Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] [pron] [vb infin] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They tell little lies to get themselves out of trouble or make themselves look good , but real villains live in a fantasy world . |
| 2 | We must ensure that any new action does not jeopardise what we have done or make us lose more than we have gained . ’ |
| 3 | We provide rich sensory experiences — wrapping them in soft towels , letting them squelch in mud or helping them identify different tastes or the sound and smells of the countryside . |
| 4 | That 's erm would you say that obviously it 's a b it 's very difficult to actually ask cos it to some extent you 'd be generalizing anyway , would you say that people in the flats , do stick together or or do you get some people who isolated and just k just do n't have any flats ? |
| 5 | It 's not entertaining us or making us feel comfortable . |
| 6 | Constructive dismissal includes demoting you , reducing your salary or making you do demeaning chores without actually sacking you . |
| 7 | And all she wants to know is do I use this jug , or do we use that jug . |
| 8 | Or do we phase that out , too ? ’ |
| 9 | Do you pick these loaves or do they feel sorry for you when they give them to you ? |
| 10 | Oh I can imagine it being a bit strained off and on with er two lots of parents or do they know each other well and everything ? |
| 11 | Do they look viable , or do they occupy run-down property ? |
| 12 | Do they keep it in cash in a piggy bank , or in a current account in a real bank ; or do they put it in some interest bearing time account ; or do they buy stocks and shares or government bonds ; or do they buy some physical asset such as a car or property ? |
| 13 | Are their emotions in fact dictated by the current situation , or do they display emotional reactions which are more persistent and more complex than they can articulate in words ? |
| 14 | Do students learn passively , by taking notes in a 50-minute lecture , or do they have more control over their own learning ? |
| 15 | Or do I mean that ? |
| 16 | Or do I mean all the same technique ? |
| 17 | Or do I mean Bunyanesque ? |
| 18 | Or do I have that wrong as well ? ’ |
| 19 | Before I went , my father asked me : ‘ Are you going to marry Elizabeth , or do you love another woman ? |
| 20 | Do you still want to marry me , or do you love another woman ? |
| 21 | Now are you happy with that that you can do that or do you think that 's sort of overloading you ? |
| 22 | 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 ? |
| 23 | Do you think this was er special to your family that you were treated as you were n't a brainy one or do you think that was the way girls were generally treated ? |
| 24 | Do you think there 's enough of it in the educational profession , or do you think that one ought to go in for much more evaluation ? |
| 25 | Or do you think that 's enough ? |
| 26 | Do you think at the moment society in Britain , in Scotland takes proper account of that variety of options , or do you think undue stress is put on one er one or other ? |
| 27 | Your Area Managers , your Regional Directors , all got plans ? or do you think those people that are running the company just get up on a Monday , oh , let's see what we can do this week . |
| 28 | Do you think society er smiles on all forms of love or do you think some kinds of love and loving are , are actually seen as being lesser than others there , there seems to be less sympathetic for er I mean , yes |
| 29 | Or do you reckon that shirt ? |
| 30 | May I quote you or your company or do you prefer total anonymity ? |