Example sentences of "or [vb past] at [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Domesticated buffaloes lumbered through the flooded fields , too , hauling tiny wooden plows , or wallowed at rest in deeper hollows with only their scimitar-shaped horns and noses showing above the water . |
| 2 | Slaves , as property , were under the absolute power of their owners ; they could be bought , sold or traded at the whim of the master , and were occasionally awarded as prizes in lotteries , or wagered at gaming tables . |
| 3 | Meals were enlivened by readings or poetry recited or chanted at Charles ' command . |
| 4 | A video showing the alleged IRA safe house at 17 Campbell Road , asked people viewing it to try to remember whether they had seen , inadvertedly had drinks with , or queued at shops with members of the IRA unit . |
| 5 | In the afternoons she paid the calls she could not escape from , visited the Rectory regularly , or sat at home on Wednesdays devising domestic plans for the future in between visitors . |
| 6 | ‘ I spend my time in the bookies or sat at home in front of the telly . |
| 7 | After the war , Unionist candidates with commissions , good war records and decorations made the most of their advantages , especially when they could be set against opponents who had opposed the war or stayed at home . |
| 8 | Elsewhere rail passengers either found other means of transport , or stayed at home . |
| 9 | Although traditional attitudes towards women were changing gradually , a new sex equality act was needed to allow women to choose whether they worked full time , part time or stayed at home with their children . |