Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] [art] [noun] [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But a different system had prevailed at Wyvis Hall , or rather no system had prevailed at all . |
| 2 | People began to take notice of the miner 's conditions & inspectors from the govt. came & eventually the reports reached Parliament , where Acts were passed : |
| 3 | Or perhaps a tongue stuck out would be even more so . |
| 4 | Or perhaps the DTI anticipated their wrong-doing and so planted a bug to record the conversation at which the agreement was struck . |
| 5 | Could it be the years of experience it takes to know where the grape is just ripe or perhaps the skill needed to reach that perfectly balanced wine . |
| 6 | In any event , knowledge within the firm of the identity of the intermediary 's client may not identify him if the salesman or perhaps the dealer concerned did not know either that the intermediary was acting as intermediary or the identity of the client ; this is a Chinese wall-type question . |
| 7 | Ruth was n't conscious of moving , but perhaps she shivered — or perhaps the light touched her , reminding Fincara she was there . |
| 8 | However , in families where only the father had achieved literacy , child mortality is lower than in others where neither parent had done so . |
| 9 | On passing a sentence of imprisonment of two years or less the Act empowered a court to suspend the sentence by ordering that it should not take effect unless during a specified period the offender committed another offence punishable by imprisonment . |
| 10 | No well more or less the branches had the opportunity to send in resolutions to the national agreement which were dealt with at conference . |
| 11 | Within a day or so the goods had been divided between the landlord and Mahmoud and removed from the premises . |
| 12 | In 1050 or so the abbot announced that the body of St Mary Magdalene , no less , had been discovered in the crypt . |
| 13 | Dizzy Liston had won the cruiser on a bet , or so the story went . |
| 14 | Or so the stories went , and excellent publicity they proved to be . |
| 15 | For six years or so the CNAA had moved with caution — indeed , only one of its officers , Francis Hanrott , had any previous experience involving contact with teacher education , and he was given responsibility for the various levels of negotiation . |
| 16 | Emma : Too clever by half , Or so the critics said , week in , week out . |
| 17 | Suicides , or so the coroner declared . ’ |
| 18 | She was the girl with everything — fame , riches and most of all the undiluted love of her new husband — or so the world believed . |
| 19 | Or so the packet said . |
| 20 | After a mile or so the banks closed in and the gradient increased … |
| 21 | Traditional events such as the May Morning breakfast and the M.C.R. At Home organised for the S.C.R. were greatly enjoyed by all ( or so the S.C.R. assured us ! ) . |
| 22 | Some of us worried and went looking for him , then one of Alf Wood 's sons found him dead in the old pw hut , we think he died of a heart attack or so the doctor said . |
| 23 | The path continues for around a mile to the Bloody Bush pillar — named after a dispute over where exactly the border ran . |
| 24 | Had the operator of the giant video screen been allowed to go on merrily replaying the more explosive moments , there could have been rioting on the terraces , where already the stewards had their work cut out . |
| 25 | The research was conducted through the collection of data at the conclusion of an investigation or once a referral had been dealt with and closed via other action . |
| 26 | A thick black slick now covers parts of Cannop brook , where once the water flowed clear . |
| 27 | Where once the banks had access to regulated supplies of cheap money , they now have to raise nearly 70% of their funds in the open market . |
| 28 | But her garden smelled of honeysuckle and jasmine and roses from the bushes which grew where once the hens had scratched . |
| 29 | ‘ In other words , ’ I answered , ‘ the Earl of Angus bedded where once the falcon had , between the sheets with Queen Margaret . ’ |
| 30 | If liability is not in dispute , the action can simply be stood out by agreement or an application made to the judge of the lists , or to the judge on circuit , for a standing-out order , or possibly an application made to claim provisional damages ; but if liability is still in dispute the action must be tried and ought to be heard as soon as possible , irrespective of the uncertainties on quantum . |