Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] [adv prt] " in BNC.

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1 By combining these two exercises , teachers are in a much better position to be able to say to the demanders , whether parents , government or somewhere in between : ‘ Given the resources of time , material , support and expertise , we are able to do A , B and C or C , D and E , but not A , B and E , let alone all five .
2 We have no way of telling whether a simple Menuetto marking by Haydn or anyone else indicates that a movement is to go slow , fast or somewhere in between .
3 When the chimney is in place keep picking up Wilma , who 'll be near the Burger Bar or somewhere down below .
4 He came from all over Macaw or somewhere down there he came from .
5 Cross-drill on the mark , to about three-quarters of the total thickness , or right through .
6 Sunderland will have to wait a little longer before knowing whether to turn left or right on to the M25 .
7 There is no way out of the Upper Kirk other than scrambling to the left or right on to the higher ground .
8 The hotel was n't really big enough for her to get confused as she checked up whether to turn left or right down the passage .
9 Or right back to the day she married Steve , or took the boat to England ?
10 Ray Wallace , if playing well would be good cover as he can play midfield or right back .
11 What Dickens liked was the last thing he wished to have lying in , or rather on , his stomach .
12 The whole arrangement was on too small a scale for our size , and on one occasion , while making a nocturnal visit to the bushes , Lorne stumbled through the main string , snapped it and brought the curtain up ( or rather down ) on the whole assembled company .
13 Or rather back to home .
14 Then , with an almost audible stab in the chest , you see one piece upside down or inside out .
15 ‘ It wo n't do to be saying it backwards , or inside out , or to be missing a bit out that 's important , or adding a piece from another enchantment .
16 Any of the following tests would be regarded as suitable proof : Passes in the JMB Test in English ( Overseas ) at grade 3 or better up to June 1989 , the JMB Test in English for Speakers of Other Languages from March 1990 ; the AEB Test in English for Educational Purposes at grade III or better in listening , reading and writing ; the Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English at grade C or better ; the Oxford-Arels Examination ( Higher level ) at Credit or Distinction level ; the IELTS ( British Council/University of Cambridge ) , with an average score of 6 or better and for each component a score of 5 or better ; TOEFL with a score of 550 or better ; the London GCE O level Syllabus B in English Language at grade C or better or in an approved SCE or GCE syllabus in English are acceptable for this purpose .
17 Each mask unlocks lost memory when you look at it ; each mask gives access to a lost talent : it opens the door , if you like , and lets the legends out … or perhaps in across the threshold .
18 Light : Good illumination either from above or all round is recommended .
19 The point is , that whether it 's addressed personally , or all round to anyone who might be watching , whether it 's verbal or mimetic , the function of an account is to correct a potentially unfavourable impression of oneself which an infraction of the unwritten rules might produce .
20 Many were amazed that the war against Bolshevism was already more or less over , but no less a person than the Führer himself had again lent support to such notions with his proclamation to the soldiers on the eastern Front on 2 October , in which he spoke of ‘ the last mighty blow to smash the enemy even before the onset of winter ’ .
21 The Arnhem mortar fragment had ended his war however , and by the time he got out of military hospital it was more or less over .
22 So we 'll get that sorted out and been talking about it I think the best bet is if we can get a few lessons in during the holidays so that when he goes back to school he 'll be more or less up to date .
23 ‘ He proceeded to spend four minutes telling me why I could n't have the job , and then said , ‘ I 'm sorry , my time is more or less up now ’ .
24 Would you make any conscious decision to move slightly down market or less up market ?
25 So our performance , in terms of F T Es per thousand pound , per thousand item , should be running more or less along at the November December level .
26 Scorpius is setting , and the Cross is more or less out of view , though as seen from anywhere south of Sydney or the Cape it never drops below the horizon .
27 The other is to disperse them so that their unwanted presence may be put more or less out of sight ’ ( p. 280 ) .
28 But in the end I managed to put the events more or less out of my mind , and to finish my preparations .
29 So , course a bit later we all went off to bed and er well I , the next thing I remember were was er me father coming grabbing out to me and me brother , and chucking us more or less out of ou get off downstairs and get under the table !
30 The route we had taken through the cordillera from Cajamarca had brought us virtually into the outskirts of Tmjillo and we had put up at a hotel in the centre of the city , all three of us more or less out on our feet .
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