Example sentences of "or [vb past] i [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had a number of telephone conversations with him , and an interim letter dated 7 January in which he suggested , or asked me to suggest several possible dates . |
| 2 | made a Lady , or made I mean she was given that title , or actually I 'm dead against the fact it was her husband who was given the title , erm but to abstract away from that at the moment , somebody who 's been in public service all their lives and who 's devoted much of their life to the cause of the people , I mean I realize that an awful lot of people would think that Margaret Thatcher has n't done that , but let's say that , for the sake of the argument , that at least that 's what she intended for the time being |
| 3 | I had or believed I had a secondary , and had every right to be there . |
| 4 | If anybody has any absolutely yes I 'll be quite happy I mean to me chairman of the trust or with management committee to meet anybody if they feel that they 've got some concern they wish to discuss I 'm quite happy to do that all I can say is that nobody has actually wro wro wrote to me or rang me to say they 'd like to meet to discuss that and I 'm quite happy to do that . |
| 5 | Every time I get caught or arrested I get asthma . |
| 6 | Every week , for one reason or another , there was a man about the place , looking for some creature I 'd seen , or thought I 'd seen . |
| 7 | I suddenly understood , or thought I understood it all . |
| 8 | Erm , but I wanted some cash , so what I did in the end was walked round Asda remembered it , or thought I remembered it , came back out put the erm card back in and the terminal came up erm it 's ok . |
| 9 | ‘ Back in nineteen forty-four when Claudia was working on her thesis , I understood intellectually ’ — he says the word with a certain fastidiousness — ‘ what she was saying about the Masai , but as a man who knew the country and the natives , or thought I did , I could n't really accept it . |
| 10 | I have done what I wanted , or thought I wanted , I have pushed as hard as I could , and this is it . |
| 11 | ‘ W-was there a car crash — or did I dream it ? ’ she asked softly . |
| 12 | You see , you know I was talking to you earlier about , about punchlines basically , but I ca n't remember the words I was using for it , times like by the way , right right , or did you know or did I mention to you do you follow me , a lot of key lines that you can think on that you use |
| 13 | Why was n't you in registration or did I tell you about the blooming black board ? |
| 14 | Why was n't you in registration or did I tell you about the blooming black board ? |
| 15 | Or did I post it ? |
| 16 | Many a wet day was passed in this way for he let me help him , or did I hinder ? |
| 17 | Yes er somehow they , they 'd , they 'd got it , or was it or did I have to fill in a a census form just at the time when Paul was with me ? |
| 18 | Or did I put a picture or ten ? |
| 19 | Or did I put it in this one ? |
| 20 | Tell me was I dreaming or did I see a sketch on T V where there 's a car driving round , down the road being chased by the police and the driver said to the passenger er here take this and he says what 's that for and he says it 's to steer the car , presses a button and the car splits |
| 21 | Or did I buy them as odd presents for people who might like them ? |
| 22 | Or did I get the answer wrong ? |
| 23 | Or did I get that wrong , too ? ’ |
| 24 | Or did I get seventy ? |
| 25 | Was I hearing him right or had I missed the point as so often happened ? |