Example sentences of "[coord] [pers pn] [modal v] be [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ As well I know , ’ he said , ‘ or I might be tempted to thrash that cur beside you until he is senseless for what I hear that he has been saying about London of me and mine . |
| 2 | ‘ For God 's sake , lie still , or I might be tempted to forget I do n't respect you and take what we both want ! ’ he ordered tersely . |
| 3 | I must get away or I 'll be trapped here for life . |
| 4 | But I 'd better not keep on like this or I 'll be accused of queering Mr Karlinsky 's pitch . |
| 5 | It was no place to row ashore , or I would be killed on the rocks . |
| 6 | I resolved to assert my authority from the beginning , or I would be trampled underfoot by even this most junior member of the Goreng clan . |
| 7 | Well I have to go now or I shall be roped in for the sacrifice and I do n't like getting my hands dirty . |
| 8 | Bransby Cooper says that ‘ I have sometimes suffered from the Professor 's love of cold air ; for if ever he could manage at his parties to have a window left open unperceived , he was delighted ; and many a time when I have dined with him I have said ‘ Pray , Mr Coleman , have your ventilators shut or I shall be blown out of the room ’ , at which he laughed and had the direction of the current changed by stealth so as to apply the breeze upon some other visitor less sensitive than myself' . |
| 9 | Either Hess will name me — which God forbid he should be stupid enough to do — or I will be contacted in the normal run of things . |
| 10 | But you MUST fix somewhere to stay before you arrive or you may be bounced back under their vagrancy laws . |
| 11 | Or you may be referred to a dietitian . |
| 12 | Or you might be invited to a party , start to feel uncomfortable and have the courage to comply when your inner voice tells you to go , knowing that your guide will keep you safe from harm . |
| 13 | Do n't get excited or you might be thumped , intellectually at least . |
| 14 | or you might be tempted to put if it 's just one , one to ten or something , you might be tempted to put the wrong number in |
| 15 | You might be locked up for a long time , or you might be given a fine , which is taken out of your weekly allowance . |
| 16 | ‘ Kip quiet or you 'll be sent to prison and fed on bread and wayter . |
| 17 | He says you have to be devoted or you 'll be kicked out ! |
| 18 | ‘ No more questions or you 'll be punished . ’ |
| 19 | Or you 'll be seen by an auxiliary ? |
| 20 | ‘ You behave or you 'll be locked up . |
| 21 | ‘ Do n't underestimate this club , or you 'll be left with egg on your face . |
| 22 | ‘ Or you 'll be laid up . |
| 23 | Five hundred trees each and every day you will treat from now on — or you will be punished with fines , you will be beaten and you will be clapped in irons in An Dap . " |
| 24 | " Go , " repeated Hazel , " or you will be killed . " |
| 25 | However thick the dust on your bookshelves may be you will either be reassured that you still remember a great deal of what you originally learnt from your training and former jobs , or you will be seized by momentary panic at how much you have forgotten . |
| 26 | Davey Philips of Clan Skates : ‘ You can totally scam it or you can be committed and go for it . |
| 27 | Either you get out or you 'd be pushed out . |
| 28 | If the doctor overspends , he or she may be asked to explain the medical reasons for this to another doctor . |
| 29 | If the developer has not sought planning permission prior to the commencement of work and has started work which requires planning permission , he or she may be served by the local planning authority with an enforcement notice . |
| 30 | Not infrequently , in fact , he or she may be assisted in his search by that same social services department ( Haimes and Timms , 1985 ) . |