Example sentences of "or [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He owls weep , he would faint , he would rant , he would laugh moan or shriek-as thought the situation demanded . |
| 2 | So was Stromness voted dry after the first war then or afore it ? |
| 3 | The definition of capital murder — which carries the death penalty — varies from state to state : in Alabama , a capital murder is one that occurs during the course of a robbery , or where the victim is kidnapped or raped ; or , where the perpetrator is on parole or has escaped from custody ; or where the crime is particularly cruel . |
| 4 | The definition of capital murder — which carries the death penalty — varies from state to state : in Alabama , a capital murder is one that occurs during the course of a robbery , or where the victim is kidnapped or raped ; or , where the perpetrator is on parole or has escaped from custody ; or where the crime is particularly cruel . |
| 5 | It did not really matter who we were or where we had come from ; the fountain united us all in a common purpose and that was enough . |
| 6 | I kept wandering around for a few hours , with no idea where I was or where I was going , then somewhere along the line I chanced upon an open space where there was the odd bench scattered here and there and I used one of these for my lie-down . |
| 7 | Of course , this is impractical on a site with a lot of power traffic or where a rigid circuit procedure is in force . |
| 8 | You and your family will be best protected by fixing extra smoke alarms in rooms where a fire is most likely to break out , eg the living room , bedrooms where there are electric fires , electric blankets , or where the occupant is a smoker . |
| 9 | Opportunities sometimes arise , however , for decorating objects with square or rectangular faces , or where certain considerations of function restrict the extent of possible ornament . |
| 10 | Also listed are some other places where these services may be provided , or where you can get more information . |
| 11 | The circumstances are : where the adjudications authority failed to take into account specific evidence before it relating to a claim ; where a member of staff did not submit or record relevant evidence ; or where an adjudication officer overlooked and misconstrued a provision in legislation or case law . |
| 12 | They know they must fill the empty space with movement , whether there is scenery in the background or where the costumes are at their simplest and the background merely a hint of some venue as , for example , in Symphonic Variations or Requiem , or even just shafts of light as in Monotones . |
| 13 | If you do n't care what or where you 're drinking … |
| 14 | If you use any mains electrical appliance or tool outdoors , or where there is a possibility of water spillage , or even using ordinary power tools indoors like drills and saws , you could be putting yourself at risk . |
| 15 | In a fringe area , or where distant stations are wanted so that a directional antenna is essential , a rotator can be purchased for quite a modest by today 's standards . |
| 16 | or where they set tables down by small rivers , |
| 17 | They will only be challenged if ‘ it can be shown that the proposed referral is wholly unjustified on clinical grounds , or where an alternative referral would be equally efficacious , taking into account the patient 's wishes ’ . |
| 18 | The same technology will allow machines to be controlled by voice command in the dark or where the operator 's hands are full . |
| 19 | Use this where your employee has not entitlement to SSP or where that entitlement has run out but he or she is still sick . |
| 20 | RAF Swinderby was ‘ contractorised ’ as far back as the 1960s because the ending of National Service led to a shortage of cooks and stewards and now ther are probably about a score of units which work a mainly 9–5 day , or where the numbers are fairly small , that may be most suitable for ‘ contractorising ’ . |
| 21 | The Royal Commission on Capital Punishment which reported in 1953 ( Cmnd. 5932 ) examined the experience of countries throughout the world where the death penalty has been abolished , restored , abolished again or where it existed in some parts and not in others . |
| 22 | I must leave it to economists to say how much they have learnt from his account , or where they would disagree with it . |
| 23 | ‘ Success is n't the most important thing , it 's got most to do with where you live , which team you support , or where you used to live before you got moved out … you go back there , support your old team . ’ |
| 24 | You know that there are many paths leading to the house and from the house , but : ( a ) You do not know how many there are , where they come from , or where they go to . |
| 25 | Asphalt was often used as a flat-roof surface in older buildings in locations where it was appreciated that a sheet-metal covering would prove unsuitable because of the very large area of roof or where regular foot traffic was anticipated . |
| 26 | Blindness can strike anyone at any time , regardless of who they are or where they live . |
| 27 | But the job of lifting the standards of people employed , giving them proper training , and paying a wage which breaks dependence on overtime and lifts morale : this together must far exceed the costs of the technology , and it is n't by any means clear what the bill will be or where the money will come from . |
| 28 | The Kingfisher offer document , says Dixons , has not disclosed the extent of property disposal profits , or where they have been taken . |
| 29 | Additional powers will be introduced for the issue of immediate enforcement and prohibition notices where the rules are being broken , or where there is a risk of environmental harm . |
| 30 | ‘ What happens is that maybe I 'll just see the shape of some chords , or where my fingers should be on the frets . |