Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] [prep] [art] [noun pl] or " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sedate , sober men , that in the day time comported themselves in all seriousness and dignity , relaxed their staidness then and joined deliriously in the quadrilles or the waltz . |
| 2 | The delicious pork and goose rillettes and rillons of Western France are also close relations of English potted meats — in other words cooked and shredded or pounded meat packed into pots after cooking , as opposed to the pâtés and terrines which are made from raw ingredients cooked directly in the pots or the crust in which they are to be stored and served . |
| 3 | Again this is no coincidence , because life began either in the oceans or in water-affected environments . |
| 4 | Rural girl children worked full-time in the fields or as servants by the age of 15 . |
| 5 | The proposal also indicated an intention to devote one corner of the library to a display area , in which departments or faculties would be able to mount exhibitions related directly to the topics or themes of project-work . |
| 6 | Third , he exercised jurisdiction over the pagenses ( the " men of the pagus " or county ) : replicating the assemblies of the realm at local level were the county assemblies which were supposed to be held three times every year , and met either in the civitates or elsewhere in the county . |