Example sentences of "or [vb base] [subord] [pron] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | ( The previous method was to leave the pieces slightly large , and then to ease them by plane or chisel until they fitted into the mortises , etc . ) |
2 | ‘ Or wait till I get to Iquitos … ’ |
3 | a dob of , drop of hot whisky and lemon , or wait till you get to bed ? |
4 | For once in my life there was no need to believe as I did or act as I chose for any reasons other than that I was personally convinced it was right . |
5 | Eric and I had to restrain him at times when he wanted to do something like throw little Paul into the water to see if he 'd float , or like when he wanted to fell a tree over the railway line that goes through Porteneil , but as a rule we got on surprisingly well , even though it rankled to see Eric , who was the same age as Blyth , obviously in fear of him . |
6 | I can decide to call myself Mary or Kate or Abigail if I feel like it , I said to myself as I sauntered along ( and up , and down , and round and round ) the sunny streets of Bristol . |