Example sentences of "be [adj] [conj] a [noun] or " in BNC.
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| 1 | To expand on that ; many girls would retain the values of civilisation and would want democracy and order and all that , as Ralph did , and eventually I am sure that a girl or girls would break away , causing a rift in the group , I think that the causes of the rift would be more trivial and the arguments more verbal and less brutally physical than the boys , but girls are capable of a great deal of spite and bitter unforgiveness and if more than one leader-figure emerges , they may later argue . |
| 2 | We were fearful that a halt or a delay would result in other unfortunate occurrences in the Soviet Union . |
| 3 | It is clear that a reduction or increase in funding did not automatically lead to similar changes in each of the schools . |
| 4 | It is clear that a baby or a young person is able to grow anatomically and physiologically without hearing stories or reading books . |
| 5 | Provision is made for timing differences between the treatment of certain items for taxation and accounting purposes to the extent that it is probable that a liability or asset will crystallise . |
| 6 | Provision is made for timing differences between the treatment of certain items for taxation and accounting purposes , to the extent that it is probable that a liability or asset will crystallise . |
| 7 | Provision is made for timing differences between the treatment of certain items for taxation and accounting purposes , to the extent that it is probable that a liability or asset will crystallise . |