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

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1 ‘ I could not see one of my own kind suffer , ’ he said , ‘ or leave her to be attacked by crows ’
2 Then we either dose him up heavily or leave him alone . ’
3 They can take me or leave me . ’
4 They might — conceivably — end up with a picture of Doris Day singing Ten cents a dance from the film Love Me or Leave Me .
5 send tapes in , or leave them at reception .
6 But at home you might put an open packet on a bench in the greenhouse or spill some seeds , or leave them on the grass while you run to answer the phone .
7 I 'm afraid I ca n't stop long ’ , or leave them with ‘ Well , I must go ; I 've got such a lot to do , .
8 She scours flea markets and will either repair her purchases or leave them , depending on the extent of the damage .
9 Take them or leave them . ’
10 ‘ I can take them or leave them , sir . ’
11 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 .
12 Oh , too bad , she decided to cook some new potatoes and they could take them or leave them .
13 The declaration should be prepared in duplicate , so that both parts can be signed by both parties , so that each may hold one part , or leave them with you to hold .
14 Pete says nobody 's pointed a finger , can we get big fobs on like hotel keys so they do n't take the damn things home or leave them in their pockets .
15 But love them or leave them , it 's best they 're kept in the hands of the experts .
16 The great thing about teddies is that you can love them … or leave them but you can never ignore them forever
17 In the summer months do n't shut your plants in a hot car or leave them in the sun while they are waiting to be loaded .
18 Or leave them in the trolley .
19 It 's either take it or leave it . ’
20 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 .
21 ‘ They can take it or leave it . ’
22 Limited is left-hand drive , take it or leave it .
23 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 .
24 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 .
25 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 ’ .
26 Take it or leave it .
27 A far cry from the take it or leave it attitude in Europe .
28 Federman 's later novel Take It Or Leave It ( 1976 ) appears to be even less orderly than its predecessor .
29 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 .
30 Does Steven stay to wrap up report he planned to wrap up before lunch or leave it till next day ?
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