Example sentences of "or simply [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Why he was chosen as leader I do not know , or if in fact a leader is chosen or simply assumes command . |
| 2 | Doctor Paul Shrimpton at the N R P B says it 's sometimes a question of updating equipment or simply revising procedures , but he 's stressing patients who are X-rayed are n't in any real danger . |
| 3 | One of those lamented that a judgement against Koons could mean the end of ‘ appropriation ’ , a practice in which artists either manipulate or simply reproduce images from other sources to comment critically on the social core of notions of meaning or beauty . |
| 4 | So , too , were a number of producer co-operatives by workpeople determined to set up in business themselves whether , by competing with master manufacturers , to reinforce the effect of a strike ; or to counter a lock-out ; or in response to wage-cuts ; or simply to create jobs . |
| 5 | Funding being limited , it is not always possible to purchase foreign maps with Scottish associations or simply to fill gaps in the collection . |
| 6 | ( For example , if you dream of having a novel published , remember yourself scribbling away as an adolescent , or having a poem published in the school magazine , or simply reading novels . |
| 7 | His office , which works in fine arts , craft , film and video and photography , may proffer straight advice on projects or simply point applicants in the right direction for funding . |
| 8 | The carer may be under too much stress , both physically and mentally , to cope with paperwork relating to such matters as the patient 's sick pay from work , relevant insurance claims , or simply organizing payment of the normal household bills . |
| 9 | With a gang of laddish stooges grooving alongside to encourage him , Barry continued to lord it over the stage , munching an apple whilst reclining against the drum riser or simply feigning sleep flat on his back . |
| 10 | Use a ridge-filler to even out nails , act as a base coat for polish or simply give nails a chic natural-looking gloss . |
| 11 | The desire to get land to cultivate as a farmer and proprietor or simply to get work as a landless labourer drew people to the islands in large numbers . |
| 12 | Materials for environmental or other field-work may include cameras and tape recorders , or simply measuring tapes and surveying equipment , but in many cases there will also be a work-card or outline to guide the activity . |
| 13 | Dozens of early Georgian houses built in the 1720s in Queen Anne style ( surprisingly rare in central London ) had been allowed to fall into decay — to be turned into sweatshops for the clothing industry , to be converted into offices for the fruit-market or simply to become slums . |
| 14 | Perhaps research shows that the advertising should give new information , stimulate trial , change , ideas and perception or simply build awareness or greater familiarity with a name . |
| 15 | The targets will affect staff development plans , whether it be to increase knowledge and expertise in the area in question , or simply to provide time to consider issues in a way which will lead the school forward . |
| 16 | The National Marriage Guidance Council ( address on page 153 ) offers help not only to those who are married but also to those who are divorced , separated and bereaved , or simply have problems because they are alone . |
| 17 | Substitution of new materials for existing ones , increased recycling or simply reduced demand for materials due to technical innovations could all make a nonsense of predictions that the world may run short of key metals . |
| 18 | The uncomfortable aspects of the metaphor can be screened out of memory because the wish is to create a ‘ new ’ family within the enterprise and so rectifying past , actual experiences in families , or simply perpetuate memories of good families . |
| 19 | It does not matter whether the purpose is to educate or edify , to corrupt or simply to make money . |
| 20 | Even at the end of the day , when the first stage of the clock has been completed , the children are still eagerly pasting , sticking , or simply having fun . |