Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] [verb] or " in BNC.
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| 1 | We sat on our stools and I smiled at him , thinking he was going to ask me about my dress or where I lived or something , and he said , ‘ Who 's your favourite philosopher ? ’ |
| 2 | Mallards , coots and moorhens could often be seen and heard waddling about the housing estate where I lived or sometimes even boldly marching up the high street . |
| 3 | bit here and I thought god that so I thought right I 'm gon na change places in that seat but your father 's sitting on , alright , I said go in that back seat , just behind us there were there or I said or I 'm just coming to sit where you are , I said I ca n't do four hours sitting like this , I mean I 'd have been boss eyed before I got , well I was I , I , all say look at that cloud |
| 4 | ( b ) Misrepresentation Under the Misrepresentation Act 1967 , clauses which exclude or restrict liability for misrepresentation or which exclude or restrict " any remedy available to another party to the contract by reason of such a misrepresentation " are ineffective unless they satisfy the test of reasonableness . |
| 5 | It is in the interest of church musicians to ensure that the necessary licence is obtained , or their playing or singing of copyright music in such circumstances could constitute an infringement of copyright through being an unauthorised ‘ performance ’ . |
| 6 | Where you stand or sit will affect my perception of you . |
| 7 | I mean probably women are more daring you know because they 've got less to lose in a way I suppose if you if you 're not a councillor you can be more er you know or if you 're not worried for your job or you know or if there is n't a definite structure I suppose in the lodge there 's the definite people that always say the same things you know what I mean and it 's it 's less easy to be spontaneous in that situation I would think you know . |
| 8 | But the plant ca n't work in a group unless they have in order to evaluate or you know or other people sharing other people listening to those ideas and saying what was that idea again . |
| 9 | If you are not permanently resident in the U.K. or you work or reside overseas you may not be eligible for this offer . |
| 10 | If you are not permanently resident in the U.K. or you work or reside overseas you may not be eligible for this offer . |
| 11 | More commonly , the minister under attack is shielded by collective responsibility and the decision as to whether he or she goes or stays is one for the Prime Minister , based on the criteria of the extent to which he or she has become a liability to the government . |
| 12 | In contrast with [ 27 ] , a hearer who is presented with the repetition in [ 25 ] is encouraged to dwell on what he or she knows or imagines about long walks — the physical discomfort perhaps , or , alternatively , the exhilaration derived from the freedom . |
| 13 | With the benefits accruing to him or her whether he or she joins or not , there is no rational reason why any individual should join the pressure group . |
| 14 | Traditionally , the law has said that allowing someone who is terminally ill to die is lawful , but bringing about his or her death is unlawful , even if he or she consents or requests it . |
| 15 | Employees moving from an unfurnished flatlet or room to similar accommodation at the new base or who rent or buy a house at the new location receive a grant of £438 . |
| 16 | The current legislation allows benefit to be backdated indefinitely by reason only of a mistake made or something done or omitted to be done by an officer of the DHSS . |
| 17 | Many of my friends followed me to Paris or they disappeared or they died . |
| 18 | Or anyone knocked or banged it ? |
| 19 | We have erm there have been certain decisions made over time which has got us to this position and whether erm you agree or anyone agrees or not the the the right next step is to specify a location , nevertheless it 's embodied in what 's gone on so far , a series of steps towards making the decision . |
| 20 | The producer will only be liable where he knew or ought reasonably to have known of the defect . |
| 21 | Convinced , and quite rightly , that nothing had or would come of Napoleon III 's attempts to drum up an alliance with Italy or Austria-Hungary , dismissing such a possibility as ‘ idle gossip ’ , the Prussian Chancellor prepared to spring his trap . |
| 22 | and the a the idea of of erm the butch woman in dungarees , as being the feminist , erm and the women that burnt her bra or whatever was a feminist of the seventies , but it does n't mean to say that the ideas are n't still there , and I still want to be treated as an equal , but I do , I do n't see that I should change the way that I dress or the way that that I want to act |
| 23 | Th this impression that I got or er erm that incident at school , played such a big part in my life after that , I was mortally embarrassed for the rest of my school life . |
| 24 | For although I am sure he never had the chance to encounter a tiger beneath the dining table , when I think over all that I know or have heard concerning him , I can think of at least several instances of his displaying in abundance that very quality he so admired in the butler of his story . |
| 25 | Suppose , however , that I simulate or even by coincidence pass through whatever sequence of states is taken to be sufficient for the conscious episode of feeling the prick of the needle . |
| 26 | What , that I have or the meeting has ? |
| 27 | This means that someone importing or dealing with infringing copies does not infringe the right if semiconductors incorporating the topography in question have already been lawfully sold or hired within the Community . |
| 28 | There is no evidence that she married or had children . |
| 29 | Forewarned by the matron to treat her normally and to ignore anything eccentric that she did or said , the two sisters immediately wrapped Elinor in an invisible cloud of affection . |
| 30 | No the gifts that you receive or |