Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] [pron] [verb] or " in BNC.
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| 1 | Section 18 allows LEAs to rewrite Statements of Special Educational Needs so that they modify or exempt children from part or all of the National Curriculum . |
| 2 | Once you know your daily calorie intake it is easy to adjust it so that you gain or lose weight . |
| 3 | Timber can usually be treated in situ , so if you detect or suspect infestation it is best to obtain a survey from a reputable timber treatment firm ( or more than one ) , who will provide a 30-year guarantee of their treatment . |
| 4 | Males over 50 years are particularly at risk , especially if they drink or smoke , and have an underlying illness or are immuno-suppressed through any medication . |
| 5 | She thought : I must be here because it does n't matter to me much whether I live or die . |
| 6 | ‘ Why should it matter to you so much whether he sells or not ? |
| 7 | Then she said , ‘ Eduardo , ’ because it did n't matter much whether he knew or not . |
| 8 | The Advisory Committee has agreed with the Director 's proposal-either as it stood or subject to specified modifica-tion ; |
| 9 | So long as they understand or we have communicated to them , why we want them to do that . |
| 10 | You 're willing to , you 're welcome to stay for as long as you wish or to leave when you wish to leave . |
| 11 | Only when they dropped or rattled something , the startled way they would look towards Moran , did the nervous tension of what it took to glide about so silently show . |
| 12 | She had no way of telling how deep it was , but it was narrow enough to support her easily if she slipped or lost her hold . |
| 13 | ( G ) In the event of any occurrence giving rise to a dispute between a party hereto and its Insured or to a claim against a party hereto other than a claim for which this Agreement provides it shall be optional to such party upon notice thereof to suspend the application of this Agreement to such occurrence until such dispute or claim has been adjusted provided that such party shall indemnify the other party hereto against all costs and expenses incurred as a consequence of such suspension in defending its interests in a matter for which this Agreement provides . |
| 14 | He was distantly disappointed ; she had seemed shy of him recently and he had missed her , chattering away while they walked or just sitting beside him , quiet and undemanding in the garden . |
| 15 | ‘ It wo n't be his land much longer whether he goes or stays . ’ |
| 16 | It may be they sa Mr Eggleton with somebody shortly before he died or someone came home with bloodstained clothing . |
| 17 | For safety , treads should measure at least 300mm ( 12in ) from front to rear , so that your toe or heel do n't catch the edge of the step above as you ascend or descend the flight . |
| 18 | Do exactly as I say or I 'll cover the mattress with your brains , understand me ? ’ |
| 19 | In reading , or being read to , one has the security of knowing that one has the ability to withdraw from the emotional situation as soon as one wishes or needs to do so . |
| 20 | Most of these ideas can be used directly as you knit or can be sewn on afterwards as a pleasant ploy during the holiday season . |
| 21 | Birmingham Convention and Visitor Bureau offers a hotel reservation service for groups and individuals both before you arrive or on the day . |
| 22 | Though whether he minded or not I 'd no idea . |
| 23 | No she is n't here , as far as I know or care she 's in the West Indies . |
| 24 | The bodies were discovered at eight forty-five on the morning of Wednesday 18 September by Miss Emily Wharton , a 65-year-old spinster of the parish of St Matthew 's in Paddington , London , and Darren Wilkes , aged 10 , of no particular parish as far as he knew or cared . |
| 25 | It is simply a rule of the language , or rather it follows from its basic rules , that one speaks misleadingly if one utters or assents to that statement without having that belief . |
| 26 | He might keep the bitterness alive in his heart , even if nobody knew or talked about it at all . |
| 27 | ‘ Tomorrow whether we live or die , growth will conquer through us . ’ |
| 28 | The massed emigrants to the United States were ( and still are ) in many cases American patriots well before they arrived or could speak English . |
| 29 | 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 |
| 30 | At night see he ca n't leave him alone he sits there and he goes or something like that and jumps on him and gives him a I ca n't keep my hands off that dog ! |