Example sentences of "or [verb] [pers pn] [vb infin] it [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But instead of setting about matters in a straightforward way and asking Marko if he would sell him the ram , or let him have it as a gift-which Marko might well have done , for he was a good-natured young man-the king asked the advice of his prime minister Milosu , who was Marko 's uncle . |
| 2 | Moreover on a single decision — do we license this environment to the rest of the industry or do we keep it to ourselves — can depend the entire future of a computer company , with the wrong decision spelling oblivion . |
| 3 | Do they keep it in cash in a piggy bank , or in a current account in a real bank ; or do they put it in some interest bearing time account ; or do they buy stocks and shares or government bonds ; or do they buy some physical asset such as a car or property ? |
| 4 | ‘ Are you going to tell me your story , or do I demand it of the world at large ! |
| 5 | And are you confident when you give a weather forecast that the chances are that it 's going to be correct , or do you do it with a slight feeling of uneasiness ? |
| 6 | Do you want it to be just a commercial success or do you see it as an opportunity to exhibit large or unusual works , or the sort of work you would like to do more of ? |
| 7 | Now what about these other campaigns we mentioned last time , did we decide what , or did we leave it till this meeting cos there was India and there was Women 's |
| 8 | Or did he see it as a force for change ? |
| 9 | Its mystery somehow diminished life , or did it enlarge it by making life and its purpose more mysterious still . |
| 10 | Or did I put it in this one ? |
| 11 | Does your spider feed on the prey at once or does it wrap it in sticky threads and feed on it later ? |