Example sentences of "[modal v] [pers pn] [conj] [vb mod] [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 I thought for thought for fifteen minutes I was er should I or should I not join the company .
2 Could it or could it not have a bearing on this present case of murder ?
3 Would I or would I not welcome the security of a rope ?
4 Would I or would I not have liked to inherit an estate , even one of modest dimensions ?
5 Jasper , on the other hand , would sit there stiffly , with his ears pricked up , eyeing Dawn and apparently thinking , ‘ Well , shall I or shall I not ? ’
6 Can we or should we attempt to teach turn-taking ?
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