Example sentences of "or even a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Just as with the introduction of any new technology ; be it digital typesetting , offset litho printing , Spray Mount adhesive or even a new range of inks there will be those who approve and those who disapprove . |
| 32 | As the chart shows , it is not a four-week or even a five-year problem . |
| 33 | Jaguar improved 26p to 599p on talk the signalled bid or deal with Ford or General Motors ( or even a European group ) is near . |
| 34 | Some towns and cities are now devoid of any kind of public freight terminal , or even a suitable siding which could be used for a one-off consignment . |
| 35 | It might be a dirty great slab of stone , the Starship Enterprise , a holiday craft with Predator on board , or even a free-falling sprout . |
| 36 | Try it with a spicy stew or even a traditional roast . |
| 37 | It means — give up the price of a meal , or even a choc-bar snack , and give the money to SCF , whose life-saving work in Africa is again being targeted . |
| 38 | In the first place it is argued that the real motive which underlay her ostentatious partisanship of enlightenment , especially in the 1760s , was not a concern for the well-being of her subjects or even a deep belief in ideas of enlightened government , but mere vanity . |
| 39 | Mark could n't have got something ‘ better ’ , like a Knightsbridge or South Kensington church , or even a good country living . |
| 40 | One gets the feeling from Warnie 's diary , for example , that it was better to be a good Inkling than a good poet , or even a good man . |
| 41 | During the seventies , Lord Hailsham dismissed the place as ‘ arguably less persuasive than a powerful leading article in The Times , or even a good edition of Panorama . ’ |
| 42 | The bolt thrower , while an excellent weapon for picking on large tough monsters , lacks the massive numerical killpower of the Helblaster volley gun or even a decent shot from a cannon or stonethrower . |
| 43 | At the one step beyond , where one imagines glimpses of a final formulation , thinking is no longer a source of satisfaction or even a rational activity , it is a form of torture , a sacrilege which is its own punishment . |
| 44 | If , as a designer , Prowse has adhered to aesthetic standards , his adaptation has a multi-layered seriousness , or even a spiritual dimension , which alters and enhances the original . |
| 45 | American poets can be so thunderstruck by the sheer oddity of being a poet in America at all that they often deny to the poet , in advance , any claim to represent a people or even a social class ; and classic New York drama in this century , as in the plays of Eugene O'Neill and Arthur Miller , has concentrated painfully and insistently on the pre-eminence of family ties and the ineluctable need of everyone in that world to be loved , as they continuously imply , by their closest relatives . |
| 46 | From time to time there are cases where the provocation is so gross and so strong that a court imposes a very short prison sentence or even a suspended sentence for the manslaughter — typically , cases where a wife , son , or daughter kills a persistently bullying husband or father — and such cases raise the more general question of whether provocation should ever be a complete defence to homicide or to other crimes . |
| 47 | Stay there for a few minutes and you will begin to experience one of several sensations : it may be a slight breeze , or perhaps a tingling sensation , heat ( especially in the palms ) , static or even a magnetic pull . |
| 48 | If someone is present who does n't enjoy speaking or is prominent through being an outsider , on a much lower level , or even a different gender from everyone else , make sure they get included . |
| 49 | This gave the impression of being on a different plane altogether — or even a different train altogether — and most passengers would soon pass by . |
| 50 | Recommended remedy : He should try for an appointment with Relate ( ‘ but there is a long waiting list ’ ) or even a local branch of the Catholic Marriage Advisory Council . |
| 51 | Farm workers are usually the last to receive the protection of safety legislation , for example , or to receive benefits like sickness pay , pension schemes , paid holidays , a five-day week or even a written contract of employment and itemized pay packets . |
| 52 | I am coming later to the ‘ none-atall ’ which is one of the more emphatic observations that I have to make , namely that one must not assume there is necessarily a rational purpose , or even a felonious purpose , in the breach of law and order and the commission of crime . |
| 53 | To impose a realistic charge ( c. £20 ) for each enquiry , or even a reduced charge of say £10 , would surely be counterproductive . |
| 54 | We might expect the throne for some generations to be occupied by a more or less yellow king ; but can any one believe that the whole island will gradually acquire a white , or even a yellow population , or that the islanders would acquire the energy , courage , ingenuity , patience , self-control , endurance , in virtue of which qualities our hero killed so many of their ancestors , and begot so many children ; these qualities , in fact , which the struggle for existence would select , if it could select anything ? |
| 55 | Kohlberg has speculated on the existence of a seventh stage in which the universal human perspective is replaced by a holistic cosmic perspective which might have a religious or even a pantheistic orientation . |
| 56 | Goslings will not only imprint themselves on human beings or geese , but also on inanimate objects such as a cardboard box , a rubber ball , or even a flashing light . |
| 57 | Again , a 12 month restraint on competition might be enforceable against a partner or a senior executive or even a top manager . |
| 58 | Opinions range from the circle of Mantegna to Antonio Lombardo or even a Milanese follower of Leonardo , but the absence of comparative material makes it difficult to pin the bronze down . |
| 59 | A regular beauty treatment , relaxation therapy , yoga class , or even a quick visit to a health farm can be all it takes to repair the week 's damage to body and soul , and prepare you for the week ahead . |
| 60 | So there is little chance of our newsreaders breaking off , US-style , from a headline story to extol the virtues of a brand of paint , or even a national newspaper . |