Example sentences of "or [modal v] [pron] [vb infin] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The designers were facing the question : - Can the search space be kept within manageable proportions until this disambiguating information is reached , or should one try to find the ‘ narrow ’ point and start from there ? |
| 2 | Should one take sample cross-sections of the material on an ad hoc or regular time basis , or should one attempt to capture the ‘ record ’ in its entirety ? |
| 3 | Or should we continue to accept the anomaly ? |
| 4 | Can we or should we attempt to teach turn-taking ? |
| 5 | Should they concentrate mainly on enabling youngsters in their care to manage family relationships , or should they endeavour to help young people develop cultural and social interests and to further their practical competence in preparation for future citizenship ? |
| 6 | Was it best to interfere with the cat 's instinct to play with its catch — or should I have left nature to her cruelty ? |
| 7 | ‘ That horrible Virginia Colton bought it , or should I say made me buy it ? |
| 8 | I suppose my point is that if things are to get better ( or should I say keep getting better ) then we ca n't really look to the likes of Mel to come back . |
| 9 | Those hours spent with Mr. Golding are a very pleasant memory — he was always kind and must have been a nice type of man to allow a small boy to help , or should I say hinder him . |
| 10 | Finally , I am somewhat dismayed at the proposition that patients might be tempted ( or should I say bribed ? ) into taking a decision for or against generic substitution . |
| 11 | ‘ Yes , Piper , fish , freshly caught , or should I say blown out of the water ! ’ |
| 12 | My own taste is so eclectic ( or should I say conditioned by the cheapest bargain available ) that I am not evangelical on behalf of any product — except perhaps Valpeda foot balm , which soothes the weary feet better than anything I know , softens hard skin and banishes athlete 's foot . |
| 13 | Would In Bed With Madonna get your vote for Film of the Year or should it go to Die Hard 2 , Ghost or Robin Hood : Prince Of Thieves ? |
| 14 | Should it search for the universalities of psychological functioning or should it try to explicate the historical creation of consciousness ? |
| 15 | Or should he have realised that an implied term , or some other interpretation , would have been brought in to alter or anticipate the true meaning of the rule ? |
| 16 | We are also required to agree with you that should the Panel make a statement that it considers that the facilities of the securities markets in the United Kingdom should be withheld from you , or should you fail to comply with the City Code , we may withdraw from the engagement . |
| 17 | Client accepts that should the Panel make a statement that it considers that the facilities of the securities markets in the United Kingdom should be withheld from you , or should you fail to comply with the City Code , we may withdraw from the engagement . |
| 18 | Did I think it would be a wise move or should she try to persuade Meredith to keep her on for Christmas ? |
| 19 | Did she wade straight in with a blunt announcement or should she try to approach the subject from a more oblique angle which might encourage him to guess ? |
| 20 | In view of Fen 's objections to her presence , should she stay down here and keep a low profile , or should she risk going up on deck ? |
| 21 | All other doctrines are very secondary to that , and the question is are we to express that reality or must we continue to obscure it . |
| 22 | Would he be content to leave her in charge of Thomas and merely check on his progress from time to time , or might he endeavour to wield control in her — his — their son 's life ? |
| 23 | Would he publicly acknowledge the little boy as his , or might he prefer to ignore his existence ? |
| 24 | Or could she have got it off one of those star dogs ! |
| 25 | Since it 's not getting past the ROM stage when I boot up , is this a fault in the ROM , or could I have contracted a virus ? |
| 26 | Will he now change his mind or shall we have to wait for the people to do that for him ? |
| 27 | Will the surveillance made possible by modern information technology only apply at the frontiers , or shall we have to live with it in our daily lives ? |
| 28 | Or would we have done okay ? |
| 29 | Would they be shocked or would they appear to know of it ? |
| 30 | Would I be tough and wise-cracking at the end , or would they have to drag me screaming through the last door like a jelly-livered rat ? |