Example sentences of "or [adv] [adv] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This in the main was from following the pipeline in Mespot to Damascus , or better still a rough track from Baghdad to Damascus , linked by a series of emergency landing grounds , staged on their way to Egypt . |
| 2 | Having your neck and shoulders rubbed , or better still a full body massage , is a good investment . |
| 3 | When you are tackling a larger area — a whole wall , or perhaps even a complete room — you use exactly the same techniques ; the big difference is the sheer scale of the job , which makes the preliminary setting-out by far the most important part . |
| 4 | As the Lord Chancellor indicated when the Bill was in committee , the provision was deliberately tailored to meet those exceptional cases involving ‘ the sort of invention which may revolutionise a company or perhaps even a whole industry ’ |
| 5 | because validity of the section fourteen is the question for ultimate trial , we 're not seeking interim relief against that , we have n't done that my Lord that in our submission is the highest and the best that they could achieve erm properly erm which was to avoid a stay on a reference and they could then continue with the proceedings rather than be put off for a , a very , you know what maybe a year and a half , er if the court dealt with it in the normal way , or perhaps even a little bit longer , erm , but to actually go to further than that and to deny the defendant the right to put up a , a proper E E C defence , my Lord in my submission would be erm without the jurisdiction of the court . |
| 6 | A word , or perhaps just a certain pronunciation of a word , may not be contained in the lexicon . |
| 7 | Shoulders and upper arms are covered by a cape , or perhaps rather a cape-like adjustment of the dress : seen from the back it does not seem to be a separate garment . |
| 8 | It may include three courses taken at the first year level only , or a second double or less frequently a second treble , ie |
| 9 | There is obviously a great buzz in live performance , and live work during this period was more or less just a lengthy summer tour with Andy Gibb in America . |
| 10 | It is this kind of inference that Grice dubs an implicature , or more properly a conversational implicature . |
| 11 | But there is another way in which the Anthropic Principle , or more strictly a Biothropic Principle , could be indisputably self-evident , if it means that animal and biological life on just one planet has its genesis in cosmic forces . |
| 12 | The history of a castle on this site dates back to 1231 when a stone castle , or more likely a fortified manor was built by Robert de Tattershall . |
| 13 | Similarly , the trebuchet could lob the lifeless carcass of a horse ( or more often a human corpse ) over the walls , to add to the disease already raging within . |
| 14 | You know where he lives in England we 're very quite a generally quite a tolerant or comparatively quite a tolerant society . |
| 15 | For instance , you could arrange a garland or archway of flowers around the words , or even just a rectangular border and still create the designs in each corner . |
| 16 | Physical exercise is becoming known as a valuable tool in treating depression , and if you find that hard to believe just try forcing yourself into a vigorous half hour 's sport , jogging or even just a brisk walk next time you feel low , and note the lift in your mood afterwards . |
| 17 | Like many managers Margaret seems unable to say ‘ no ’ to the paper work , to the phone calls that come unchecked at any time , or to the people popping into her office for advice , or sometimes just a friendly chat about a project or some personal matter . |
| 18 | In other words , if a Portuguese or indeed even a Polish business is the official employer of workers seconded for three months to a worksite in Germany , these workers would have to make do with the minimum wage provided for by Portuguese or Polish legislation . |
| 19 | Or maybe just a faulty copy . |
| 20 | So , so we 're saying that there will be a staff comment , then there maybe nothing else or there maybe a pupil comment or there maybe a joint statement ? |