Example sentences of "or [pron] could " in BNC.
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| 31 | ‘ I ca n't do it ! ’ she had to tell her , and , when her sister 's look suddenly became hostile , ‘ I 'm sure if you wrote to Mr Gajdusek , or phoned him — or I could do it for you , ’ she volunteered hastily , not wanting to be bad friends with her , now of all times . |
| 32 | Charlie had left me with only two choices : I could try to run the baker 's shop myself and give up any thought of taking a degree , or I could sell out to the highest bidder . |
| 33 | I had never been in the lift since moving — either it was out of order or I could smell the putrid stench seeping out into the lobby and avoided it . |
| 34 | Or I could open some tins of potatoes and he 'll fry them with corned beef and beans . |
| 35 | Well exactly , yes , she can give you a ring erm or I could give you a ring for that matter erm . |
| 36 | Or I could make it into a puppet . |
| 37 | I rang John see if he could go same time or I could go there |
| 38 | Yeah , I 'd run a creche erm help out you know , be part of a , part of a thing or I could set up some my own |
| 39 | Or somebody could tell me . |
| 40 | Field barns were built to serve land lying some distance from the farmstead , or which could only be reached from it by way of steep hills . |
| 41 | Either you should ask your spouse to enter into the covenant or you could enter into a Joint Deed of Covenant signed by both you and your spouse . |
| 42 | Or you could plant blocks of distinct colours , divided by a neutral foliage plant . |
| 43 | Do n't over-react and take it out on your son or daughter before you know all the facts — or you could make a small problem bigger |
| 44 | Or you could always take it off the hook , which has a similar effect . |
| 45 | Mats of prostrate herbs , like variegated thymes and marjorams , can be used to break up expanses of soil , or you could plant an overall ground cover of bugle , saxifrage , heather or ivy , provided room is left around the roses for annual mulches and access for pruning or cutting . |
| 46 | For these reasons it is necessary for you to check catalogues carefully to make sure the trees you order are compatible , or you could grow self-fertile varieties that do not need cross-pollination . |
| 47 | You might just get to a goal that is difficult to master , or you could find that when you are about half-way through your goals you get stuck and can go no further . |
| 48 | You could paddle out from the right alongside a rock jetty , or you could go from the left . |
| 49 | It was the same , animals and humans , if you struck lucky … you could be an Olympic show-jumper or Seb Coe , adored by millions , or you could be knacker-meat , horse or human . |
| 50 | or you could use one or more of the questions that appear at the end of each section of the main text of this booklet . |
| 51 | As a policyholder , you would receive cash for a wide range of permanent disabilities or you could receive a proportion of these payments for permanent partial disabilities . |
| 52 | Or you could put a little gunnysack full of food on a big boom , and you could control their speed by the way you would swing it . ’ |
| 53 | Or you could do what my elderly neighbour does : every time she feels like decorating she pays a neighbour 's student son to come in and do it for her . |
| 54 | You may need an operation when you arrive at hospital , or you could pass out while drinking and choke . |
| 55 | You could be very happy if you are not putting your enjoyment in second place or you could be making the most enormous compromises because you lack the courage to go alone on the sort of holiday that you would really enjoy . |
| 56 | ‘ Or you could throw someone out into the Connaught Tunnel . |
| 57 | A solution of Jeyes fluid diluted to the manufacturers ' instructions can be sprinkled on the floor when needed , or you could try Stable Boy — crystals from a volcanic rock called zeolite that are said to absorb damp and help horses who normally cough when they come out of their boxes or start work . |
| 58 | You could suggest that you both pop around on a week-day evening , or you could take Mum-in-law shopping on a Saturday while he 's at the match . |
| 59 | You could either buy a lot of 10V , 5 per cent Zeners and sort out one with the right voltage ( up to 10.5V is possible at 5 per cent tolerance ) , or you could use a 9.1V Zener in series with two high-current silicon rectifiers , which will drop about 0.5V each . |
| 60 | Or you could be sensible and stop trying to squeeze the last drop of current from the transformer ! |