Example sentences of "or be [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When he came back in a temper sometimes , or been drinking , Cis told me they would put Rich on the kitchen table and tell him to dance . |
| 2 | IF you have had problems with operations being cancelled or been waiting too long for an operation , please contact the EADT newsdesk on 0473 282387 . |
| 3 | Have you ever gone to remove someone and they 've been still been in bed or been having their breakfast or something you know ? |
| 4 | For this month 's design , as with all projects where the solution has n't come as quick as a flash of inspiration , I assembled in front of me everything that I had found interesting or been working on over the past few months . |
| 5 | For Opposition Members to suggest otherwise shows that they have either not understood the Bill or are trying to bolster a weak case with irrelevant scares . |
| 6 | For good or ill , they may not agree with the way things have turned out , or are developing at the moment . |
| 7 | In addition to the five nations that admitted , under the treaty , to the possession of nuclear weapons , no fewer than 10 others have developed or are developing the bomb , and five of those are signatories to the NPT . |
| 8 | Many head teachers are embarking on marketing courses , in the hope that they can learn the skills required to ‘ sell ’ their schools to parents , or are persuading governing bodies to co-opt persons with this area of expertise . |
| 9 | This means any class taken on a voluntary basics , classes paid for by a private concern , ( W.I. T.W.G. sports sections of firms etc. ) , are hiring your own premises and running a class , or are coaching any display team . |
| 10 | Many of their pees are much less visible because they are cares trapped at home or are struggling to make ends meet . |
| 11 | ‘ Those services which normally refer clients to us are not doing so because the local authority concerned does not have a contract with Roma or are struggling to sort out their assessment procedures , ’ he said . |
| 12 | Whether you are starting to decorate a first home , have just moved into a new place or are redecorating an existing room , the problem is often much the same : not so much how to arrange things as how to fill up big blank walls and table or shelf surfaces when you do n't seem to have very much to use and certainly very little to spend . |
| 13 | Whether you are in the market for a new car , or are searching for a value-for money second-hand model , you may need to borrow money to help finance the deal . |
| 14 | What is likely to happen is that they will shun those centres that have a bad name or are lacking in professional infrastructure ( the two usually go together ) in favour of well-regulated , stable ones . |
| 15 | This method involves a little bit of a cheat as the Macintosh keyboard can not access the PostScript fractions unless you either have a special fractions font or are using one of the new Adobe Expert fonts with an extended and re-mapped character set . |
| 16 | If readers have any knowledge of good practice , or are undertaking similar research I would be glad to hear . |
| 17 | In some schools , particularly in urban areas , there are teachers who are not teaching or are teaching very few hours , while in others teachers are coping with very large classes . |
| 18 | If you lack this insight or are looking for a new direction , then Baker can help ( see Recommended reading at the end of this chapter ) . |
| 19 | We welcome the fact that most countries in Africa practise , or are moving towards , multi-party democracy . |
| 20 | The right hon. Gentleman is aware that a number of European economies either have been in recession or are moving towards recession at precisely the moment when the United Kingdom economy is poised to come out of recession . |
| 21 | Although there are some countries where little progress has been made , most African nations now have , or are moving towards , multi-party political systems . |
| 22 | Convinced that niche marketing was the right approach to follow , they decided to build on their experience in audit , accounting and tax for companies with turnovers of £1m to £30m ; investigative work for institutions that have invested , or are thinking of investing , in such companies ; and general litigation support . |
| 23 | If you have a computer at home , or are thinking of buying one , and have often dreamed of starting your own business How to Make Money with Computers will provide you with some valuable pointers . |
| 24 | For example , they can help handicapped youngsters in the difficult school-leaving period , encourage them to find work , keep an eye on their activities if they are trying to take on too much or are getting into bad company , help them to cope with family relationships and to become as independent and content as possible . |
| 25 | Do n't be too quick to condemn or criticise people you think are up to no good or are getting special treatment for one reason or another . |
| 26 | Do n't be too quick to condemn or criticise people you think are up to no good or are getting special treatment for one reason or another . |
| 27 | There has been a conspiracy of silence between the nuclear industry and the Government on providing information about the contracts that Dounreay has signed and about the discussions and negotiations that have taken place or are taking place with foreign reactors . |
| 28 | If you have ever shared or are sharing works there is a risk of HIV transmission to your sexual partner(s) . |
| 29 | We see a range of existing social services , entrenched to varying degrees in institutional form , reflecting to varying degrees needs and economic conditions which have passed or are passing away . |
| 30 | We pray for those who are ill , or are recovering from illness , especially for Jim Jackson and Doreen Parris . |