Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] or a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Instead of seeking to contain royal power they were preoccupied with gaining the favour of the Grand Prince , or control of the government when the monarch was personally weak or a minor . |
| 2 | If you are going to be lightly humorous , skimming like a butterfly , then you will be ill served by a plot that is impossibly ingenious or a plot that has at its centre something too grave to be dealt with light-heartedly when , long after you have embarked on the actual writing , the moment comes to reveal all . |
| 3 | that drinking too much is not clever or a sign of being grown-up |
| 4 | A person who erects or installs such plant must ensure that the installation is not unsafe or a risk to health . |
| 5 | I am not medical or a scientist , but can guess that the garlic affects the whole of the blood stream as far as the insect is concerned . |
| 6 | I mean you 'll work out whether it 's a bit more reactive or a bit less . |
| 7 | It is equally an offence to administer drugs to a woman for a similar purpose or to procure a girl under 21 or a defective to have sexual intercourse with a third party in any part of the world . |
| 8 | They may be geometrically related , as previously described , geometrically independent or a combination of both . |
| 9 | If I was some fucking private eye or something I 'd head back out to Mr Azul 's big house and break in somehow and find something really interesting or a body or a beautiful woman ( or just get slugged on the back of the head and wake up wise-cracking ) . |
| 10 | Was it quite comfortable or a bit basic ? |
| 11 | A third of respondents , however , blamed damage on their own clumsiness , and nine in ten admitted having spilled at least one or a combination of the following on themselves ; coffee , tea , correction fluid , tea , copier toner , water , cold drinks and glue . |
| 12 | I love them Terry Either that or a labrador . |
| 13 | I needed some valerian tea ; either that or a monster Manhattan . |
| 14 | Either that or a swimming party or |
| 15 | Either that or a dong the size of a surfboard . ’ |
| 16 | At each stage the client is encouraged to recite either one or a series of these statements . |
| 17 | Not that O'Hara was either lean or a monster . |
| 18 | one expect to be comfortable if he is wearing a belt two inches too tight or a pair of shoes two sizes too small ? |