Example sentences of "[pron] [noun] or [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In photography , I tend to work with clients who 've heard me talk or seen my work , so they know my agenda . |
| 2 | That was the whole point and the way , it was like , he could he could hit , he could , he could hit me or go like that to my hair or run his fingers through my face , rip all my clothes up , you know what I mean , not rip them off , rip them up ! |
| 3 | It was n't that I was doubting my faith or denying the reality of my becoming a Christian , but rather that , though I had genuinely believed ten years earlier , my commitment had been intertwined with the emotional comfort of sharing the beliefs and way of life of my family and certain friends . |
| 4 | That you do n't take it upon yourself to plead my case or to point an accusing finger at Sandra . ’ |
| 5 | Nobody 'd let me wheel my bike or carry my bag . |
| 6 | In these cases I either have to wait for a passing walker and ask for assistance , try to reverse my direction or take the plunge and risk damage to chair and body . |
| 7 | ‘ It 's come into my parlour or get sliced into pieces with the lasers . ’ |
| 8 | And erm you can come and have a look at my books or talk amongst yourselves and we 'll resume later . |
| 9 | ‘ I 've stood there blindfolded while Dave shoots balloons out of my mouth or throws razor-sharp axes at me . |
| 10 | I try to lead as normal a life as possible and not think about my condition or regret the things it prevents me from doing , which are not that many . |
| 11 | There was no bell to sound my coming or going , no wearing out of someone else 's carpet and electricity ; no animal to be disturbed from sleep . |
| 12 | There is no way in which he can free himself from my control , not unless I lose my nerve or allow him to be abducted by some plagiarist , and not unless I allow any of my own present personal dilemmas connected with my own personal escape to lodge unbeknown to me in the words which make up this fictional character . |
| 13 | But I repeated them in Ezra Pound. : Poet as Sculptor , and nothing that has come to my notice since , including an erudite and adulatory article on these cantos by David Gordon in Paideuma 4 ( 1975 ) , has made me want to retract my words or change my mind . |
| 14 | You can either wait until my return or leave a message through my office at the above address . |
| 15 | You can either wait until my return or leave a message through my office at the above address . |
| 16 | I was never assaulted , never kicked out of my home or sacked , even though I seemed to be inviting it . |
| 17 | So much so that I deliberately avoided anything outside it which might affect my emotions or disturb my thoughts . |
| 18 | Yet even the most productive thoughts and even the bravest of responses to the new dimensions of my predicament could not wholly keep the chill out of my bones or push away the icier gloom from above my head . |
| 19 | Because of the way in which my visit to the judges and the prison was arranged , I am quite confident that no ‘ set-piece ’ situations or activities had been organized just for my benefit or to create a more favourable impression of the judicial system or the detention centre . |
| 20 | He threw me across the front seat , and the choir applauded — whether this was for my benefit or to register approval for Quigley 's strong right arm was not clear . |
| 21 | Ah that that was that was yes that was really what I was going to er behind my question or included in my question , is that what did you learn from that |
| 22 | For three years now , I 've carried this pack with me from place to place — a penance , a mortification , a burden that weighed as heavy as sin — thinking never again to open it , never again to be asked to take out my chisel or swing my mallet . |
| 23 | But at the very least it should be signed by the manager , and should I full , I 've got a full set for everybody in my team or does n't that matter . |
| 24 | A welter of figures shot up telling him when I had started work , how often I took a break to scratch my nose or eat a mint and exactly how many key strokes I 'd done all evening . |
| 25 | Is it my imagination or does the tranquil state of mind the car encourages contribute to these things ? |
| 26 | Had I stuck to my principles or had I simply followed orders ? |
| 27 | There was such a deep gulf between the stern , dutiful world of my aunt 's upbringing and my schooldays , and the kind of lotus-land I seemed to have fallen into during the last year , that I had sometimes felt , when I bathed my baby or sat giggling in the park with Sophie , that I was taking part , not in real life , but in some wildly unrelated dream . |
| 28 | I 'm not ashamed to own my Lord or to defend his cause maintain the honour of his word , the glory of his cross ! |
| 29 | My poor mother , I am sure , could n't determine whether to commend my prudence or berate me for my lack of romance . |
| 30 | Wondering whether to take up my life or walk right out of it . ’ |