Example sentences of "or [pron] [adv prt] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The day was marred only slightly by the presence of a few of that fraternity who find out about all such events , spend the whole day taking photographs and video and contribute very little or nothing back into the hobby . |
| 2 | The birth his birthday was twenty four months , that means from when you can buy it for a new born baby or somebody up to two years old , will be suitable for it . |
| 3 | Make a grand or summat out of that wo n't you ? |
| 4 | Now part of the er exercise which the marketing exec does when he or she round to the surgeries is to provide them with a certain amount of information of course . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | So obsessive was his craving for goals he could put us one up or one down at any minute ! |
| 7 | I was cleaning out the room there the other day and he must be training , he must be weightlifting or something up in the bedroom but he 's a health health book , a big thick health book and there 's bodies , you know , the human body |
| 8 | Whatever the style of your dining room , traditional , modern or something in between , the same broad principles of lighting apply . |
| 9 | ( For the purposes of this paper , the words ‘ hautbois ’ , ‘ oboe ’ , or ‘ bassoon ’ merely refer to double-reed instruments , without invoking the question of whether these were shawms , Baroque-style instruments , or something in between on the evolutionary scale. ) 8 An examination of livrets for Lully 's ballets shows that the use of woodwinds in a group , as they are found here , is typical . |
| 10 | I said I was thinking of making a waistcoat or something out of one . |
| 11 | Or did n't he or anybody back in Whitehall know the full truth ? |
| 12 | Consequently , the sufferer increasingly cuts himself or herself off from the reality of life as presented by others and continues to blame them for their failure to provide unconditional love and " understanding " comparable to that experienced in the relationship with alcohol or with other substances or behaviour that lead to alteration of mood . |
| 13 | But the promise of the student 's higher education is realized when the student is able to raise him or herself out of that state of ‘ delight ’ ( to borrow again from Marjorie Reeves ) and to reflect on what he or she is doing and thinking . |
| 14 | For instance , If you are talking to a neighbour and he or she seems in no particular rush , then invite him or her in for an impromptu cup of something . |
| 15 | Give the candidate a little more time to relax by filling him or her in on background information : |
| 16 | As we shall see , these days the concept of parental responsibility seems to demand considerably more involvement in a child 's education than simply packing him or her off to school every day . |
| 17 | Try to catch him or her out in good as well as bad behaviour . |
| 18 | LEE KE MIN Anything or anyone out of sight that one senses will never return ; an apology offered for illness |
| 19 | Or anyone out of East Seventeen . |
| 20 | If any one of his rules was broken — and he had a number — he would put a notice on his front door which said that the offender was scartata , rejected ; it could be for a few days or anything up to a fortnight . |
| 21 | Now we manufa yeah , you do not er , conservatories , or or anything out of the usual , draught stoppers |