Example sentences of "or [verb] that [vb mod] " in BNC.

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1 On the down side , domestic broadcasters decided to ban any songs or plays that could cause offence .
2 Any teacher who tries to devise a syllabus for a music class that will appeal to the members of the class for its relevance , or who attempts to attract the English class by giving them things to read or act that will speak to them in their own language is in danger of falling into the trap of ‘ thinking down ’ to his pupils , of condescending to them .
3 Thus our very existence could be regarded as a confirmation of grand unified theories , though a qualitative one only ; the uncertainties are such that one can not predict the numbers of quarks that will be left after the annihilation , or even whether it would be quarks or antiquarks that would remain .
4 To dread the slightest sneeze or cough that might herald the onset of polio or tuberculosis .
5 These , it is important to stress , are generalizations — there are always individuals or subcultures that may not have such orientations .
6 Are there any hidden obstructions , such as sandbanks , rocks or wrecks that might claim your skeg or body if you run into them ?
7 As a proponent of the concept of the removal of public sector influence from any business or undertaking that can obey the requirements of the marketplace .
8 What sort of things can I do or learn that will be needed at work ?
9 So first thing every morning , the shrew trots round the course , clearing away any twigs or leaves that might have fallen across it with side-swipes of its delicate fore-legs .
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