Example sentences of "[conj] [vb base] i [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I must admit the ‘ truth ’ did not smack me right between the eyes or make me leap like Archimedes from his bath . |
| 2 | I enjoy working things out with numbers , e.g. how much wallpaper or carpet I need to buy |
| 3 | Right , I 'm here vir virtually throughout the vacation , erm , I 'll be here until the beginning of next term , so if you are having problems of any sort , or want me to run through something with you , just er , feel free to disturb me . |
| 4 | Cos I can pick out his stuff or say I do n't like the look of that one and he 'll , he 'll chuck it in the back . |
| 5 | These er er orders today are n't based on a thorough inquiry er into how audits on the the financial institutions are conducted , what 's wrong with them , what goes wrong , not even a thorough er inquiry into what happened in the B C C I case , er we ca n't legislate , we ca n't legi or regulate I put it without er er er a thorough inquiry and yet here we have er orders brought in er without inquiry . |
| 6 | Serve the food properly or let me do it . ’ |
| 7 | or let me lay on my belly |
| 8 | Miss Havisham had never intended to make me rich , or let me marry Estella . |
| 9 | Or let me come underneath . |
| 10 | Or let me die ! |
| 11 | So be it when I shall grow old or let me die . |
| 12 | After a time he began to whisper in a voice that tried now to be soft and gentle , in complete contrast to his alarm calls : ‘ Come on , Minch , you ca n't really be so ill that you ca n't show me your face just for a moment , or let me hear the ruffle of one of your wings . |
| 13 | If I look up to the blue sky , as yet I must when it is blue and bright suddenly , it is in spite of the heavy limb and relaxing back that will drag me down or cause me to hasten home . |
| 14 | His silence encouraged her to be even more frank , and , looking to where the moonlight caught the line of his strong jaw , she said , ‘ I know you appreciate the help I 've given by stepping in to take Stella 's place , and for that reason I doubt that you would give me the sack — or tell me to go . |
| 15 | Brigadier and Mrs. Carter lived in a large house in Brown Street — he was fat , very pompous with a waxed moustache , having exceptionally long spikes ; Major Forbes from Fowlers Hill , who not only looked like but also dressed like King George V — whether by accident or design I do n't know , Mrs. Bowyer , the widow of an Australian Bishop who lived in Fowlers Road was very big and wore outsize hats which accentuated her size and finally the Headmaster , Mr. E.J. Russ . |
| 16 | When he took off on his return flight in a small twin-engined plane , one of the engines failed , and the pilot , whether by accident or design I do n't know , did a swift turn and made an emergency landing back on the airfield , missing the Control Tower by about three feet . |
| 17 | Or suppose I wished to challenge what A said . |
| 18 | Did any News reader obtain one and would they sell me a copy or allow me to pay for a loan of a negative ? |
| 19 | Erm and and we could actually give if we if we can find some small reject ball bearings or roller bearings , then we can or reject I mean erm dead stock . |
| 20 | Or do I continue to lurk ? ’ |
| 21 | Or do I mean all the same technique ? |
| 22 | It 's a matter of investigation — or do I mean snooping ? ’ |
| 23 | Or do I mean no ? |
| 24 | ‘ It seems from the eager glint in your eye that you are a practised hand … or do I mean foot ? ’ |
| 25 | As the dawn breaks , she drags out a battered cardboard boxfile with a rusty clasp , from behind a stack of unread texts on the deconstruction — or do I mean demolition ? — of cinematic narrative . |
| 26 | Or do I mean Bunyanesque ? |
| 27 | Or do I mean , why is an elephant a god ? ’ |
| 28 | Or do I mean that ? |
| 29 | Or do I drag you out ? ’ |
| 30 | Now do you tell me the story you had from Lady Usk , or do I go to the old witch myself ? ’ |