Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] [art] [noun] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Near the Place des Greves , or rather the square close to it , a great crowd had gathered to witness an execution . |
| 2 | But they reached the house , or rather the road below , and when Adamus had paid the driver-no account was mentioned — they walked up the crumbling slope in the shadowed midday light , and came out among the wet green oaks , and the house appeared . |
| 3 | you know , and er you just did n't er you just did n't have er er y you may get a cinema once a week , or perhaps a dance once a week , but that er that wa that was the limit , you know . |
| 4 | He died in 594 or perhaps a year later . |
| 5 | After an hour or so the Carpettes still linger in the parking lot as the coach doors slam shut . |
| 6 | depending on whether we take the " " mayden " " as a vocative ( i.e. " girl , I love no one more than thee " ) or as the object of the lost verb of line 14 , whereby the -clause becomes a restrictive relative clause ( " I love no maiden more than you … " [ but I might love some just as much or only a bit less ] ) . |
| 7 | The big night out … or just a weekend away from it all … |
| 8 | Some subjects are painful , sensational , controversial or just a bit too exciting . |
| 9 | ‘ It may be once a week or once a fortnight perhaps , but it would n't be a lengthy period until the baby is older and more independent . |
| 10 | There is of course a fine line between ‘ direct support ’ and ‘ regular monitoring ’ but the main distinction is that people in the previous category were visited at least once a week to give support or help , whereas people in the ‘ monitoring only ’ category were visited about once a fortnight or once a month so that the development officer could ‘ see how things were going ’ . |
| 11 | Tomorrow or possibly the day after , you may find that the redevelopment work has begun . |
| 12 | With no onward chain involved the property is ideal for investment or equally a family home . |
| 13 | A final instalment could be paid when the candidate starts work , or even a year later , if that candidate has stayed with the firm and/or performed well . |
| 14 | After that the total amounts , or even a bit more if we look at it , erm , what over factor , Janet , no John , it must be John 's turn now , affects the allocation to units in those first four years by looking at that table . |
| 15 | Each season the true 500 elite ( you can count them on your hands with fingers to spare ) develop their skills further as improved equipment allows achievements which a year ago , or even a month ago , would have been impossible . |
| 16 | Now is there any capability to add simple graphic elements such as a reversal block , a box or even a rule automatically to elements of text . |
| 17 | If it appears slowly with a few days warning of something being not quite right and the patient gradually sinks into the illness , then the cause is likely to lie several days or even a week earlier . |
| 18 | A place familiar from many enjoyable holidays spent there may be the choice or even a move abroad . |
| 19 | And while nobody wanted precisely to abandon the Fidchell which everybody enjoyed so much , there was really no reason why they could not play it with the Gnomes tonight and save Fenella for tomorrow , or even the day after . |
| 20 | As I have suggested , ‘ nation ’ and ‘ nationalism ’ are no longer adequate terms to describe , let alone to analyse , the political entities described as such , or even the sentiments once described by these words . |
| 21 | ( 3 ) Study section 2.6 and put the ideas into practice in all your writing whether it be a seminar paper , a lab. report or simply a letter home . |
| 22 | Thus c-type bands always have sharp distinct Q branches on an indistinct background with no apparent gap between P and R branches ; b-type bands have a central dip with no distinct Q-branch ( or sometimes a Q-branch clearly divided into two , again leaving a distinct central gap ) ; and a-type bands have more or less clear P , Q , and R branches . |
| 23 | The only drawback is their price — anything from about £8 per square metre for the plainest types , up to £20 per square metre , or sometimes a lot more for elaborate designs . |
| 24 | Successful integrated day-care placements for under fives were negotiated by the specialist social worker and the parents , or sometimes the parents alone or the parents with another committed individual . |
| 25 | We go once or twice a day now . |
| 26 | Going over the limit in the privacy of your own home just once or twice a year probably wo n't do any lasting damage . |
| 27 | WITH the object and intent of affording to the Vendor a full and sufficient indemnity but not further or otherwise the Purchaser hereby covenants with the Vendor that he the Purchaser and the persons deriving title under him will at all times hereafter duly observe and perform the covenants contained or referred to in the Conveyance so far as the same affect the property hereby conveyed and remain to be observed and performed and are capable of being enforced and will indemnity and keep indemnified the Vendor and his successors in title from and against all actions costs claims and demands in respect of any breach non-observance or non-performance thereof so far as aforesaid |
| 28 | Waiver of his lien by the seller may take the form of first an express agreement to forego the lien , or secondly an act clearly indicating an intention to forego it , or thirdly a wrongful act inconsistent with delivery to the buyer . |
| 29 | The bridge in question was a rope bridge strung , Indiana Jones -style , between two cliff ledges , although thankfully a lot nearer the ground than its later film equivalent . |
| 30 | So when one day Kraal was mocking Slorne for her silent uselessness , Creggan was forced to say in her defence that perhaps the silence only hid an eagle who was kind and gentle and whose talons carried no harm for any eagle there . |