Example sentences of "[art] [adj] [noun] or [adv] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was looking for a business venture worthy of my silver , some trade across the Narrow Seas or perhaps commerce with the Baltic . |
| 2 | Their case would have been vastly more plausible ; and a decisive electoral victory for the Labour Party might have been seen as a mandate for the promotion of industrial democracy in the trade unions ' model of it , and as an implicit declaration of public opinion in favour of the consequential abridgement or even abrogation of the rights of ownership . |
| 3 | The courts seem to take the view that the minimum mark-up is usually in the region of 50 per cent of the hourly rate , and can rise in personal injury cases to 75 per cent in a very big , difficult case , and could go up as far as 100 per cent or more for cases of the greatest difficulty or where quantum is huge and complex . |
| 4 | Desperation and greed kept them going , so against the odds , they would achieve the prerequisite £4,000 or so worth of business a day , as well as somehow retaining much of their clientele , and in some mysterious way expanding it . |
| 5 | Was it the death knell of the nuclear industry or merely curfew time ? |
| 6 | Even then , the limits of such danger are bounded by the age of the child or children involved and the child 's socio-sexual maturity , while mitigation may lie in the knowledgeable cooperation or even encouragement of the youngster concerned . |
| 7 | The leaders of the labour movement concluded from this that the British government had a responsibility to defend democracy against fascism and were increasingly bitter about the apparent indifference or even acceptance which characterized the response of many Conservatives to dictatorship in central Europe . |
| 8 | Repolling took place on Aug. 26 in 24 constituencies where no candidate had received the minimum vote or where ballot papers had been spoiled . |
| 9 | And it was , were you shop steward for the whole factory or just part of the factory ? |
| 10 | Overall , consumers save more than they borrow , though in the last year or so borrowing has accelerated more than saving . |
| 11 | No doubt " and emptiness " adds a further precision or perhaps elaboration to the of line A ; that is to say , to the idea of ignorable non-existence is added that of chaotic absence of form . |
| 12 | A given species or even genus tends to specialize in that at the same time in the same area , the same plant species is exploited , and this takes a great toll of water-dispersed seeds such as rubber . |
| 13 | They may be attached to a particular school for a single day or even part of a day , or for a substantially longer period . |
| 14 | Now we 're looking for tomorrow for about a twenty minute or so role play . |
| 15 | Often , the cause can be simple — piled-up earth in flowerbeds causing rising damp ; a faulty overflow or down pipe resulting in penetrating damp ; or inadequate ventilation leading to condensation or rot . |
| 16 | Lack of sleep , if the baby is demanding to be feed every two hours or so day and night , can be hell if it goes on for long . |
| 17 | It also recommends that the General Assembly approve the introduction of part-time ministers — but only where that is necessary for a territorial purpose such as in a remote area or where parish work could be combined with another church role . |
| 18 | New package version created but not entered , no active DC or not package manager |
| 19 | New package version created but not entered , no active DC or not package manager |
| 20 | A visit may lead to a display , or an audio-visual presentation or perhaps drama , role-play or empathetic work . |
| 21 | Women who I had attacked for bringing up boy children wanted to know if it had been an immaculate conception or simply parthenogenesis , and what was I going to do with it if it were a boy ? |