Example sentences of "[conj] [conj] [pron] [vb past] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Fred did n't appear to hear the horror in her voice , or if he did he managed to ignore it . |
| 32 | While he was painting , Modigliani barely looked at his model , ‘ or if he did it was merely to check against his portrait . |
| 33 | He would n't have described himself as landed gentry — or if he did it would be with irony . |
| 34 | Erm , I have children of my own , that I had naturally and I said yes , but with reservation because erm I I 've often wondered in the case of a handicapped baby er , that was born to a surrogate mother and the surrogate mother wanted to keep it simply because it was handicapped , or if she knew she was gon na have a handicapped baby the amniocentesis test and if she wanted to abort the baby but the mother-in-waiting did n't who would decide ? |
| 35 | Susan wondered how she would feel if he did ; or if she touched him or let him know in some other way that she was there ? |
| 36 | She would n't make a wife to any man , or if she did she 'd ruin him . ’ |
| 37 | Still , she kept the place tidier than it had been for months and she did n't mistreat Springsteen , or if she did he did n't complain about it . |
| 38 | ‘ Or if she did it was no further than the grounds . |
| 39 | I bet he could n't know whether it was gon na be good or but I bought it . |
| 40 | Though mainly public gallery owners , the ADAA numbers a handful of private dealers as well , admitted because of their stature in the field or because they took their public concerns private . |
| 41 | However , this did not suggest that they became pregnant by default or because they had nothing else to do , rather motherhood was a central focus of their lives ( Phoenix , 1987 ) . |
| 42 | Darwin realized that many secondary sexual differences were a consequence of the greater intensity of competition between males for access to mates and that many traits were more highly developed in males either because they conferred an advantage in fights or because they rendered their possessor more attractive to females . |
| 43 | ‘ And I spent an hour greeting my guests , making a speech and ensuring the entertainment was fully organised for the evening , while I was trying to make up my mind whether your refusal to put in an appearance was because you cared for me — or because you hated me . ’ |
| 44 | Because he was hurt , or because she needed his protection ? |
| 45 | He was reaching the point where he might be tempted to hurt the boy out of frustration or because he thought he was being tricked in some way . |
| 46 | His prime minister , Mr Mitsotakis , did not stop him , either because he did not know what Mr Samaras was about to do or because he thought he could fudge the issue . |
| 47 | Either because he had the hump or because he thought it would make for a good show he started smashing the footlights one by one . |
| 48 | Was it because he had n't spotted it , or because he felt it would be dishonest to do so , or because he never expected criticism ? |
| 49 | His journey , John assumed , was either because of genuine business , or because he found it trying to wait in the capital . |
| 50 | I did n't think of her ; I ca n't say I went because I respected her decision or because I thought it was in her interest ; I knew it was n't in her interest , or mine , or ours . |
| 51 | We do not know whether the [ auditors ] were asked to make the valuation on behalf of the company ( which presumably was interested in the value of its own shares ) or on behalf of [ the buying and selling shareholders ] , nor do we know whether the [ auditors ] charged any fee for this valuation , and , if so , to whom , or whether they made their valuation as part of their ordinary duties as the company 's auditors . |
| 52 | I do n't even know if you have a mother or father , or whether they made you up in a test tube . |
| 53 | I 'm never quite sure really to be honest whether these individuals had an interview with Jesus or Jesus had an interview with them , because whether they thought that Jesus or whether they thought they were doing the , the probing and the questioning really it was Jesus who was in charge of the interview , you may of watched er certain chat shows on the , on the television or heard them on the radio and er depending who the person being interviewed is , very often it actually changes , and its the interviewer who really is being put through it , its the , its the person who 's being interviewed is in charge of the situation and that was the case here Jesus . |
| 54 | Because , whether they sought out Jesus or whether they thought they were doing the the probing and the questioning , really it was Jesus who was in charge of the interview . |
| 55 | Actually erm Barbara took , went with her niece to , for the audition and er what I 'm not sure of , a a and Barbara got on and her niece did n't , what I 'm not sure is whether , when she went down , she was thinking that , of sort of er an audition for herself or whether they approached her because apparently they , they do n't get too many of the senior people . |
| 56 | Or whether she opened it or whether she was in the front bedroom with something behind the door I du n no but |
| 57 | I do n't even know whether she used the flat , or whether she changed her mind and did n't go for one reason or another . ’ |
| 58 | I wonder whether he thought it was just the way the English talked , or whether he thought I was peculiar … |
| 59 | Whether he thought it would be more unnerving than a show of rage or whether he imagined he owed me civil consideration , I was uncertain . |
| 60 | I do n't know whether it was because he realised how hard it 'd be for us to get enough for both of us , or whether he knew he was off his head and needed someone around who was n't , y'know what I mean , to look after the kids and sort things out , like . |