Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] [verb] [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The patron of the third kind , offering social reputation and protection , often worked within conditions where the work was being partly or wholly offered to a paying public ; the Elizabethan public theatres were in that sense fully commercial institutions . |
| 2 | His manager , Simon , who was also Cyril 's elder brother , had persuaded him to lower his sights — or rather to aim at a different and better target . |
| 3 | Michael spent hours sitting in the garden , or rather lying on a folding bed . |
| 4 | Local farmers preferred black or dark brindled animals in both breeds and some said that the Galloway had originally been a horned black animal with touches of white , or perhaps brindle with a white dorsal stripe and occasionally belted . |
| 5 | More generally one can say that for attitudinism ethical statements invite the hearer ( or perhaps the speaker when in discourse with himself ) to express his agreement or disagreement in attitude , or perhaps join in a shared attempt to arrive at some stable and better based attitude , towards what is in question , and that this is quite a different matter from any discussion concerning the psychological state , of approving or disapproving , on either the speaker 's or hearer 's part . |
| 6 | Tones can be easily built up and blended , rubbed hard with a plastic rubber or gently stroked onto a grained paper to produce sfumato effects . |
| 7 | But ten minutes spent relaxing flat on the floor , or comfortably seated in a darkened room , can do wonders to replenish energies as well as looks . |
| 8 | In the towns a rich and influential group of merchants , retailers , professional men and the like led their chapels in all the important decisions such as whether or not to move to a Unitarian position . |
| 9 | Some companies insist that journalists or other borrowers should sign a form to say that they will be responsible for any photographs borrowed and that they will pay for it in the event that a photograph is lost or not returned before a certain date . |
| 10 | Apart from programs designed for vertical markets or specially written for a particular job , most of the products you 'll find are ‘ pen aware ’ which means they can recognize a pen as both a mouse and an input device , but do n't have any other facilities to take advantage of the pen . |
| 11 | There 's a large area of shallow water off the beach , ideal for practising water starts or quickly recovering from a fluffed gybe , so it 's an easy place first to develop funboard skills . |
| 12 | I fall asleep more grudgingly , thrashing at the waves , either reluctant to let a good day depart or still bitching about a bad one . |
| 13 | This may involve raising money , donating time or possibly recovering from a serious illness to compete in a race for charity . |
| 14 | At school leaving age , parents who had previously been able to cope with a child attending or possibly boarding at a special school are faced with the continuing prospect of full time life with their mentally handicapped son or daughter who may be unable to find a place in a training centre or enter full time education . |
| 15 | In his description of melody , Otto Károlyi states that analysis of large numbers of melodies shows that an ascending melodic line is sooner or later balanced by a descending one , and vice versa . |
| 16 | To put the problem more concretely , the idea of style implies that the words on the page might have been different , or differently arranged without a corresponding difference in substance . |
| 17 | Yet , while the New Popsters produced a stream of memorable hit singles ( Culture Club 's Do You Really Want To Hurt Me , or Duran 's Hungry Like The Wolf ) , within three years they 'd all be defunct , or frantically searching for a new ‘ adult ’ audience . |
| 18 | More typically , the individual child stands at the teacher 's desk , muttering or stentoriously chanting for a few minutes , until checked by the ticking of a card which is slipped into the reading book at the page he or she has reached , or is expected to reach " by next time " . |
| 19 | As the child 's mobility increases , accidents are often related to play , and when constant adult surveillance can not be assured , young children can at least be protected by being put in a playpen or securely fastened in a bouncing cradle ( placed on the floor ) , highchair or pram . |
| 20 | In 1968 suits were with flares and turn ups & often worn with a v-neck pullover & no shirt , light weight Italian slip-ons . |
| 21 | A weekly maintenance routine simply involves a visual check of external cables for wear or mechanical damage which can occur if they are stretched or frequently move across a hard surface . |
| 22 | As one lies basking in the sun , it may be pounced upon by a hawk or even grabbed by a human being . |
| 23 | The Commission for the Transformation of the LCY not only had to contend with the opposing Slovene and Serbian proposals , but also with proposals that the party be reconstituted as a Socialist Party of Yugoslavia , or even split into a communist and a socialist party . |
| 24 | I was afraid to go to bed , or even to sleep for a few moments in my chair . |
| 25 | I 'm not suggesting we all become missionaries , but if every one of us did just one charitable thing this week — visited someone old or sick , sent a food parcel to Africa , gave away a toy to a hospital ward or even took in a stray animal — then Christmas really would mean something . |
| 26 | Such inherent problems tend to be discounted , ignored , or even interpreted in a favorable light at times when the political system appears to be successfully meeting the demands and expectations of the populace . |
| 27 | You will probably not succeed in being word-perfect , and there is danger in reciting a memorised speech either of appearing unnatural or of forgetting a complete section or even coming to a dead halt . |
| 28 | But , there comes a time in every painting when a clean , new brush has to be used to add detail or to control a passage of the work that started off as a spontaneous accident , or alternatively to lay on a clean glaze . |
| 29 | Then either leave to rehydrate , then eat or alternatively cook for a few minutes before eating . |
| 30 | Sure enough , Andy 's new baby is a delicious-sounding thing — crisp , subtle and very , very sensitive , perfect for anything from complex traditional-style tunes through to New Age doodlings , thumb-picked ragtime or simply strumming with a light pick . |