Example sentences of "or [adj] later [art] " in BNC.

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1 A moment or two later a man who , from his lanky form and fine-boned features , could only be her fiancé , Lord Woodleigh , emerged , evidently doing his best to overcome a certain reluctance .
2 But , although the construction company 's overlord continued to stay away , a day or two later a gang of his labourers moved on to the land which surrounded her house .
3 They were only just in time , for a minute or two later a procession appeared at the top of the hill and began to make its way slowly down .
4 '' A day or two later an earthquake shook the whole area and the same thing happened : ‘ ’ the Lord was not in the earthquake . ’
5 A day or two later the policeman called and was told about the strange experiences .
6 A day or two later the baby will be back , crimson-eared , or whoofing with croup .
7 A month or two later the alarm sounded again .
8 A second or two later the powerful beam of the flashlight cut through the darkness .
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