Example sentences of "[conj] [vb base] [adv] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the tank commander wishes to move fast or manoeuvre then he allows the pressure to build so that is sufficient for his needs . |
| 2 | Or say where it hath birth |
| 3 | They confirmed that the death was being treated as suspicious but would not give the woman 's identity or say how she died . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | If you are not permanently resident in the U.K. or you work or reside overseas you may not be eligible for this offer . |
| 8 | If you are not permanently resident in the U.K. or you work or reside overseas you may not be eligible for this offer . |
| 9 | Thus women are caught in a double bind : if they take a ‘ compliment ’ at face value they confirm men 's right to treat them as ‘ open persons ’ , while if they ignore the remark or reply negatively they may be accused of rudeness and/or showered with abuse . |
| 10 | If only five per cent of car journeys were made by bus or train instead it would save over a quarter of a million tonnes ' worth of pollutant each year . |
| 11 | If a man drinks only an alcohol made from paint or varnish or polish or acetone then he will dream of vodka . |
| 12 | I was wondering if you have , or know where I can get , an instruction book . |
| 13 | I can do that , probably a number of other people can do it too , but the vast majority would n't have the remotest idea what to listen for or know how it is done . |
| 14 | The new law did n't stress how children should learn to speak standard English — or state how they should be taught to read . |
| 15 | if it starts to snow or hailstone , or pour down I want to try and carry the umbrella and it 's very difficult |
| 16 | I 'll always honour and obey you , Harry , and I 'll do anything you say or go anywhere you want if you 'll only take me for a wife . " |
| 17 | Get a note or go home I just do n't do it . |
| 18 | Should we take the job in Paris and disrupt the family or stay where we are and continue to enjoy that community ? |
| 19 | Make her presence known , or stay where she was and run the risk of being thought an eavesdropper ? |
| 20 | Now , dae ye know the date of Ángel 's birth or do n't ye ? ’ |
| 21 | Do they correspond to legitimate scientific knowledge or do n't they ? |
| 22 | Or do n't they want to be ? |
| 23 | They having turkey at Christmas or do n't they let you know ? |
| 24 | are they having turkey at Christmas or do n't they , do n't you know ? |
| 25 | Or do n't they do adverts ? |
| 26 | The question I 'm puzzling over , which perhaps proves that sociology is the study of the bleeding obvious , is why do you , or do n't you go to clubs ? |
| 27 | ‘ Do you want to ride in a race or two , or do n't you ? ’ |
| 28 | ‘ You want some more of this or do n't you ? ’ |
| 29 | Or do n't you know ? ’ |
| 30 | ‘ Do you want to keep that child alive or do n't you ? ’ |