Example sentences of "or [vb base] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He may well run a car repair business or sell cheap jewellery on the side , in which case his dealing will lack single-mindedness . |
| 2 | Warner v. Browne ( 1807 ) 8 East 165 there was an agreement to lease at a rent of £40 per annum and it was agreed that the landlord , W. Warner , should not raise the rent nor turn out the tenant ‘ so long as the rent is duly paid quarterly , and he does not expose to sale or sell any article that may be injurious to W. Warner in his business . ’ |
| 3 | Improv for Windows also offers unparalleled flexibility to : * Create multiple views of the same worksheet , * Expand summarised data to show detail , and * Hide or display any part of a worksheet for greater clarity . |
| 4 | RBS has taken a hard look at its branches in England , and decided to shut isolated outposts or develop new outlets to support them . |
| 5 | It can not respond to unfamiliar challenges or develop new opportunities . |
| 6 | The remainder is used to set up new bureaux or develop existing ones , with grant tapering down by year 3 or 4 . |
| 7 | Basically , he must be endowed with or develop certain characteristics of character . |
| 8 | Good grooming reaps instant benefits and , while you ca n't change your looks overnight or develop instant muscle , a sophisticated scent will speak millions for your confidence . |
| 9 | The current generation of older women were more likely to have contracted poliomyelitis , are more likely to have strokes or develop multiple sclerosis . |
| 10 | Some young men , who had only experienced farming and had had little opportunity to further their education or develop wider skills , showed some bitterness and frustration . |
| 11 | And , by reforming the health insurance market , my plan assures that Americans will have access to basic health insurance even if they change jobs or develop serious health problems . |
| 12 | Why does n't Ferry ask instead why some Western companies did n't buy these companies or develop those ideas ? |
| 13 | Flowers and leaves , being natural materials , have a mind of their own and regardless of how carefully you follow my instructions on how to press , some of the petals will decide to bend before the press is shut , or develop brown patches for no reason at all . |
| 14 | The trunk is powerful enough to uproot trees or tear great limbs from their upper branches . |
| 15 | Say , it 's basically , bring a bottle , or bring some grub . |
| 16 | As the rooms filled , the Sheikha came to give her approval , to suggest a need or bring some treasure . |
| 17 | 2 Find out the main factors on your surgical ward which help or hinder patient comfort . |
| 18 | Whenever you want to show a trend , analyse large amounts of data or highlight statistical information in a report , then graphs and charts are the ideal means of presentation . |
| 19 | Reduction of nitrogen oxides from cars will need more expensive vehicles — or mean less use . |
| 20 | Our concern in the present paper is with the conditions which license or favour plural reference when individuals are introduced in such ways . |
| 21 | It 's the Maastricht approach to holidays — you can opt out of all the bits you do n't like , such as having to tackle foreign languages or eat strange food . |
| 22 | Now individual humans may honourably choose not to kill and or eat certain species of animals . |
| 23 | or eat more oranges . |
| 24 | A First Spiritualist does n't drink coffee , or eat white bread or cheese ( apart from Gorgonzola — the Good Cheese as it 's called ) , and faced by a frankfurter is liable to scoot off into a corner , whimpering . |
| 25 | Implied terms can thus supplement express rules , or introduce new rules , but can not directly contradict an existing rule . |
| 26 | In order to do so , given the stage that the Bill has reached , it would be risky to start seeking to extend its scope or coverage , play with the long or short titles or introduce new sectors in the Bill , for whatever reason . |
| 27 | In a normal conversation , the people involved are of equal status , and any one of them can change the topic under discussion or introduce new points . |
| 28 | Use a spoon or introduce lidded beakers . |
| 29 | Jokes can become more amusing if you can perfect the appropriate accent , or introduce local placenames and references . |
| 30 | Some flowers intensify their colours towards the centre or introduce another shade altogether — forget-me-nots , hollyhocks , bindweed . |