Example sentences of "or [vb base] [pers pn] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the home government always resisted this simple but dangerous solution , passing up chances to expand territorially if that meant the helots could stab them in the back — or eat them raw . |
| 2 | Mr Edwards also detects caution in employers who are recruiting : ‘ They hire people for a specific period , maybe one or two years , so that at the end of that time they can decide whether or not to renew their contract or make them redundant . |
| 3 | For example , strong tea , coffee , alcohol , fruit juice or highly spiced dishes can bring on Cystitis attacks or make them worse . |
| 4 | Causton plans to alter the ends of the polymers to make them stick better to specific surfaces or make them attractive to only a particular protein . |
| 5 | ‘ For your own sake you should get rid of him — or make him live out , ’ Frank said quietly after a period of silence . |
| 6 | Your dad 's always tried never to tell you lies , or stories that would scare you or make you superstitious , but — ’ |
| 7 | If the Labour Party wished to participate in government it would have to shed its Marxist-Trotskyist wing or make it impotent . " |
| 8 | And three dimensional space is something we can all understand — or make it four if you add time . |
| 9 | ‘ Does the way you respond help the situation , or make it worse ? ’ , |
| 10 | But they will experience those feelings , because human nature is not at either of these extreme points , it 's neither erm , perfectly good , nor perfectly bad , it 's a , it 's a mixture of both , and consequently , although you can improve the world , for it does n't deny you can improve the world , or make it worse , of course . |
| 11 | You work lightly so as not to draw in the knitting or make it lumpy and you could also undo lightly worked stitches more easily . |
| 12 | It made no reference to the possibility that schools for the less able might depress expectations and discourage the pupils in them , or make it difficult for such schools to attract an adequate share of available resources . |
| 13 | It is useful for those of us who worry that hearing other opinions and listening to other people may weaken our case , or make it difficult for us to concentrate on our own determined agenda . |
| 14 | They could feel angry , embarrassed and even guilty because of the comments of over-anxious parents who keep hinting about their longing for grandchildren , or make it clear that they think there should be no more . |
| 15 | Talk about safer sex with your partner , or make it clear that it is safer sex you want by your actions . |
| 16 | None of the new features take away control from the user or make it harder or more complex to use , a strategy which some other vendors would do well to emulate . |
| 17 | Go to his office and make a scene , or send him some flowers there with a really embarrassing message , or something . |
| 18 | The campaign director , Chrissie Maher , says , ‘ If you come across an unnecessarily complicated piece of jargon , you can either forget it or send them one of our cards that carries the pointed message : Gobbledygook can damage your business . ’ |
| 19 | Or send them one of Jaws ! |
| 20 | Are you going to sell your customer 's foreign currency forward , take out a currency loan or cover it some other way ? |
| 21 | Set up , or let us both set up , a credit for me . ’ |
| 22 | The Volvo hurtled backwards and Donna gripped the wheel tightly , knowing that this particular ploy was going to stop the Audi or kill them both . |
| 23 | No , there 's , they say in the brief you 've read it , eh , ok , if they ask you tell them , or show them this form , say what it 's all about , but do n't tell them till after . |
| 24 | In other words , exploit them , but do not get too close to them or show them any affection . |
| 25 | For example , if you want to know how big a kiwi fruit is , I can outline its shape with my fingers , or show you another object which I believe has similar proportions . |
| 26 | Harry felt as if he had heard or read them all before , in one form or another , and none of them shed any light on what had struck Mrs Diamond as ‘ not right ’ : |
| 27 | Fitzpatrick has been involved in one way or another with this text-copying enterprise since the 1970s and you can see it for yourself or read it this month until the 31st at Salander O'Reilly . |
| 28 | A Face Pack disk is then inserted into the disk drive and you can either choose individual fonts from the list or select them all before pressing OK to install . |
| 29 | The program enables you to make designs , print them out , or transfer them direct to the E6000 console . |
| 30 | You can elect to print faxes on receipt , or view them first . |