Example sentences of "or [vb past] i " in BNC.
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| 1 | made a Lady , or made I mean she was given that title , or actually I 'm dead against the fact it was her husband who was given the title , erm but to abstract away from that at the moment , somebody who 's been in public service all their lives and who 's devoted much of their life to the cause of the people , I mean I realize that an awful lot of people would think that Margaret Thatcher has n't done that , but let's say that , for the sake of the argument , that at least that 's what she intended for the time being |
| 2 | She stood very close to me , leaning on the verandah railings , so that I could feel , or imagined I could feel , the warmth of her skin . |
| 3 | I had or believed I had a secondary , and had every right to be there . |
| 4 | ‘ I would never have been a dancer or believed I could do anything if it had not been for him , ’ said Crawford . |
| 5 | I have grown used to the fact that I will never ‘ convert ’ some colleagues however enthusiastic , persuasive or reasoned I am . |
| 6 | I could get all sorts of reasonable tones , but live or recorded I was n't hearing the sound of an AC30 ; all I could hear was the Power Tool 's solid state amp and the massive amount of EQ I was adding and taking away . |
| 7 | Every time I get caught or arrested I get asthma . |
| 8 | The person in question was a relative of hers and was killed or died I 'm sure not whether he was killed or died but certainly served in the forces in the four fourteen eighteen war in he was buried in . |
| 9 | I have done what I wanted , or thought I wanted , I have pushed as hard as I could , and this is it . |
| 10 | Every week , for one reason or another , there was a man about the place , looking for some creature I 'd seen , or thought I 'd seen . |
| 11 | ‘ Back in nineteen forty-four when Claudia was working on her thesis , I understood intellectually ’ — he says the word with a certain fastidiousness — ‘ what she was saying about the Masai , but as a man who knew the country and the natives , or thought I did , I could n't really accept it . |
| 12 | ‘ I 've never married , or thought I ever would marry . |
| 13 | I suddenly understood , or thought I understood it all . |
| 14 | Erm , but I wanted some cash , so what I did in the end was walked round Asda remembered it , or thought I remembered it , came back out put the erm card back in and the terminal came up erm it 's ok . |
| 15 | Many a wet day was passed in this way for he let me help him , or did I hinder ? |
| 16 | Or did I get the answer wrong ? |
| 17 | ‘ Are you rejecting me , or did I really make such little impression on you ? ’ |
| 18 | ‘ Or did I already tell you ? ’ |
| 19 | Or did I get that wrong , too ? ’ |
| 20 | Er where did as a matter of interest where did John I did I interview John or did I |
| 21 | ‘ W-was there a car crash — or did I dream it ? ’ she asked softly . |
| 22 | Or did I put a picture or ten ? |
| 23 | bags it belongs to Jim really , I just acquired it Martin I think your comic 's here somewhere , or did I there you are , remember to take it home with you please , good boy |
| 24 | Or did I ? |
| 25 | Or did I buy them as odd presents for people who might like them ? |
| 26 | Yes er somehow they , they 'd , they 'd got it , or was it or did I have to fill in a a census form just at the time when Paul was with me ? |
| 27 | Why was n't you in registration or did I tell you about the blooming black board ? |
| 28 | Why was n't you in registration or did I tell you about the blooming black board ? |
| 29 | Or did I ? |
| 30 | Did you take that out or did I ? |