Example sentences of "or [vb base] [pron] be [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But she was also , among other literary things , the wonderful and baleful orphan or isolate who is seen to advantage in the books she read : and it may be that cultural history is especially worth attending to in cases such as hers , where the subject is a dedicated reader , and the basis for a directly psychological account is even more than usually insecure . |
| 2 | But to be of any real use giveaways must be both useful or decorative and relevant to the product or service you are promoting . |
| 3 | Familiarity with the case , product or service you are discussing may make you blinkered . |
| 4 | Cashiers ' keys which identify the cashier or shift which is printed on the folios ( bills ) vouchers and audit journals . |
| 5 | In many Endopterygote insects , more especially those whose eggs are deposited within plant tissue or in other concealed situations , the distal abdominal segments become attenuated and often telescoped to form a retractile tube or oviscapt which is used as an ovipositor . |
| 6 | Thus , anger may militate against sexual satisfaction in oneself or prevent one 's allowing satisfaction to a partner by its own effect ; or the guilt underlying anger may similarly impede love-making/relationships ; or sexual pleasure may promote guilt which evinces itself as anger which … |
| 7 | But a disclaimer can never take away your rights under the Defective Premises Act 1972 for the collapsing conservatory or prevent anyone being sued for negligence which has caused death or injury . |
| 8 | The complainant may not know the precise details of the agreement or arrangement or conduct which is damaging its competitive interests in the market place . |
| 9 | That I find myself or let myself be moved implies consciousness of being moved . |
| 10 | For example , they feel that they will faint , be sick , have a heart attack , or imagine they are going to die . |
| 11 | Would he pull through and , like himself , fall in love — or imagine he was falling in love — with his nurse ? |
| 12 | Slowly lower your head , slide back a yard or so , and then cast to the fish , or imagine you are casting if you have no rod with you , without allowing the rod-tip to show over the edge of the bank . |
| 13 | When it comes to data storage , the second and third of these categories predominate , indeed take over from the first ( to the extent that it becomes important to the data creators that records which challenge or compromise them are destroyed ) . |
| 14 | Or suppose you 're setting off on a driving tour of Spain and you do n't speak the language . |
| 15 | Fourthly erm there 's the problem of coercion that is some people might be forced to cast their vote one way or another or feel they 're forced to cast a vote one way or another erm which is something we are less erm familiar with . |
| 16 | The TB20 is a handsome modern aircraft that can be aviated without requiring the pilot get dirty , strain his neck or feel he 's driving a museum piece . |
| 17 | Their beer was well known all over Europe — Korma , Courmi , or Coirm it was called , depending on where you found it — from Czechoslovakia to the Skelligs . |
| 18 | Make sure the quantity in the can or bottle is the same if you want to find out the units in the can or bottle you are drinking . |
| 19 | The public plays no part in this ‘ social construction ’ , it can do ‘ little more than accept or ignore what is transmitted ’ . |
| 20 | So an important strategy for helping the learner is occasionally to list , at the end of the piece or work you are marking , all the errors the pupil has made , writing them correctly and clearly , and to ask him to study them in the way the Basic spelling strategy " B " suggests ( page 11 ) . |
| 21 | ‘ Vinnie had an agent who did not take the necessary precautions of being able either to edit or vet what was said on the video . |
| 22 | You must note down if there is added sugar or salt or fat in food or drink , as well as the type of food or drink you are having . |
| 23 | Or have we been addressing the Chairman all along ? |