Example sentences of "[adj] or [adj] [conj] [vb -s] " in BNC.
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1 | A child is disabled if he is blind , deaf or dumb or suffers from mental disorder of any kind or is substantially and permanently handicapped by illness , injury or congenital deformity ( s17(11) ) . |
2 | The bearded pig , which is also found in the rainforests of Peninsular Malaya and Sumatra , weighs up to 200kg , is dark brown or grey and has a white beard and conspicuous facial warts . |
3 | Writer is ignorant or stupid or thinks he 's clever . |
4 | The list is not comprehensive or detailed but tries to focus on the most salient points . |
5 | where the evidence is highly complex or specialized and raises difficult questions of evaluation . |
6 | The Jockey Club is hoping to make better progress elsewhere , by making trainers report anything which may have affected a horse 's running — good or bad -as happens in Ireland . |
7 | He always puts up with Lennie , and is there whenever Lennie is feeling ashamed or unwanted and produces his ‘ I could just go to the hills and ’ I could find a cave , and pet mice ’ speech . |
8 | The pale colour is usually white or yellow or orange and shows up vividly against the dark areas . |
9 | ‘ Because Hatton gets scared or fed-up and threatens to rat on him . |
10 | ( 3 ) if he becomes bankrupt or insolvent or makes any arrangement or composition with his creditors ; |
11 | ( 3 ) if he becomes bankrupt or insolvent or makes any arrangement or composition with his creditors ; |