tempting to equate shares with rights under a contract , for as we have seen the memorandum and articles of association constitute a contract of some sort between the company and its members and it is these documents which directly or indirectly define the rights conferred by the shares . |
| 12 | Equally , the pupil 's value to the organisation can also be implied in this hidden way and either overtly or covertly alter the teachers ' actions . |
| 13 | Even when people took an interest in wildlife , and visited wild places , they tended to trample on or otherwise disturb the creatures they admired . |
| 14 | Revisiting a month or so later , count the number of empty barnacles ( perforated mussel shells ) or otherwise examine the depradations of the dog-whelks . |
| 15 | No fish or crustaceans which would predate on or otherwise damage the polyps . |
| 16 | It is not suggested that the teacher should keep up a non-stop commentary or continually repeat the children 's answers and comments for the benefit of the rest of the group . |
| 17 | In both cases the parents ' resignation to the inevitability of the assessment outcome arose from their having no opportunity to determine or seriously influence the objectives of the assessment nor to contribute to the conceptual framework within which their children 's needs were being assessed . |
| 18 | They are also responsible for endeavouring to eliminate or safely manage the risks inherent in our business . |