Example sentences of "[be] a [adj] or [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 3.13 The best way to form a view on the current level of damages for pain and suffering simpliciter is to study recent awards for minor injuries , where there has been a complete or almost complete recovery . |
| 2 | So realism suggests a limit on the number of candidates , and if in some Irish constituencies there are a dozen or even a score the reason is that they include candidates of small or perhaps minuscule parties besides more or less cranky independents : the two major parties are not responsible . |
| 3 | It 's the main ‘ motorway ’ through the city , and there are a dozen or so stalls on the Rialto selling souvenirs — including the painted masks you 'll see on sale all over the city . |
| 4 | There may be a million or so people in the land who have the capacity to turn their hands to anything that 's going without feeling frustrated , or rebellious , or losing self-respect . |
| 5 | These fish in the 1lb to 2lb class can be a hundred or more strong in a shoal , and if you begin catching this size of barbel it is likely they will remain in the swim , feeding off and on , for as long as you have bait to keep them interested . |
| 6 | You do not have to be a separatist or even a lesbian to enjoy the benefits of graduated separatism . |
| 7 | Of the 243 companies interviewed , 56 per cent considered the disruption of children 's schooling to be a very or fairly serious problem for transferred staff . |
| 8 | I twisted in the seat to see that there were a dozen or so boats moored in the protected crook of the easternmost anchor fluke . |
| 9 | There were a dozen or so cars parked near the entrance , including the Marshal 's small van , but not a soul in sight . |
| 10 | These were a dozen or so stoppered glass bottles containing a selection of Wakelate 's most virulent and inventive poisons . |
| 11 | To the right of the lodge were a dozen or so stone steps leading to a half-moon beach . |
| 12 | While pluralist writers can not be interpreted as suggesting that there is a perfect or even extensive distribution of political power through the mechanism of interest participation in government decision making , — ’ what pluralists do argue is that more groups are involved in making decisions than is suggested by Marxist and elitists , who claim that a particular class or group has a monopoly of influence . |
| 13 | Where the vendor company is a subsidiary or closely controlled , it would be bound to consult its owners or controllers on any bona fide offer . |
| 14 | It is , however , questionable whether Manne 's ‘ negative ’ insider dealing conception ( that is , not selling on the basis of inside information ) is a dominant or even significant means of insider dealing . |
| 15 | Any resulting action should be taken in the presence of the appropriate adult if the person is a juvenile or mentally disordered or mentally handicapped . |
| 16 | If the person is a juvenile or mentally disordered or mentally handicapped the copy shall also be given to , or the interview record brought to the attention of , the appropriate adult . |
| 17 | It was held that the defendants were guilty of wilfully promoting racial hatred if they foresaw that hatred was a certain or morally certain consequence of what they were doing , even though it was not their purpose to promote hatred . |
| 18 | Each of the organisations with which we had contact was a major or even the dominant local employer , and each was located in an area of high unemployment . |
| 19 | It was a grand or more each time . |
| 20 | You see , I did n't realise I thought there was a soft or hard , but there 's actually soft and then there 's |