Example sentences of "or there [modal v] be [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There were anonymous letters to my parents , postmarked Chippenham , Corsham , Bath and London , telling them to watch out and do something about their son or there would be trouble for them . |
| 2 | Thomas Linehan of the IDA stated in court that a fencing contractor had been warned by pickets at the dump , one carrying a sign reading ‘ We want justice not asbestos ’ , not to go on the site or there would be trouble . |
| 3 | ( These might be available from a museum loan service or there might be opportunities to see and handle these during a museum visit . ) |
| 4 | ‘ About your business , both of you , or there 'll be trouble . ’ |
| 5 | Treat them gently and make sure none of them are broken or there 'll be trouble . ’ |
| 6 | You 'd better watch and get that paddy first or there 'll be trouble . |
| 7 | ‘ Promise , ’ she said , adding with more urgency , ‘ Get that tray along to the study , or there 'll be murder to pay . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Just make sure the wallet goes back into the pocket , Vi , or there 'll be hell to pay . |
| 9 | Or there may be regret for the loss of the rewards of professionalism , as in this woman 's comments about nursing : |
| 10 | The proposal may be to replace just a single building or a row of shops , or there may be plans for a comprehensive redevelopment involving a whole block or more . |
| 11 | In such cases there is a reluctance to part with the house except on impossible terms : on a short lease or without any land to give it a moderate degree of privacy ; or there may be restrictions on the uses that are allowed — community uses only , perhaps , to be financed from public funds , which are not forthcoming . |
| 12 | If the cutting edge digs in then stop immediately and cut from the other direction , or there may be danger of a piece splitting away . |
| 13 | But next time you 're with a man warn him in advance that you like to change your mind , and play the tease , or there could be trouble . ’ |
| 14 | They 're saying , ‘ Recognise us or there will be war , as there 's been in the rest of the former Yugoslavia . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ Do not be drawn into reprisals , ’ he said as Andrus left , ‘ or there will be trouble . ’ |
| 16 | There can either be an individual winner or there can be teams . |
| 17 | Finding that broking in political power was more fun than selling milk , Horsley self-importantly told Kinnock he 'd better stick to his socialist principles after being elected Prime Minister , or there 'd be trouble from NoS . |