Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] [adv] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the occasions she had to pick up or deliver there she got in and out as fast as possible . |
| 2 | It is difficult to disagree , or to see how she can overcome the problem . |
| 3 | When the latter were realigned or made anew they often met the earlier roads at a sharp angle on the parish boundaries . |
| 4 | Twenty years was a long time to bear dependence if your spirit craved something stronger and your intelligence rebelled at continual submission to powers who neither , Anna felt , knew or cared how she and Peter lived . |
| 5 | Then she no longer knew or cared how he looked or what he might be feeling , and surrendered herself totally to the sensation of being in his arms . |
| 6 | When both parents are dead there is no one to talk with about those uncertain , early memories of people and places , or to confirm when it was we had measles , or where we stayed on holiday . |
| 7 | If the tank commander wishes to move fast or manoeuvre then he allows the pressure to build so that is sufficient for his needs . |
| 8 | Or say where it hath birth |
| 9 | They confirmed that the death was being treated as suspicious but would not give the woman 's identity or say how she died . |
| 10 | Or moved up I should say , sorry . |
| 11 | I am just an ordinary Daleswoman and if I began to think or act otherwise I know a few people around here who would soon bring me to my senses . |
| 12 | On occasions like these , friends of Burton reported , he would counter-attack by releasing his temper , tearing up the room and making it quite clear and genuinely credible that whatever they did , said or tried on he would do just whatever he wanted . |
| 13 | Most of us have a major problem when faced by a very unpleasant character who is screaming like an animal or explaining how he is going to separate us from parts of our body . |
| 14 | Has mum told Anne or or has n't she ? |
| 15 | HOME FROM HOME : The luxury Norfolk cottage at the centre of the ‘ has he or has n't he ? ’ riddle |
| 16 | Suppose , for example , a priest sworn to and conscientiously following a life of celibacy becomes impotent : has he a problem or has n't he ? |
| 17 | Each time the driver braked or accelerated violently she was thrown off balance , barking her shins on various pieces of luggage . |
| 18 | If you could imagine yourself being without the radio , T. V. , or telephone then you just might come close to imagining how difficult it must have been to spread or hand on the message of Christianity . |
| 19 | I do n't know what the landlord will say or do when 'e finds out , ’ she wailed . |
| 20 | The problem was she had no real idea of what she was going to say or do when she got to the château . |
| 21 | Erm , really its a question of , do we borrow or do n't we borrow . |
| 22 | Do you want to stay or do n't you ? |
| 23 | Then , like a shoal of fish moving within a net , Rose and the girls started to clear the table , to brush away crumbs , to wash , to dry , to return each thing to its own place , all done with a muted energy ; whispers , jokes , little scolding asides — ‘ No , that goes in the other place ’ or reminisce how they had made the same mistake before in order to soften any harshness in the scold , bending low in apologetic laughter . |
| 24 | I mean , I knew what was going to happen when I started the exercise , but if you contemplate it from a teacher 's point of view , if I go out and commit suicide or break down you 'll know why , wo n't you . |
| 25 | The baby who is picked up or fed whenever he cries soon becomes a veritable tyrant , and gives his mother no peace when awake ; while , on the other hand , the infant who is fed regularly , put to sleep , and played with at definite times soon finds that appeals bring no response , and so learns that most useful of all lessons , self-control , and the recognition of an authority other than his own wishes . |
| 26 | If anybody if anything survives because it can chew better or gallop better or bring forth it 's young alive or has a better circulation , it 's not the species . |
| 27 | If you are not permanently resident in the U.K. or you work or reside overseas you may not be eligible for this offer . |
| 28 | If you are not permanently resident in the U.K. or you work or reside overseas you may not be eligible for this offer . |
| 29 | And if we do n't have kids we are either trying to have them or wondering why we 're not having them ( maybe we have n't settled down like all our friends : is something wrong with us ? ) . |
| 30 | Matthew Wilder rose to his feet as they approached the corner table , and instead of shutting his eyes or turning away he scrutinised Lucy with interest . |