Example sentences of "or [modal v] i [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And what exactly do you know , or should I even bother to ask ? |
| 2 | I read about 3.54 , 4.3 and 3.9 , what do they mean , which is best and will it solve the problem or should I just change back to a standard cam ? |
| 3 | Or should I just change my name to Keith ? |
| 4 | I thought for thought for fifteen minutes I was er should I or should I not join the company . |
| 5 | Or should I perhaps sit down in Salzburg with the empty hope of some better fortune , let Wolfgang grow up , and allow myself and my children to be made fools of until I reach the age which prevents me from travelling and until he attains the age and physical appearance which no longer attract admiration for his merits ? |
| 6 | Could I , or could I not ‘ rise ’ to the occasion . |
| 7 | 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 ? ’ |
| 8 | Or shall I just put on the ? |
| 9 | The word light is flashing on the screen or shall I just not worry about it ? |
| 10 | I keep thinking , well shall I colour it again or shall I just go for that bit there ? |
| 11 | Or shall I just turn it |
| 12 | Would I or would I not welcome the security of a rope ? |
| 13 | Would I or would I not have liked to inherit an estate , even one of modest dimensions ? |
| 14 | Or can I just |
| 15 | Or can I just give you |
| 16 | Are the effects I find specific to the chick — or even merely specific to the young chick remembering about a bitter-tasting bead — or can I legitimately claim that they illustrate some general principles about the mechanisms of memory formation ? |