Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] or [adv] an " in BNC.
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| 1 | All the children we spoke to about reviews found them either an unnecessary irrelevance or else an extremely threatening or distressing event . |
| 2 | Some propositions can be subjected to experimental test and the results used in the creation of an extended thesis or alternatively an antithesis . |
| 3 | MacCormick suggests that it matters little , when faced with ‘ possible unjust exercises of the power of modern states organised under and in the name of ‘ law ’ … whether or not these represent a corruption of law in its ideal essence or simply an abuse of public power . ’ |
| 4 | For teachers it can , however , sometimes seem like an administrative chore or merely an unwelcome interruption of the timetable . |
| 5 | Whether you save yourself , a wounded friend or even an unconscious attacker , the knowledge is vital . |
| 6 | You may have vaginal thrush or perhaps an ‘ anaerobic ’ vaginitis , a very common infection which can be caused by various microbes , not necessarily sexually transmitted . |
| 7 | Thus , if a trustee of a family trust or a nominee or bare trustee or even an agent receives rent there can be a liability to income tax on him ( normally just at the basic rate but sometimes at the additional rate ) . |
| 8 | However , whether it is a full spin or just an incipient one is academic if the glider stalls a few hundred feet up . |
| 9 | Is such resistance a legalized rebellion or merely an extralegal revolution ? |
| 10 | But pointing out limitations in a writer can sometimes seem arrogant , or at least condescending , as in this extract : At times Eliot is too confusing , too abstract and too well read , but his poems initially only demand a first response or simply an appreciation of the words , their structure , sound and order . |
| 11 | IT 'S NEVER EASY to tell , when something seems to be happening more and more , whether there is a genuine trend or merely an excessive zeal of reporting . |
| 12 | Had the plea come from a budding starlet or perhaps an Italian supermodel , Jagger would have tripped over his lips in an effort to scrawl his name — and perhaps his phone number — in her book for posterity . |
| 13 | The instrument of war was the national State and it mattered little whether that State was called the beachhead of a world working class or simply an ordinary republic : the disciplines remained the same . |
| 14 | Children often bring a new toy or special gift they have received to show their teacher and friends , and this may become the basis for a collection , as may something as simple as a pretty sweet wrapper or even an old shoe . |
| 15 | For the highest level jobs a whole country or even an international community might be considered , but in European countries most workers attempt to find jobs which do not require either moving house or excessive travelling , and such proximity has corresponding advantages for the potential employers . |