Example sentences of "or [verb] [pron] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Susan wondered how she would feel if he did ; or if she touched him or let him know in some other way that she was there ? |
| 32 | 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 . |
| 33 | Serve the food properly or let me do it . ’ |
| 34 | or let me lay on my belly |
| 35 | Miss Havisham had never intended to make me rich , or let me marry Estella . |
| 36 | Or let me come underneath . |
| 37 | Or let me die ! |
| 38 | So be it when I shall grow old or let me die . |
| 39 | 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 . |
| 40 | She 'd hoped , thought , it would be nice if he had taken her to lunch sometimes , or let her stay to breakfast in his room at the Franz Joseph instead of pushing her out early and sending her back to the Gasthaus . |
| 41 | Beside her stood a pleasant-looking , round , grey-haired woman , unsure of what to do , hesitating about whether to hush the weeping figure or let her cry . |
| 42 | Presumably he should have shot her or let her drown , rather than make a present of her to the French , but there were some things Karelius could not bring himself to do . |
| 43 | Do n't get your hopes too high or let yourself get too carried away after all you know what people are like . |
| 44 | Betty would probably rather be in the Dordogne , but she was here making sure that Lydia did n't lay violent hands on herself in the profundity of her misery , or let herself go to seed in the spiritless fashion of an old thistle . |
| 45 | They do n't admit much light or let anyone see through them very clearly , even when the heavy curtains which hang behind them are open . |
| 46 | Cadfael knew of none besides Tutilo who had been out of the enclave that night , but a man intending such a deed would hardly publish his intent or let anyone know of his absence . |
| 47 | They 're probably going to buy up all our land and evacuate us to the south , or let us stay and employ us all as beaters . ’ |
| 48 | ‘ Leave me now , or let us fight until one of us is dead . |
| 49 | But on terms he knows the boy wo n't accept himself or let us accept for him . |
| 50 | The equanimity of your average tosser of coins depends upon the law , or rather a tendency , or let us say a probability , or at any rate a mathematically calculable chance , which ensures that he will not upset himself by losing too much nor upset his opponent by winning too often . |
| 51 | Doubtless there is a batteur in the wings or for the chorus , the orchestra only needing a maître de musique , or let us say a conducteur ; a batteur de mesure being not the ‘ most essential artist at the Opera ’ but the most intolerable … |
| 52 | You can then either hem and gather it with shirring tape before it is fixed to the walls ; or let it gather itself naturally as you push the rods through the turned-over hems at top and bottom . |
| 53 | Or let it mature , still wrapped , in a cold larder overnight , and reheat by steaming for 1 hr or so next day . |
| 54 | It is not only more kind , but more intelligent , to give it a rest or let it slow down . |
| 55 | The water was fine , as long as you did n't drink it or let it touch your skin . |
| 56 | A degenerate male voice exhorted its hearers to give it love or let it die in peace . |
| 57 | By day we 'll offer to show you around the island or let you laze by the pool — the choice is yours . |
| 58 | You 'd think he would either apply for another one or , or let you have his . |
| 59 | Well do they like or do they stick , stick the thing round , round their arm |
| 60 | You are forced to ask : Do I stop here or do I go on through ? |