Example sentences of "[conj] [vb past] [indef pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are eight shades of Varnish or Cream which can be mixed or applied one on top of another |
| 2 | In the event eight did , but , everybody who could n't come phoned up or got somebody to phone |
| 3 | ‘ People get to the end of their lives and they must realise they have n't seen or experienced anything real . |
| 4 | ‘ People get to the end of their lives and they must realise they have n't seen or experienced anything real . |
| 5 | And in the end , of course , he looked through the keyhole — or made one in her steel door with his sword-point according to one version — and there she was in a great marble bath disporting herself . |
| 6 | SUPPOSE you have a print by Picasso , Dali , Miro or Chagall , or sold one in the past few years : you have a special interest in a Brooklyn courtroom this week . |
| 7 | ‘ We think Brian might have seen something or found something out that someone was afraid he would come home and tell us , ’ said Mr McDermott . |
| 8 | I mean , have you ever written to anyone or phoned anyone ? |
| 9 | The architect who advertises for a pupil ( 'talent no consideration' but a premium of £100 required ) might be Dickens 's fictitious Mr Pecksniff , who has never himself designed or built anything real , and trains his pupils on similar lines , ‘ constructing in the air a vast quantity of Castles , Houses of Parliament , and other Public Buildings ’ , a divorce between the idea and the actuality noted by Joe Gargery in the expressive phrase , ‘ drawd too architectooralooral ’ . |
| 10 | Hell , it did n't even have to do anything ; it did n't have to act on prayers or have us singled out as a special species , or play any part in our history and development ; it did n't even necessarily have to have created us , or created anything , all it had to do was exist and have existed and go on existing , to record , to encompass . |
| 11 | At that stage had you said or shouted anything ? |
| 12 | if dad 's going to or something or drove something down |
| 13 | Rather the state is the central site for the negotiation of conflict over a whole range of issues , in which the state is a participant though not necessarily a consistently dominant or united one . |
| 14 | You you had cur you wore curtains or parachute nylon or borrowed something . |
| 15 | Ward had not lied or misled anyone about the nature of the payment or tried to conceal the money he had received . |
| 16 | Certainly my son never let it or allowed anyone to occupy it on either a temporary or permanent basis . |
| 17 | Accordingly either the murderer did this himself or paid someone else to do it . ’ |
| 18 | I never witnessed a serious quarrel or observed anyone I would describe as angry . |
| 19 | Vechey saw or heard something so he , also , was silenced . |
| 20 | ‘ You saw or heard nothing unusual ? ’ |
| 21 | How many times have you read or heard someone say ‘ Listen within , listen to your conscience , to that still inner voice that will give you direction on how to live your life and how to overcome its hurdles ’ ? |
| 22 | They probably talked to him already , they 'd have talked to everybody in that block , just asking if they saw or heard anything . |
| 23 | How many more times will it take before I can convince you I have n't seen or heard anything remotely suspicious ? ’ |
| 24 | Erm I I I must say I have n't read or heard anything about the British Gas thing . |
| 25 | Has he learned or discovered anything about himself during the past four years ? |
| 26 | The WFS data confirm earlier findings for developed countries that an infant is least likely to survive one year if its birth followed or preceded one that occurred within 24 months of its own ( Maine and McNamara , 1985 ; Acsadi and Johnson-Acsadi , 1985a , 1985b ; Maine , et al , 1985 ; Rutstein , 1983 , 1984 ) . |
| 27 | And a fear of commitment itself is a real possibility for those of a parent or loved one during childhood . |
| 28 | You could use this idea for any season of the year , either copying a poem you know or making up your own : a poem written by a friend or loved one can be a much treasured gift . |
| 29 | There are many people who collude with their partner , or loved one , or friend 's denial of loss or suffering because they can not face the other person 's pain and tears . |
| 30 | We will phase out the Assisted Places scheme ( without affecting pupils currently on a place , or offered one from September 1992 ) and redirect the savings to meet wider educational needs . |