Example sentences of "nor [vb mod] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Evidence can be freely taken by agents acting on behalf of foreign litigants ; but no compulsory processes may be used , nor may the evidence be taken on oath . |
| 2 | It is unnecessary for the suspicion to be reasonable ; nor must the person be suspected of having committed an offence . |
| 3 | Nor must the period of time in question be continuous . |
| 4 | the chosen site must not interfere with or reduce the value of scenic and recreation areas , nor must the habitats of rare or otherwise important plant and animal species be disturbed ; |
| 5 | Nor should the other partner feel they are the object of the charity of some ‘ big benevolent bread winner ’ . |
| 6 | The vines must not be suffering from any disease , nor should the leaves be those which have been distorted by herbicides . |
| 7 | The argument , then , is that the causing of death by bad driving should not be regarded as a significant aggravating factor , but nor should the non-causing of death or injury be regarded as a significant mitigating factor . |
| 8 | ‘ Nor should the transexual be confused with the transvestite who simply dresses as the opposite sex . |
| 9 | Nor should the West be excessively high-minded now in condemning a regime which once served its anti-Soviet purposes so well . |
| 10 | Herron 's pop collages should not be missed , nor should the opportunity to be guided by computers through his latest projects . |
| 11 | No one should underestimate these problems , but nor should the waste and unfairness of existing conditions be overlooked . |
| 12 | Nor should the similarities in the broader dimensions of the problem of youth employment escape our attention . |
| 13 | Nor should the media habit of personalizing events and trends be taken too seriously . |
| 14 | Nor should the novelty be exaggerated of abolitionists advancing petitions from a relatively popular base and on grounds of the general interest in 1788 — relatively popular because calculation from Drescher 's estimate of 60,000 signatures in 1788 suggests an average of 600 signatures per petition and , with Manchester producing 10,639 , some were clearly much smaller than the average . |
| 15 | Nor should the bureaucratization of society as a whole be confused with the emergence of the bureaucracy as a ruling class . |
| 16 | The fact that UK-based professional advisors are used should not affect matters , nor should the fact that trust accounts are prepared in the United Kingdom . |
| 17 | Nor should the issues and problems examined here be allowed to overshadow the fact that 15,000 people in the UK are experiencing great satisfaction , involvement and a sense of achievement within their communities through their work in a Citizens Advice Bureau . |
| 18 | Nothing should be allowed to disturb the emotional flow , nor should the interest be given the chance to lapse . |
| 19 | Absolute word-for-word matching of ideals and practices can not be expected nor should the manager slavishly seek that . |
| 20 | The Club will make the necessary arrangements , but no-one is allowed to go into town before clearing immigration nor should the skipper or any of the crew visit immigration as they will be told , in no uncertain terms , to return to the club immediately . |
| 21 | Nor could the courts cope , and there would be a deterioration in the public 's perception of the police as a result of the disjuncture with lay conceptions of legality . |
| 22 | But because the feoffees were the legal owners , the lands could not be taken into wardship if the grantor died leaving an heir under age , nor could the crown require the payment of a relief when the heir entered upon his inheritance , and lands held in trust in this way could not be forfeited for treason . |
| 23 | Nor could the standing army be cut by building up a reserve since trained men , automatically liberated when drafted , could hardly be returned to enserfed villages . |
| 24 | Nor could the release of the sex offender , Peter Pickering , in the Mental Health Review Tribunal case which I mentioned earlier . |
| 25 | Nor could the citizens of Northern Ireland claim that the agreement gives them a legal right ( although possibly a moral or political right ) to a referendum before the British Parliament passed pertinent legislation . |
| 26 | Nor could the earl find anyone who would lend him money to be secured on his landed revenue . |
| 27 | Nor could the muse defend her son . |
| 28 | Nor could the exchange avoid these sort of issues by simply granting itself a general power to do whatever it wanted . |
| 29 | Nor could the G.L.C. defend its policy on the basis that it possessed a mandate to lower fares . |
| 30 | Nor could the cadets yet don the power armour necessary to heft such bulk . |