Example sentences of "or you may [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Do n't pull strips straight up or you may irritate skin and break off hair . |
| 2 | Remember to allow for the backspace time before starting each new shot or you may miss part of the action . |
| 3 | If you are sure that the mugger has no intention of attacking you , you may decide to stay until he or she grabs the loot and runs off ; or you may decide to turn and run as they bend down — either to safety or to the nearest available weapon . |
| 4 | Swimming : There 's an enormous ‘ Aquarena ’ in Kitzbuhel itself , or you may prefer the warm waters of the Schwarzsee , which is just over a mile from the centre . |
| 5 | Or you may prefer one of our country-house hotels nearby , in beautiful settings and with recreational facilities . |
| 6 | Kits may be borrowed from local hire shops , or you may prefer to share the cost with a number of neighbours or friends . |
| 7 | If not you may be able to get legal help through a law centre , or you may prefer to consult your own solicitor , if you have one already , or a local firm recommended by a friend or colleague . |
| 8 | There are regular concerts in the S.E.C. or you may prefer the Scottish Opera . |
| 9 | Sales-packs containing samples of our goods are available or you may prefer to take specific items . |
| 10 | It is a good idea not to eat for an hour or two beforehand , or you may end up with some serious indigestion . |
| 11 | Other activities include tennis and bowling , or you may care to hire bikes and follow the marked tracks . |
| 12 | As soon as you can see that the embryo is unharmed , do n't touch it ( keep it virgin clean or you may infect it ) , but hold it by the handle and ease the shield shape into the T-shaped cut . |
| 13 | Physical Changes The day after the lesson you may become aware of tensions in some muscles or you may feel an ache where previously you have had no trouble . |
| 14 | ‘ You may rest here for as long as Moinet orders or you may rest in hospital . ’ |
| 15 | It is murmured that one or two departments have been given a warning shot across the bows : ‘ improve , or you may sink without trace ’ . |
| 16 | Now you may know all about personal allowances or you may think you know all about personal allowances and I thought like that . |
| 17 | Always be honest about your intentions or you may regret it later . |
| 18 | Try to neutralise these tendencies by taking heed of your owner 's complaints , or you may finish up the underdog . |
| 19 | If you decide to design your own lace pattern , do remember that you must transfer to both left and right rather than in just one direction or you may finish up with a definite bias in your knitting . |
| 20 | You 've got to make them feel that you 're not expecting too much of them , or you may make them freeze . |
| 21 | You may have a lump sum to invest or you may want to save on a regular basis . |
| 22 | Or you may want to compare the alcoholic strength of one wine or beer with another . |
| 23 | You may wish to leave your monthly transfer at the same amount ; or you may want to amend it in the light of an increase in the cost of living or changes in your expenditure plans . |
| 24 | You may have a new group for whom you have to work out a syllabus , or you may want to check to see whether a revision session is necessary or not . |
| 25 | The student may be given appropriate formulae with the investigation or you may want the student to obtain the formulae from eg books , the tutor or other sources . |
| 26 | Or you may want a state-of-the-art aquarium . |
| 27 | Or you may want to do discussions sessions and and er try and content analyse or discourse analyse the discussions . |
| 28 | Or you may return to where you bought an item and the assistant ( who served you last time ) will tell you that this shop has never stocked whatever it is . |
| 29 | Over a period of time you will get acquainted with journalists outside London because you will have assignments with them on their own patch or you may drop into see them when visiting the area of business . |
| 30 | This one area of the swing is obviously critical to the ball 's flight , because you will either capitalise on all the swing movements that have preceded this , or you may destroy all the good that went before . |