Example sentences of "or [vb mod] i [vb infin] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Match anglers often complain about bad , or should I say thoughtless , pegging . |
| 2 | Thank you very much indeed for the smelly duck — or should I say scented , it is such a nice smell ! — and for the pretty scarf which , you may be surprised to hear , Mark admired when I was wearing it the other day though he had n't realized it was new and from you ! |
| 3 | I felt very sorry that someone who was a partly trained civil engineer should have to waste his time sweeping floors and doing other such menial tasks , but that 's how it was — he was one of the unlucky ones — or should I say lucky ? |
| 4 | Biggles — we named him that because of his flying , or should I say crashing , antics — had the misfortune to be one of Barny 's babies . |
| 5 | Or shall I cross that out and |
| 6 | ‘ Course he 's not dead or would I take this from you ? ’ |
| 7 | Do you think it would be OK to fit 9.00 x 16 tyres to improve road speed , and would they fit onto the standard wheels , which I think are 5 x 16 , or will I need wider wheels for a good fitting . |
| 8 | Ruthie is that one reserved for your mum , or can I take that one to the office ? |
| 9 | Is this too much , or can I include living rock ? |
| 10 | Ignore this can I can you are you working on these currently or can I use these ? |