Example sentences of "or you [modal v] [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Physical Changes The day after the lesson you may become aware of tensions in some muscles or you may feel an ache where previously you have had no trouble . |
| 2 | Or you may use a firm even ? |
| 3 | You may choose to circle them very lightly with a soft pencil which can easily be erased later or you may use a highlighter pen — it rather depends on how precious the book is ( and , indeed , whether it belongs to you ) . |
| 4 | Or you may have a man of medium height with relatively short arms . |
| 5 | You could receive a lot of heavy bills which you had not anticipated , or you might suffer a car accident and find that the other person is not insured , or if your spouse has died you may be left with debts that you were unaware of . |
| 6 | You might decide to offer Work Experience to pupils to give them a taste of working life while they are still at school , or you might offer a teacher a secondment to industry . |
| 7 | There are areas that are just what they want things passed on the hoof. left , right and centre when anyone else outside these areas wants it we 're told no money , no capital , ca n't be spent this year , wipe it off and I think you should be very careful or you might have a backlash where you least want it . |
| 8 | I want to be told that the house-martins are nesting or you might see a badger if you 're lucky . |
| 9 | This is a good exercise to practise if you are sitting in a restaurant or on a train journey — but do n't let your chosen subject catch you staring or you might get a reaction you had n't bargained for ! |
| 10 | ‘ Well , do n't try too hard , luvvie , or you 'll burst a blood vessel , ’ she called above the noise of the open tap as she filled the kettle for more tea . |
| 11 | It 's to keep you invested in building societies , only they , they 're frantic because all the money 's going out and they want to keep their erm their erm deposits up , so they 're offering these schemes , and they are quite good , there are no charges as such , but er you 'll get the value of the fund that they 've made , or you 'll get a say two or three percent bonus per annum on top of the er share rate , er if you keep it for four or five years . |
| 12 | You will also have completed the RYA Theory certificate , or you 'll have a sound working knowledge of navigation . |
| 13 | Alarms can either be rigged up in every room in your house , or you can wear an alarm unit on your person , to activate in times of need . |
| 14 | The Environmental Health Department of your local council will advise on removal , or you can send an sae to Asbestos Information Centre |
| 15 | This bank might be set to one as well or zero and then you sum those together which is that summation there , or you can do a product there 's a product there . |
| 16 | Some employers will include an advisory interview or session with the district finance officer or personnel officer in order to work out income tax and superannuation or pension fund arrangements , or you can request an interview if such an offer is not forthcoming . |
| 17 | Do not forget letter boxes , they can be fitted with brush-type excluders too , or you can fit a box on the back . |
| 18 | Or you can make a credit card donation on the Somalia Appeal hotline . |
| 19 | The Nathalie two-seater sofa at only £229 is a firm favourite , or you can have a sofa made to order in a choice of over 40 fabrics . |
| 20 | Right there 's erm it 's a tin of fruit salad but I 've put in some er kiwi and grapes so it 's fresh fruit , it 's in its own juice , so it 's not in a heavy thick juice , there 's Viennetta or you can have a bit of each |
| 21 | Or you can have a copy of somebody else 's do you ? |
| 22 | Erm you know you can look at that or you can put a protractor on it and |
| 23 | ‘ I can drop you off at Glasgow airport , if you like , or you can take a train to Prestwick and catch a plane from there . ’ |
| 24 | To make this silver anniversary picture , you could either press the flowers used to celebrate the day itself or you could press a selection of flowers beforehand and give the finished picture as a present at the time of the anniversary . |
| 25 | Or you could ask a question like , What was the father ? |
| 26 | Or you could get a life instead . |
| 27 | As a policyholder , you would receive cash for a wide range of permanent disabilities or you could receive a proportion of these payments for permanent partial disabilities . |
| 28 | Or you could drive an ambulance . ’ |
| 29 | Or you could take a bit of a short cut say well we 've already got twelve there thirteen fourteen fifteen sixteen and so on . |
| 30 | There are several restaurants and snack bars in the park to choose from , or you could take a picnic and relax in the beautiful gardens . |