Example sentences of "or [vb base] i [vb infin] " 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 | Serve the food properly or let me do it . ’ |
3 | or let me lay on my belly |
4 | Miss Havisham had never intended to make me rich , or let me marry Estella . |
5 | Or let me come underneath . |
6 | Or let me die ! |
7 | So be it when I shall grow old or let me die . |
8 | 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 . |
9 | Or do I continue to lurk ? ’ |
10 | Or do I mean all the same technique ? |
11 | It 's a matter of investigation — or do I mean snooping ? ’ |
12 | Or do I mean no ? |
13 | ‘ It seems from the eager glint in your eye that you are a practised hand … or do I mean foot ? ’ |
14 | 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 . |
15 | Or do I mean Bunyanesque ? |
16 | Or do I mean , why is an elephant a god ? ’ |
17 | Or do I mean that ? |
18 | Or do I drag you out ? ’ |
19 | Now do you tell me the story you had from Lady Usk , or do I go to the old witch myself ? ’ |
20 | I 'm sure that Ruth searches her heart , she , she may of made her decision lightly way back to go with Ruth er , to go with Naomi but not now , its a heart searching decision she makes , the choice before her , do I go back or do I go , do I go on , do I go back to Moah with its familiarity with all the things I am aware of or do I go on into the unknown with my mother in law and with her god Auper makes a choice and she goes back and Ruth had , Ruth says no and she makes the commitment and she says there , in verse sixteen , do not urge me to leave you or turn back from following you , for where you go I will go and where you lodge , I will lodge , your people should be my people and your god my god and its those last few words that makes all the difference , your god will be my god , I will not be a stranger there , I will not be an alien there , I will be part of your people , and the only way she could be part of Naomi 's people was for Naomi 's god to be her god , that was the thing that kept , that was , that was the common denominated should all of Naomi 's people , because they all belonged |
21 | Do I go on the race track or do I go straight up ? |
22 | Do I want the truth , or do I want money ? |
23 | Ask yourself the question , ‘ Is it my desire , my greed , my wish to be in control that drives me in this matter , or do I feel the lightness of purpose that is a mark of the guidance from within ? ’ |
24 | ‘ Are you going to tell me your story , or do I demand it of the world at large ! |
25 | Where do you come from , Miss Telford — or do I appear to be inquisitive ? ’ |
26 | And again or do I put A |
27 | So I thought now what do I say , do I drop myself in it or do I say well that was n't , that was Roy , I said well you know I said I must admit I said I I 'm sorry so erm then Roy said well that battery he said was me he said I , I borrowed Geoff 's car again and look the battery fell over in it so I 'm gon na help him er then I sa , a piece of that bloody great went across our French doors and this , there 's a went across |
28 | Or do I kill your husband now ? ’ |
29 | ‘ But is the vixen sad or do I attribute sadness to her ? |
30 | Is there a software fix for mouse.com or do I need a serial mouse ? |