Example sentences of "or [adv] [to-vb] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ New Courses ’ comprise combinations of units either developed nationally or locally to create a new course , i.e. one which leads to a qualification which is substantially different from existing provision but which meets a defined local or national need . |
| 2 | The argument goes that if we had short-range nuclear weapons at the front , in the event of a rapid advance there would always be the danger that a commander would have no choice but to use those weapons , either because he could not get rid of them back to headquarters , or perhaps to start a nuclear conflagration . |
| 3 | ( Of the 36 US states which used the death penalty , only three used gas , which , it was alleged , could take 12 minutes or more to kill a condemned prisoner . ) |
| 4 | Some evenings it would be a small group of half-a-dozen close friends , on red-letter nights a gathering of 100 or more to greet a visiting celebrity . |
| 5 | But in practice , as we have seen , courts have enjoyed a considerable degree of autonomy thanks to the failure of successive governments over the years to develop an overall sentencing policy of their own , or even to articulate a coherent set of principles from which a jurisprudence of sentencing might emerge . |
| 6 | Most people like some form of bedside lighting — either for reading in bed or simply to create a cosy atmosphere . |
| 7 | This only confirms already-existing customary law ; and inasmuch as it depends on proving an actual intent partially or completely to destroy a particular group , it may be of only limited relevance as a basis for assessing the legality of nuclear possession or use . |