Example sentences of "[adj] or [adv] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some subjects are painful , sensational , controversial or just a bit too exciting . |
| 2 | ‘ Is it for real or just a fantasy ? |
| 3 | For a moment Ruth wondered if he were real or just a ghost . |
| 4 | From now on , music could be no more than tone-painting or else a stimulant for jaded nerves , where the words hardly mattered ( as was already the case in Euripidean lyrics ) . |
| 5 | It would be foolish , however , to argue that the problems created by the increasing urban demand for recreation in the countryside are entirely illusory or simply a matter of arbitrary taste : they clearly are not . |
| 6 | It was , however , nothing so dramatic or pompous-merely a statement revealing that at that time the question of my succession to Macmillan had simply not crossed my mind . |
| 7 | REPEAT TIME is used to schedule LIFESPAN RDBI to run repeatedly at given time intervals , for example nightly or once a week . |
| 8 | I could not imagine a German , Italian or even a Frenchman being so patient in such a discussion . |
| 9 | You do not have to be a separatist or even a lesbian to enjoy the benefits of graduated separatism . |
| 10 | ‘ This friction between her and your mother — was it really important or just a manifestation of teenage rebellion ? ’ |
| 11 | The first difficulty is , as we have seen , that the term ‘ child abuse ’ covers a range of behaviours and problems , so that a search for a single or even a cluster of ‘ causes ’ is likely to be in vain . |
| 12 | Dario Carella was n't a relative or even a friend . |
| 13 | If anyone would like to share their story with other readers , whether it 's happy , sad , amusing or just a bit out of the ordinary , then please write to us at the usual address . |