Example sentences of "[adj] or [vb base] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ARE Soaps just right or do you think we need more fun ? |
| 2 | The employers acknowledged that management should accept responsibility for doing everything possible to keep prices stable or reduce them . |
| 3 | Let us go , says the second proposition , and find somebody else , some wise man who will be able to answer the unanswerable , who can tell us which are the sheep who can properly raise their prices , and which the goats who ought to keep their prices stable or lower them ; and then , when he tells us , we will all go and scream blue murder at the goats and make them thoroughly ashamed and sorry for themselves . |
| 4 | Do you think that 's , do you think that 's what what you 've experienced there , do you think that 's untypical or do you think that 's a fairly good example of of of life in that part of Westerhailes ? |
| 5 | Respect for their seniors was near the top of the list … however high or humble they might be . |
| 6 | So be it when I shall grow old or let me die . |
| 7 | If you make a statement which gives a stated time when something happened , do n't be vague or make it up , give the exact time or say you do n't know . |
| 8 | Ask your Brown Owl to write to Acorn Marketing Limited or ring them on . |
| 9 | ‘ But is the vixen sad or do I attribute sadness to her ? |
| 10 | Leave them natural or paint them to suit the rest of the decoration . |
| 11 | These words may simply add more information to what has already been said ( and , furthermore , add to that ) or elaborate or exemplify it ( for instance , thus , in other words ) . |
| 12 | He ( or she ) feels that no one could possibly like or appreciate him and that he has nothing to offer . |
| 13 | Occasionally you can say you think they 're being stupid or have they thought about other things but at the end of the day people are answerable erm for their own decisions I feel and , if I have an opportunity I 'll tell them what I think , but er if people are n't wanting your opinion then you ca n't really give it |
| 14 | ‘ You 're asking me if I 'm some sort of embittered , wounded animal , who only wants to reach out and break things because he ca n't be happy or possess them ? ’ |
| 15 | On the Dipper , if you had your eyes shut and your ears plugged up — so you could n't see or hear what was going on — and you just thought about how heavy or light you felt , and what was happening to your tummy — you would n't know for sure what was happening . |
| 16 | Keep the test papers safe or pass them on to the class teacher ( or the student ) so that weak areas can be diagnosed . |
| 17 | When you say the County Council is committed to the northern or the outer relief road route , do you mean committed or do you mean that that is their preferred option . |
| 18 | He had n't tried to get her drunk or rape her . |
| 19 | You can either perform the story live or record it on a cassette-recorder . |
| 20 | You can hammer them and get them thin or mould them to make panels for cars . |
| 21 | Do you think they were faulty or have I done something wrong ? |
| 22 | Are we still at the erm trading accounts for the Christmas Fair or have we move on ? |
| 23 | Today 's debate was split , keep it open or close it because it may not meet the requirements of the National Curriculum . |
| 24 | The Profitboss recognizes and respects experts , never trying to second-guess or out-argue them . |
| 25 | Those of us who did n't join up until 1943 , either because we were too young or like me in a reserved occupation , did n't really stand much chance of promotion , not unless we were absolutely brilliant and not many of us were that . |
| 26 | He itched to do the latter , but common sense prevailed ; he had seen how uncomfortable were the lives of other guys who had done that , either to marry too young or go it alone . |
| 27 | Do you want to feel good young or do you want to feel good old ? |
| 28 | Have these effects been entirely beneficial or have they had side effects we do n't fully appreciate ? |
| 29 | She was used to his ostrich ways — his ability to bury his head in the sand and shut out the things that displeased or upset him . |
| 30 | Ask if they have ever been frightened at school and what frightened or upset them . |