Example sentences of "[pers pn] or leave [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 They can take me or leave me . ’
2 They might — conceivably — end up with a picture of Doris Day singing Ten cents a dance from the film Love Me or Leave Me .
3 Take them or leave them . ’
4 ‘ I can take them or leave them , sir . ’
5 Look carefully at any windows in hallways , corridors and on stairs to decide whether you should curtain them , blind them , shutter them or leave them alone .
6 Oh , too bad , she decided to cook some new potatoes and they could take them or leave them .
7 But love them or leave them , it 's best they 're kept in the hands of the experts .
8 It 's either take it or leave it . ’
9 Though he is meticulous in his choice of words and turns of phrase ; his attitude , his demands , are for black and white : take it or leave it ; but at least recognise that you have been offered it .
10 ‘ They can take it or leave it . ’
11 Limited is left-hand drive , take it or leave it .
12 I want to submit that it means that we do not go to the world with a watertight message which demands ‘ take it or leave it ’ .
13 Take it or leave it .
14 A far cry from the take it or leave it attitude in Europe .
15 Federman 's later novel Take It Or Leave It ( 1976 ) appears to be even less orderly than its predecessor .
16 Take It Or Leave It is a much more vocal narrative delivered to a fictional audience with jokes , asides and comments on his own style .
17 ‘ Take it or leave it . ’
18 Our line has always been , we are what we are , take it or leave it . ’
19 ‘ Take it or leave it .
20 Take it or leave it . ’
21 Miss Rene went before her out of the storeroom , her hand waving in the air , and the other two sisters took it up chanting merrily : ‘ Take it or leave it .
22 Take it or leave it . ’
23 My pleas fell upon deaf ears — that was the deal , I could take it or leave it .
24 Lump it or leave it . ’
25 When Bloomsbury House or a regional committee acted as a Labour Exchange , it was a case of take it or leave it — there was no time for career advice .
26 Buckingham Palace bosses , who describe the deal as a ‘ private arrangement between the Princess Royal , Commander Laurence and the cameraman ’ , have told the TV stations to ‘ take it or leave it ’ .
27 You can learn how to keep the other party happy without giving in … how to make concessions that close the sale … how to use time to your advantage and resist deadline pressures … how to cope with such comments as ‘ All we 've got is £60,000 in the budget ’ or ‘ That 's our price , take it or leave it . ’
28 ‘ Take it or leave it , that was his motto , ’ she says .
29 ‘ Take it or leave it , ’ he 'd say .
30 ‘ Take it or leave it ! ’ he said , shrugging his shoulders and turning his back .
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