Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] [adv] [pers pn] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the occasions she had to pick up or deliver there she got in and out as fast as possible . |
| 2 | Then she no longer knew or cared how he looked or what he might be feeling , and surrendered herself totally to the sensation of being in his arms . |
| 3 | If the tank commander wishes to move fast or manoeuvre then he allows the pressure to build so that is sufficient for his needs . |
| 4 | Or say where it hath birth |
| 5 | They confirmed that the death was being treated as suspicious but would not give the woman 's identity or say how she died . |
| 6 | I am just an ordinary Daleswoman and if I began to think or act otherwise I know a few people around here who would soon bring me to my senses . |
| 7 | I do n't know what the landlord will say or do when 'e finds out , ’ she wailed . |
| 8 | The problem was she had no real idea of what she was going to say or do when she got to the château . |
| 9 | Erm , really its a question of , do we borrow or do n't we borrow . |
| 10 | Then , like a shoal of fish moving within a net , Rose and the girls started to clear the table , to brush away crumbs , to wash , to dry , to return each thing to its own place , all done with a muted energy ; whispers , jokes , little scolding asides — ‘ No , that goes in the other place ’ or reminisce how they had made the same mistake before in order to soften any harshness in the scold , bending low in apologetic laughter . |
| 11 | The baby who is picked up or fed whenever he cries soon becomes a veritable tyrant , and gives his mother no peace when awake ; while , on the other hand , the infant who is fed regularly , put to sleep , and played with at definite times soon finds that appeals bring no response , and so learns that most useful of all lessons , self-control , and the recognition of an authority other than his own wishes . |
| 12 | Matthew Wilder rose to his feet as they approached the corner table , and instead of shutting his eyes or turning away he scrutinised Lucy with interest . |
| 13 | I mean even when you 're young and play football or running there you know at the start of a season you know |
| 14 | if it starts to snow or hailstone , or pour down I want to try and carry the umbrella and it 's very difficult |
| 15 | And I think if you start analysing it and trying to think back to how or why , or questioning why it happened , you start worrying about whether it 's going to happen again , and then it wo n't happen . |
| 16 | What we do n't see so often , however , is an attempt ( when the characteristic is recognized by management and leadership ) to correct it , or to understand why it exists and to try to set in train processes and plans to change these undesirable attributes . |
| 17 | Before adding or taking away we get the number on the bottom to be the same right . |
| 18 | I 'll always honour and obey you , Harry , and I 'll do anything you say or go anywhere you want if you 'll only take me for a wife . " |
| 19 | There are some very good science programs on TV , but others present scientific wonders simply as magic , without explaining them or showing how they fit into the framework of scientific ideas . |
| 20 | Self-sealing cartridges have built-in valves and can be fitted or removed whenever you want . |
| 21 | I ca n't read or write so I do n't know if there were posters or books about it . |
| 22 | Or do n't they do adverts ? |
| 23 | Or do n't they want to be ? |
| 24 | They having turkey at Christmas or do n't they let you know ? |
| 25 | Or do n't you care what 's happened to your friend ? ’ |
| 26 | ‘ Or do n't you care ? |
| 27 | The question I 'm puzzling over , which perhaps proves that sociology is the study of the bleeding obvious , is why do you , or do n't you go to clubs ? |
| 28 | Where then with their pathetic bleatings of contempt , or do n't you go back as far as er . |
| 29 | Or do n't you bother with the distinction ? ’ |
| 30 | Or do n't you want to ? |