Example sentences of "'s [verb] or " in BNC.
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| 1 | still does n't fit and that 's the thing yeah I mean all this morning was saying you have n't seen under fire , they do n't stop and look around if they get down into cover he said how they suppose to know who 's firing or not ? , you know . |
| 2 | Well the surface weather observer will take temperature , pressure , humidity , erm the wind speed and direction , he will study visibility , he will see whether it 's raining or there are showers in his vicinity , erm study the amount of cloud , the type of cloud above him as he can see it , erm all these details will feed in onto a routine hourly observation . |
| 3 | Erm I du n no , the thing is our prom , yeah , is the day before so like I 'm gon na be pretty fucked erm two , a couple of my friends who are coming , they 've got they 're like in the middle of the ex their exams like erm I know my one friend 's driving there but he 's going from St John 's Wood , thanks , erm we might be able to pick you up , I 'm not sure , it depends what 's happening or you might go with Josh , like we 'll meet outside probably . |
| 4 | She tells me of bike rides and scary trips through quarry tunnels and the climbs she 's done or wants to do . |
| 5 | ‘ He 's a poet ’ , I said , ‘ — whether he 's writing or not . |
| 6 | I mean the furore about actually leasing trains has taken several years to develop erm And you just have to look at at the moment now and he does n't know if he 's sinking or swimming basically . |
| 7 | Well like that new advert for the Rover he says do n't , I keep thinking my back my back tailgate 's flapping or I keep hearing , you keep hearing creaking do n't you ? |
| 8 | No more trying to remember what 's needed or forgetting some vital ingredient and having to trudge back to the shops . |
| 9 | Which is quite an admirable trait , because most people seem hell bent on playing all over every single track , whether it 's needed or not . ’ |
| 10 | Sorry , my mind 's going or the drink 's getting to me , one of the two . ’ |
| 11 | Where Amy 's going or you 've got to go there and you think of the positive When 's their they 've had their open day or is there another one ? |
| 12 | I think it 's called or something . |
| 13 | Froglet doggie , it 's called or something . |
| 14 | ‘ Jesus , you talk as if it 's booby-trapped or something . |
| 15 | But tonight there 's still no word on whether he 's staying or going . |
| 16 | Here and in the United States , most experts now agree that a doctor is not obliged either ethically or legally to continue treatment when it 's refused or is useless or has become a burden to the patient . |
| 17 | His mind kept curving away , the way a golf ball curves when it 's sliced or hooked . |
| 18 | If you , if you were the patient you might say it 's wrong because erm she does n't look like she knows what she 's doing or there 's a mistake or something gets missed . |
| 19 | I suppose it depends on who 's doing or whatever . |
| 20 | SERAFIN : … whether it 's recording or not . |
| 21 | Why , ai n't I supposed to mention it 's recording or anything ? |
| 22 | ‘ It 's not continuous but it 's unpredictable — you never quite know when it 's coming or not . |
| 23 | I do n't know whether Clare 's coming or not . |
| 24 | Do n't know whether Clare 's coming or not yet . |
| 25 | But none of this has any more to do with language than a new-born baby 's screeching or a plant 's wilting from lack of water , except in the unlikely event ( possible only in the human case ) of an attempt to deceive . |
| 26 | ‘ I do n't disturb him when he 's reading or sleeping or anything like that . ’ |
| 27 | He 's always doing that , he 's reading or drawing or something and he 's laughing to himself . |
| 28 | Presumably that 's indicated or is it ? |
| 29 | Those who are not prepared to do so may find that their promotion 's blocked or they 're shunted into a backwater — one experienced insurance broker of my acquaintance , for instance , was offered a job in the stationery department ! |
| 30 | I do n't think that 's respecting or liking women , that 's just making them as sex objects ! |