Example sentences of "or [pron] [vb mod] [verb] you [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You , shut up , ’ Blanche cut in firmly , ‘ or I 'll arrest you for wasting police time by giving us a false alibi . ’ |
| 2 | Now give her her ticket back and leave her alone , or I 'll report you to the port authorities — understand me , hsiao jen ? ’ |
| 3 | ‘ Officer Cecil , come back or I 'll put you on a charge . ’ |
| 4 | Well there 're not normally saying will you get out the way before I throw this thing or I 'll stab you with it . |
| 5 | ‘ Well , stop it , or I 'll tie you to the bedposts with silk ribbons and do wicked things to you , so you wo n't be able to think of anything else . ’ |
| 6 | I thought we could have lunch in the garden after your inspection — I 've already arranged for the fridge to be restocked — and afterwards , if you do n't fancy going to the beach , we could go out in my boat , or I 'll take you for a tour of North Zealand , through the quaint old villages with their farmhouses and gardens full of hollyhocks and the beech woods . |
| 7 | How was I to know that old Ian had n't trekked across South Africa with a couple of elephants and demanded ‘ an audience with Nelson or I 'll smash you with a stump , . |
| 8 | You will obey me or I will take you to the Marshalsea Prison , and there you can sit and listen to what I say . ’ |
| 9 | He or she can help you as an objective legal adviser . |
| 10 | Or they 'll push you under a subway train or force feed you kiwi fruit whatever the new thing is this week . |
| 11 | It may predispose the interviewer to accept you if nothing untoward is revealed at the interview , or it may prevent you from ever reaching that stage . |