Example sentences of "or [verb] [verb] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For example , individuals find it difficult to remember how often they have been ‘ victimised ’ , or tend to exaggerate their experiences . |
| 2 | Nobody doubted him , or failed to recognise his temporary financial embarrassment . |
| 3 | If imbalance occurs , then the star may explode as a supernova , or implode to entrap its own radiation in a black hole . |
| 4 | The ghillie dhu is kind to children and will help those who are lost or frightened to find their way home , and show the hungry which berries and nuts are safe to eat . |
| 5 | Or by pummelling a pillow or cushion to express your rage . |
| 6 | Just as with other heroes like Arthur and Charlemagne , it was thought that he had been transported to another time or place to await his country 's greatest need . |
| 7 | The client should therefore be advised to present the terms clearly and legibly , and to resist the temptation to use small print , faint ink or to try to impose its terms on its trading partners by stealth . |
| 8 | The newcomer listened in his turn to the description Mrs Zamzam had given me of the events that led her to run away from Um Al-Farajh , occasionally nodding agreement or interrupting to correct her account . |
| 9 | To add to this demoralising sense of isolation , the tenacious curtain of smoke from the bombardment meant that the front line frequently could not see the supporting troops behind ; nor , worse still , could their rockets of supplication asking for the artillery to bring down a barrage , or cease shelling their own positions , be seen at the rear . |
| 10 | The British embassy in Washington , however , predicted serious damage to Anglo-American relations if the British were too critical or tried to go their own way . |
| 11 | When the eidetic image of the room was fully and accurately frozen inside of me , I made my move , or tried to make my move , because nothing happened . |
| 12 | Judicial review does lie to the visitor in cases where he has acted outside his jurisdiction in the sense that he did not have the power under the regulating documents to enter into the adjudication of the dispute , or has abused his power , or has acted in breach of the rules of natural justice ( post , pp. 1114F–G , G–H , 1125H , 1126C–D , 1129H — 1130A ) . |
| 13 | This may be because the client has misinformed the agency , or has redefined your duties prior to your arrival . |
| 14 | A particular fish either ends up on its own because it has been badly injured , or has lost its mate , or may have been bought on impulse , the reasons are many and varied . |
| 15 | When it is quite dry , use a thin stick or toothpick to draw your pattern on the egg in glue . |
| 16 | Once TOPIC and SEAQ screens had been introduced into a firm , the dealer could check what approximate price he ought to be getting , to be varied by what the firm took off or added to quote its price " net " of commission . |
| 17 | The batting side with wickets in hand — whether it is chasing a target score or seeking to maximise its own total — now launches an all-out assault on the bowlers trying to raise the scoring tempo to seven or more runs per over . |
| 18 | The ICAEW rules do state that we should , under no various circumstances , promote or seek to promote our services in such a way or such an extent as to amount to harassment of a prospective client . |
| 19 | Wooden poles suit an informal , unsophisticated atmosphere , and the untreated type could be painted or stained to suit your decor . |
| 20 | Could you give me an example of any nice passage in Adam Bede or Middlemarch to whet our appetites ? |
| 21 | My father overheard and , without consulting me or waiting to hear my reply , forbade him the house . |
| 22 | He warned him to get negotiations going — or face losing his job . |
| 23 | Often he lost count or forgot to multiply his fifteen seconds ' worth by four to get the rate per minute . |
| 24 | And , if you do n't accept that fact well then I suggest you either fuck off and read Althusser or begin giving your paper away free instead of charging horrible , nasty capitalist money for it . |
| 25 | ( a ) receives or arranges to receive the goods ; or ( b ) undertakes or arranges to undertake their retention , removal , disposal or realisation for the benefit of another ; or ( c ) assists or arranges to assist in their retention , removal , disposal or realisation by another . |
| 26 | Within a few days people phoned or called to confirm their attendance . |
| 27 | However , his view that each thing has an essence and that all its active behaviour is to be explained by its inbuilt conatus or striving to preserve its own essence has a strong Aristotelian flavour . |
| 28 | The political role of the coin was manifested in the way that the widespread use of coinage enabled a regime or state to impose its authority in all of the many monetary transactions which take place in any society . |
| 29 | Despite CBoT/CME cooperation thereafter , several launch dates for the new electronic global trading system have been missed and as a result other exchanges have lost interest in the concept or decided to develop their own in-house electronic system . |
| 30 | 6 If you teach abroad , respect the customs and conventions of the country ; it 's not for you to shock or try to change their society . |