Example sentences of "or [adv] [vb base] the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Then I more or less let the whole thing drop , ’ he said . |
| 2 | Interest is paid on a tiered basis but balances of £3,000 or more receive the full rate , currently 6.88% a year . |
| 3 | ( 2 ) A licensing board shall not give its consent under this section to any reconstruction , extension or alteration which will materially alter the character of the premises in question or materially alter the external appearance , shape or size of the premises and may , before considering an application for the board 's consent under this section , require plans of the proposed reconstruction , extension or alteration to be lodged with the clerk of the board at such time as the board may appoint . |
| 4 | What happens if you actually try and get down to absolute zero or even pass the other side ? |
| 5 | Indeed , Moscow entertained some hopes that the growth in interest in non-alignment in Latin America , a phenomenon which had induced Soviet writers in the mid 1970s to talk of a ‘ Latin American stage ’ of the Non-Aligned Movement , could weaken or even undermine the military treaty system which bound this continent to the United States . |
| 6 | During the Eighties the cosmetics industry invested millions in developing skin-care products which claimed to halt or even reverse the ageing process . |
| 7 | Its leader , Mr Khan Abdul Wali Khan , argues that in the absence of large-scale development in the area or alternative jobs , the government should compensate the farmers for their crop , or simply buy the whole lot . |
| 8 | Or simply enjoy the homely comfort of the inn restaurant . |
| 9 | The various values and beliefs that coalesce to maintain , reinforce , or sometimes modify the political culture are not generated in a vacuum ; they are acquired through a process of socialization . |
| 10 | They can get up again , but must make a T test or else acquire the black plague . |
| 11 | Non-executive directors , that is a strength erm it 's also a threat but it is also a strength but basically it 's acting as a sort of yardstick to control or actually guide the actual management right down from board level right down the company there . |