Example sentences of "or [adv] [pers pn] [modal v] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Or rather it would give a possible base for the possible erection of two or three possible motives . |
| 2 | Matching fringes give a rich finish or perhaps you could add a very heavy tassel to each of the corners to weight them . |
| 3 | Jelly snakes have been added for a ‘ desert ’ feel or perhaps you could add a toy rubber tarantula or scorpion . |
| 4 | Or perhaps she would paint a picture of Oliver and it would be hung in the National Gallery and everyone would come and look at it and weep because it was so beautiful . |
| 5 | It is sensible , however , to check with editors of really specialist publications wether or not they can use a good picture . |
| 6 | Whether or not they must have a common purpose to constitute a procession is perhaps a moot point , g but it will be remembered that unless the procession is to be held which is ‘ intended ’ to fulfil one of the purposes mentioned in section 11(1) , no notice is required . |
| 7 | The group had had numerous discussions about whether or not they should have a rotating chairperson , some people arguing fiercely that we should n't imitate male structures , that we were developing genuinely new ways of relating , conducting political discussions ; we must all learn to be more sensitive , not interrupt each other , not talk for too long . |
| 8 | Because no one in any of the North Yorkshire area has been canvassed as to whether or not they should have a new settlement . |
| 9 | That it 's time perhaps that we should look at the role of bankers and see whether or not they should have a wider duty than at present . |
| 10 | IF you have ever wondered whether or not you would enjoy a canal holiday , a Cheshire boat operator is offering the opportunity to find out on short cut-price ‘ taster ’ breaks . |
| 11 | Unfortunately , you have not given me enough information about your medical condition or the drug which you were taking to enable me to say definitely whether or not you can make a claim . |
| 12 | Unfortunately , you have not given me enough information about your medical condition or the drug which you were taking to enable me to say definitely whether or not you can make a claim . |
| 13 | It 's very difficult now with all the other cutbacks , I just do n't know how I 'm going to manage and whether or not I 'll have a roof over my head by the end of the year or what will be happening . |
| 14 | Shamir told the Cabinet that the time had not yet arrived for Israel to provide an answer as to whether or not it would attend a peace conference , as the US position on the composition of a Palestinian delegation was not yet clear . |
| 15 | Botham may find himself having to bowl rather more than his contract anticipated , and with nearly half the team aged 35 or more they will need a fit physio-therapist . |
| 16 | Some never query that sooner or later they will have a child or several children . |
| 17 | So far this silent assassin has won every throw , but sooner or later he will make a mistake . ’ |
| 18 | They were trying to isolate the gene that produces insulin and insert it into the nucleus of a bacterium , so that you could get a self-replicating life-form which could then be used in the treatment of diabetes , or else it could provide a source of insulin that was n't animal-derived and did n't give you rejection problems . |
| 19 | So either he would be confident enough to set out westwards again with nearly three times that number ; or else he might attempt a sortie against them . |