Example sentences of "or [vb base] for [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Many good exercise programmes stop when life and the usual routine starts to get chaotic or change for some reason . |
| 2 | ‘ There is no Gook or Kraut or Nip for this war ’ , he writes , ‘ and the only Iraqi jokes I 've heard have been on the telephone from back home ’ . |
| 3 | He might decide to cross-examine both of us in an attempt to detect inconsistencies in our replies , or hope for some slip-up on our part which might enable him to make the correct identification . |
| 4 | Laughton and his board have put faith in the players and they must repay that faith or look for another club . |
| 5 | At times the class will be sent away to get information or look for more evidence . |
| 6 | The prices of certain goods too — notably manufactured goods — appear to be ‘ administered ’ , or set for some time so that they do not respond immediately to changes in supply and demand . |
| 7 | Any hope I might have entertained that Lewis and Verity 's little Hogmanay hug had been an aberration , something they would fail to follow through , or feel for some reason embarrassed about , was comprehensively quashed the next evening when they turned up together at Uncle Hamish and Aunt Tone 's , bearing all the signs of new lovers ( literally so in the case of Lewis 's neck , which displayed a line of passion purpurae worthy of an industrial vacuum cleaner , and which were ill-concealed by Lewis 's longish dark curls and a white shirt fastened with a bootlace tie ) . |
| 8 | Whether you have to make urgent repairs to your car or pay for that holiday you 've been saving for , you can get money out of your account without giving us any notice at all — and you wo n't lost any interest . |
| 9 | the business of his Employer excluding use for hiring commercial travelling racing competitions rallies trials ( other than road safety rallies or treasure hunts ) or use for any purpose in connection with the Motor Trade . |
| 10 | It 's nothing , this is the way I deal with it , if I treat this job , if I go in to a shop or ask for any service I expect , you know , the same that I give , and basically speaking then I 'm pleased . |
| 11 | If this book-keeping adds up — all orbits which are created must either be destroyed or persist for all parameter values — all is well and good . |
| 12 | Indeed , from where is there a proven pressure or need for another set of examinations ? ’ . |