Example sentences of "or [adv] [pron] [be] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ As you can doubtless see , I 'm in the middle of decorating , or rather I was when you barged in and interrupted me . |
| 2 | Or perhaps it 's because they eat all that gorgeous chocolate which , as we know , is an aphrodisiac . |
| 3 | Or perhaps it is that if we try to take on the identity and authority of the Weaving Mother the consequences will be severe ; our own personal weavings are only part of a much greater pattern , which we can not control or take credit for . |
| 4 | Perhaps this is because they really are wanting or perhaps it is because the professional refuses to take on a role that the parents want but that he or she thinks unsuitable . |
| 5 | Or perhaps it is because they are saving their best for England . |
| 6 | Or perhaps it was that he had not wanted to turn Bertha 's disappointment with her daughters into bitterness by seeing him show too much interest in his son . |
| 7 | Or perhaps it was because Sheila Lennox might be there . |
| 8 | 3.1 For the purposes of the Regional Council 's policy and these Guidelines , violence at work is defined as the application of force , severe threat or serious abuse by members of the public , clients or any other persons towards employees of the Regional Council arising out of the course of their employment whether or not they are or duty . |
| 9 | Your own children , natural or adopted , can always inherit from you , whether or not you are or have been married to their other parent . |
| 10 | Well an any meetings really because I think if I can er show my face at these meetings it might er I mean I think whether or not it 's because of the increase in burglaries or whether it 's because of the publicity via David we seem to have had er a hell of a lot of er enquiries about the schemes . |
| 11 | That 's making it er or well it 's or and is n't it ? |
| 12 | Maybe it 's because she has the most substantial female role in any of Stone 's films to date — or maybe it 's because her character suffered the saddest fate in the backsweep of Jim Morrison 's downfall . |
| 13 | Or maybe it 's because golf is n't the be-all and end-all to him . |
| 14 | Or maybe it was that the defiance had turned . |
| 15 | ‘ It 's difficult to understand why he might have been moving badly going to the start — perhaps it was the dirt or maybe it was because the heat was so intense . ’ |
| 16 | Maybe it was just sheer bitterness , or maybe it was because she had no memories to match those of Marguerite and Alain . |
| 17 | The kind of promises each party to the contract makes will vary , but one fairly typical example is for the teenager to promise to tidy his bedroom once a week , to let parents know when he will be late home from school or where he is and who he is with when he goes out . |
| 18 | Search your pigeon-hole , staff room or wherever it is that your school sends its copies . |
| 19 | erm Clevedon , or wherever it is that these guys hang out . |