Example sentences of "or [verb] she [adv] " in BNC.

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1 The prejudice against saying or writing she generically is extremely strong , and the habit of saying he deeply ingrained .
2 Was her decision to play music on a full-time basis thought out — or did she just happen into it ?
3 Was there any more or did she just give you these ?
4 Was she being stupid on purpose , or did she really mean it , Mungo wondered ?
5 Was it imagination , or did she really sound colder towards him ?
6 ‘ Does she ask who it is first or does she just use it as soon as she hears a man 's voice ? ’
7 Or does she still go ?
8 But can she allow herself to get in touch with that needy infant inside her adult self , or does she always have to be the carer , the non-greedy adult , leaving Bob Halton to express all the emotional greed for them both ?
9 Or had she just seen him one day , walking around the suburb where he had been born , and said to him , in that sharp voice she used for all commands : ‘ Marry Me ! ’
10 Had he singled her out or had she simply been the unfortunate rider nearest to him ?
11 Was she a rare and special creature , some fabulous beauty , of whom Jeopardy had been fond , or had she simply been a vessel for his seed ?
12 Had he emphasised the ‘ you ’ , implying that she was n't worth lying to , or had she simply imagined the insult ?
13 Had her mind gone , or had she really heard that tormented note in his voice ?
14 Or had she perhaps been pecked to death ?
15 Or had she only been cold because she 'd known of her husband 's friendship with a beautiful young Irish girl ?
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