Example sentences of "or [adv] [vb pp] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then John had more or less made fun of him . |
| 2 | Of more immediate concern to governments and , it seemed , likely to produce much quicker and more clearly identifiable results , were the growing efforts which many of them were now making to use for their own purposes the new or greatly strengthened force of the newspaper press . |
| 3 | Fumaroli 's book is among the first to break the consensus , to ask whether all this expenditure has revived French cultural vitality or merely made culture into a stylish prisoner of the French state . |
| 4 | The smooth , or flush sided exterior of these ‘ Coronation ’ coaches was in Prussian Blue , with silver streaks , that continued back in parallel the whole length of the train , beginning from an inverted prow point on the circular casing over the locomotive 's smoke box door . |
| 5 | The crofts are generally grouped in small , linear ‘ townships ’ along the coast , with their ‘ inbye ’ or individually rented land between the seashore and the township 's common grazing land . |
| 6 | There is also the safety aspect : if you have bad lighting or dangerously worn carpet on part of the staircase , waiting for a few years to tackle the problem because it is all part of the grand plan could prove very false economy indeed . |
| 7 | The position of the hole for the ballvalve stem may be dictated by a backplate or specially strengthened section near the top of the cistern . |
| 8 | These proposals contrast with the growing importance and assumptions behind ‘ categorical ’ ( Harland , 1985 ) or centrally targeted funding on favoured educational projects ( e.g. Technical and Vocational Education Initiative , Low Attainers project ) . |
| 9 | Substitution of new materials for existing ones , increased recycling or simply reduced demand for materials due to technical innovations could all make a nonsense of predictions that the world may run short of key metals . |
| 10 | Or else led step by step down the long stairs |
| 11 | The vast bulk of these acts involved insecure or improperly adjusted fencing of dangerous machinery , inadequate precautions against fire and explosion , as well as failure to inspect equipment and maintain healthy work conditions . |