Example sentences of "[conj] leave it " in BNC.

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1 Yet here the counsellor faces the problem of whether to delve into the difficult past , or to leave it alone .
2 The right thing is for the two counties to get together and to make a joint decision and , if necessary , to have a public inquiry or to leave it to the Minister to call the scheme in if he is not satisfied .
3 Is the intention to palletize that or to leave it as it is .
4 In fact it seems more likely that Picasso felt that the Demoiselles as he decided to accept or leave it represented a truly astonishing challenge with which he himself must come to terms ; obviously if he had been dissatisfied with the look of the painting he would not have left it as it is , and it has been argued that the stylistic discrepancies within the painting are essential to its iconography , to the message which it is intended to convey .
5 It 's either take it or leave it . ’
6 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 .
7 ‘ They can take it or leave it . ’
8 Limited is left-hand drive , take it or leave it .
9 In the draft party statutes , one rule specifically states that once the Lithuanian party has declared itself independent , members will have until the 28th Soviet Party Congress next October to decide whether to stay with the Lithuanian party , or leave it and join the Soviet party .
10 Within a few months of its publication the government had launched a huge inquiry into pensions which was to produce a series of changes — including the right of employees changing jobs to either take a pension with them , or leave it with the previous employer and have it uprated in line with the retail price index up to a maximum of 5 per cent .
11 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 ’ .
12 Take it or leave it .
13 A far cry from the take it or leave it attitude in Europe .
14 Federman 's later novel Take It Or Leave It ( 1976 ) appears to be even less orderly than its predecessor .
15 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 .
16 Does Steven stay to wrap up report he planned to wrap up before lunch or leave it till next day ?
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 Should she pick up the baby whenever it cries or leave it until it settles of its own accord ?
24 My pleas fell upon deaf ears — that was the deal , I could take it or leave it .
25 Lump it or leave it . ’
26 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 .
27 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 ’ .
28 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 . ’
29 ‘ Take it or leave it , that was his motto , ’ she says .
30 History , with a capital H , similarly can not tolerate otherness or leave it outside its economy of inclusion .
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