Example sentences of "be [adv] [v-ing] or " in BNC.
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| 1 | They think they have to win to gain self-esteem , in other words they do n't value themselves highly unless they are constantly winning or one up on other people . |
| 2 | I get fed up with people always assuming that refugees have nothing positive to offer this country and that they are merely bringing or being problems . |
| 3 | There is no guarantee that what people say in interviews is a true account of what they actually do , whether they are intentionally lying or whether they genuinely believe what they are saying . |
| 4 | They 're either shouting or but I mean they 're getting millions now you get this |
| 5 | ‘ You 're either lying or having your first hot flush , ’ said Donna . |
| 6 | You 're either lying or you 're very naïve . |
| 7 | I mean , as you say , there 's very few companies that offer any form of benefit to housewives , they 're either working or they 're not , they have a Health Master , or not . |
| 8 | Real problems , problems that they 're currently facing or issues that the company 's facing , they like real problems activate things . |
| 9 | To Mrs Thrale he wrote , ‘ No part that I have seen is plain ; you are always climbing or descending , and every step is upon rock or mire . |
| 10 | The understanding of specific forms of subjectivity and specific processes of identification has always been mysteriously lacking or sadly disappointing ( or depressingly familiar ) in television theory . |
| 11 | If , on the other hand , I point to an object in my immediate surroundings and say " this chair " , then , unless I am deliberately lying or trying to mislead , I indicate an implicit assumption on my part that there is something out there , something external to my act of pointing , which I take to be a chair . |
| 12 | Not that I am deliberately distorting or mis-speaking our findings , but because I have selected and imposed an order on the research which suits my theoretical and creative purposes and which therefore paints nature in the colours in which I wish to view it . |
| 13 | If you have exhausted the possibility of an employer 's crêche facility then you may want to consider the alternatives , which are usually childminding or employing a nanny or au pair . |
| 14 | Several of the people involved in the ZETA story , directly or as spectators , are still working or living in retirement in and around Harwell : many of them feel that the publicity and interest generated in ZETA made many politicians and administrators aware of fusion , and helped to gain support for the funding of Culham Fusion Laboratory which was built during the early 1960s . |
| 15 | There are also resealing or ‘ antisiphon ’ traps which may have to be fitted on extra-long waste pipes connected to a single-stack drainage system . |
| 16 | An example is rule 2.10 : " Advertisements should not include copy or illustrations which are sexually titillating or which imply a link between smoking and sexual success . " |
| 17 | On those facts C would , in my opinion , be committing a contempt of court , because he would be knowingly impeding or interfering with the administration of justice by the court in the action between A and B. ’ |
| 18 | She knelt down on the cushion , placed her ungloved hands together , closed her eyes and appeared to be either thinking or sleeping in an upright kneeling position . |
| 19 | no you were like eating or something mm |
| 20 | In my early years here , I had a small group of friends from home who were also studying or nursing . |
| 21 | ‘ You mean they were probably lying or coming over romantic about the past , and , what 's more , all those old poets were probably doing the same thing . |
| 22 | Many of those properties were either undergoing or awaiting major maintenance work or modernisation , some were already allotted to service families who were due to move in shortly and others were being considered for disposal . |
| 23 | Only a few families supported him , the rest were either wavering or hostile . |
| 24 | Radio has taken on an especially important central role in situations where other communications facilities are either lacking or inadequate . |
| 25 | In popular music , such functions are either lacking or much weaker . |
| 26 | Yes , and certainly people who live inside it , because the book 's been sitting on my desk all week and I can see it 's been opened at places where people are either living or they know people living . |
| 27 | Most of the time we 're either sitting outside the head 's office or we are either fighting or we are either arguing with them . |
| 28 | At the moment 18 of the 24 OECD countries are either planning or implementing a major shake-up . |
| 29 | The project compares and analyses these methods and processes in a sample of establishments which are either planning or currently operationalising major organisational or technological change . |
| 30 | It is not always easy to keep Warrant Officer McSeveny 's mind on catering , because he is a rugby referee of note and When not on parade with his whistle he is usually talking or playing rugby . |