Example sentences of "or [vb infin] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | You 've no idea the miners and , and people that came out onto the road and had nowhere to go or stay and had nothing . |
| 2 | Befriending schemes have been established so that , where it is desirable , students with special educational needs can be accompanied by a volunteer helper who will interpret or explain and assist as necessary . |
| 3 | The first sign of tetanus in a newborn baby is the inability to suck or swallow and muscular spasms of the lips and mouth . |
| 4 | The number line method works when you have to add or subtract and ordinary positive number plus three means go up three , minus three means go down three . |
| 5 | Available in a wide range of sizes , the uPVC framework will never rot or corrode and the conservatory is double glazed throughout . |
| 6 | The immediate problem , like that of 1923 , was whether to resign at once or wait and meet Parliament . |
| 7 | If these conditions are satisfied , the party suffering from mental disorders , on recovering his sanity , or those entitled to act on his behalf , may repudiate or confirm and enforce the contract . |
| 8 | A drastic measure considering electromagnetic pollution has , as yet , taken only a handful of lives , but compliance with a new European Directive could make or break and electronics company . |
| 9 | He does n't drink or smoke and is a wonderful father . |
| 10 | Doughboy … a giant of man who did n't drink or smoke and just lived for his studies , and his rowing . |
| 11 | Consumer-orientated , it invited listeners to write in about anything they had found difficult to buy or do and were wanting to know why . |
| 12 | Unfortunately , both circumstances particularly highlighted skills which were difficult to acquire or monitor and could hardly act as evidence on the nature of thought . |
| 13 | I could n't make up my own mind whether to get him to lengthen or shorten and in consequence I did n't make his mind up to do either and we floundered over it untidily , his hooves rapping the wooden frames , my weight too far forward … a mess . |
| 14 | Logically , people live in a particular type of house because it is one that they can afford to purchase or rent and to maintain , so there is a rough and ready relationship between the value of their home and their income . |
| 15 | New-born babies do n't have to learn to breathe , cry or suck and there are many other examples of similar ‘ survival ’ reflexes . |
| 16 | Fatigue is another factor that can effect the pods causing the end plates to bend or crack and lose contact . |
| 17 | He was interested only in what he could see or hear or touch and , above everything , measure . |
| 18 | Under a compressive load the thin wall of one of the tubes decides to buckle or corrugate and all the rest have to follow it ( Figure 4 ) . |
| 19 | In practice these roles may overlap or fuse and a contribution in any one area may come from any individual . |
| 20 | He was seldom in the house except to eat or sleep and when he was all he ever did was yell , ‘ Get the tea . |
| 21 | Client agrees with KPMG ( for itself and on trust and as agent for the others mentioned below ) fully to indemnify and to hold harmless KPMG , its partners , employees , its lawyers , [ Stephenson Harwood ] , any Approved Broker and ( subject to Client 's prior consent to their engagement ) any other advisers , agents and consultants retained by KPMG in connection with the Offer ( any and all of which or whom is referred to as an ‘ Indemnified Person ’ ) from and against any and all losses , claims , costs , damages , actions , proceedings , demands , liabilities and expenses whatsoever , joint or several , ( collectively ‘ claims ’ ) which any such Indemnified Person may suffer or incur and which relate to or arise from , directly or indirectly , KPMG 's engagement hereunder and/or the provision by KPMG of its services in connection with the Offer . |
| 22 | widen their range of reading , turning readily to books , choosing those which they would like to hear or read and saying why ; |
| 23 | Once within the council sector , tenants may find their circumstances changing : families may increase or decrease and places of work or school attendance may change , so that many tenants apply to transfer accommodation . |
| 24 | It is this region beyond the senses which the mystics and the artists with their new schools of art are trying to describe or depict and which the scientists are trying to explain and understand . |
| 25 | You can decide later whether to let it out or try and lose some weight . |
| 26 | Chris always ends his visits by asking children not to disturb or try and touch snakes they may find in the wild . |
| 27 | For example if you went to Nepal , one of your motivations for going there might be to meditate or relax and that would be a cognition . |
| 28 | In contrast , Stephen Timewell , mayor of Taunton in 1682 – 3 , a man who prided himself as having " tamed these stubborn Fanatics " during his term in office , nevertheless found that he too had to " leave off my shop trade , for ever since I have done these things not one of a hundred comes near me to buy or sell and they make it their business to persuade people not to come near me " . |
| 29 | But it ought not to be able to choose either to rescind or complete and preserve its right to claim damages . |
| 30 | Therefore , if you allow each kilometre four minutes on phase A you can either trot OR walk and canter . |