Example sentences of "[verb] or could [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | B has infringed the patent for the computer chips even if he did not know or could not be expected to know of the patent . |
| 2 | " That he did n't know or could n't remember . |
| 3 | Wages that you earn or could reasonably have earned during your notice period will be taken into account when assessing compensation . |
| 4 | No one in racing is above ringing round for spare rides ; one great jump jockey was nicknamed ‘ Ting-a-Ling ’ because of his speed and skill in contacting trainers whose jockeys were injured or could n't do the weight or were simply out of favour . |
| 5 | Of course the distinction drawn above only remains if we assume that it is possible for us to understand a proposition which we would or could never be justified in believing or could never come to know to be true . |
| 6 | The " labouring poor " covers the majority who did work and who were less than comfortably off , but the truly poor were usually so because they could not work or could not get enough work , while many skilled journeymen earned more than small-holding freeholders . |
| 7 | For example : the traditional notation regarding ‘ on board ’ loading was replaced by a ‘ taking in charge ’ statement ; the traditional prohibition against transhipment was eliminated , because transhipment was of the essence in combined transport ; since the transport commonly originated and finished inland , the terms ‘ place of receipt ’ and ‘ place of delivery ’ were inserted in separate boxes , either replacing the traditional ‘ port of loading ’ and ‘ port of discharge ’ or joining them as additional specifications ; and since often times the name of the vessel was not known or could not be established with certainty at the time of issuance , the box for the vessel 's name was modified to refer to an ‘ intended vessel . ’ |
| 8 | Certainly , if the latter did not want to be represented or could easily apply for judicial review in person , there might be no good reason to accord standing to a self-appointed representative . |
| 9 | Both of these bodies agree that reliable information must represent faithfully the effect of the transactions it either purports to represent or could reasonably be expected to represent . |
| 10 | The logical limits inherent in programs are designed to cater for larger entries than any that currently exist or could conceivably be produced during the design life of the system . |