Example sentences of "[conj] [noun prp] [modal v] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He 's a different player to Dean , more in the Murray Mexted mould : taller , a bit more athletic , but without the bulk that either I or Dean can supply . |
| 2 | McAllister or Strach would feed it out to Sharp ( who was absolutely brill — see below ) who would either wait for the overlap from Dorigo or take on Breacker ( skinning him most of the time ) . |
| 3 | I 'd have given his place to Fat Frank , but if he 's off to , then maybe Whelan or Forrester could get the starting nod . |
| 4 | The purchase of an interest in either Jaguar or Saab would extend another trend by the two Detroit carmakers which has seen both buy a number of small motor engineering firms in Europe in recent years to acquire technology . |
| 5 | They could lose their jobs , or DPR could go bust , without warning . |
| 6 | Rocastle did do well , but was n't quite as dynamic as Strach — he 'd do some very pretty stuff every now and then , but occasionally hold back a bit where Strach would have gone headlong into attack . |
| 7 | ‘ But Jamie or Gary should prove to be suitable donors . |
| 8 | This does n't mean that any Tom , Dick or Sheila can get a degree — far from it — stringent measures are being taken to ensure quality control . |
| 9 | Curiously enough , in the one movement , the concluding ‘ In te Domine ’ , for which Charpentier employs , his accustomed time-signature for very fast movements , and where Christie could have justified doubling the speed , he adopts a more leisurely minim=g3 . |
| 10 | Winsor & Newton used to make double-sided drawing pins , but alas , no longer . |
| 11 | Winsor & Newton used to make double-sided drawing pins , but alas , no longer . |
| 12 | But from April onwards it was obvious that either Huddersfield or Cardiff would win the Championship . |
| 13 | Inside , one can still see the Map Room , where Churchill used to study the progress of the war , the Cabinet Room where many of the Second World War 's most important decisions were made , and Churchill 's personal accommodation from which he made several of his wartime broadcasts . |
| 14 | Derby start 2-1 down to Cambridge and Villa defend the same score at Wolves , where Taylor may have to trust in another piece of sports sagacity . |
| 15 | I 've a feeling one of the lads from Portsmouth or Sunderland could end up a national hero . |
| 16 | I had to tell you , but , if you like , either I or Ian will go for you . ’ |
| 17 | Dana would laugh and say she had been teasing , and they would talk about the big show for charity where Dana would model the wedding gown Claudia had designed . |
| 18 | ‘ Get up and behave yourself or Marie will have to take you back to the nursery , ’ their father ordered . |
| 19 | The Empire was a warm haven where Frankie could watch his favourite films or close his eyes and sleep without fear . |
| 20 | By the time that she had balanced the tray on a small table , the silver teapot carefully placed where Matey could preside over it , Mrs Darrell had embarked on an attack on Dr Neil and the profession which he had taken up . |
| 21 | Nicholas said , ‘ For what you are doing , I hope God or Allah will reward you . |
| 22 | My hunch that Sainsbury and Marks & Spencer would emerge on top proved to be bang on target . |
| 23 | ‘ It 's just that I do n't think Hugo or Georgina would do the job as well as you do . |
| 24 | If Annie or Jean could see you now , says one Kate to the other , they would n't know you . |
| 25 | The promotion of Peru 's telecommunications firms will begin in earnest next month after the regulatory framework and methodology for fixing rates have been established , Reuter reports from Lima : investment advisers Morgan Grenfell and Coopers & Lybrand will begin pre-qualifying firms interested in acquiring 100% of the state 's shares in Entel Peru SA and 20% of the government 's stake in the Compania Peruana de Telefonos SA ; Peru has just 2.3 lines per 100 inhabitants . |
| 26 | ‘ Am I okay , here ? ’ she said , and Coco/Jeanette said , ‘ Sure , ’ and pointed to a place alongside her where Lucy could stand and see a part of the performance without any risk of being seen or getting in the way . |
| 27 | It was difficult to anticipate which direction this visualisation would take ; it might be entirely subjective or Ari might manifest physical sensations and want to touch herself . |
| 28 | Do you remember the Mall — that large expanse at the top of the Ridge , where Kipling must have walked and written his Just So stories ? |
| 29 | Either Alice or Bert could bring such a claim if they suffered damage . |
| 30 | Or Kay could take me up bingo I ai n't worried . |