Example sentences of "or even a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Explaining this generation-skipping will require new physical theories ; those should provide pointers towards a grand unified theory of the strong , weak and electromagnetic forces , or even a substantial portion of the GUT itself . |
| 2 | It protects the defendant in that it prevents the jury from speculating on the possible effect of adult literature on a young person who may just happen to see it , although it does not put the prosecution to proof that a majority , or even a substantial number , of readers would be adversely affected . |
| 3 | It was n't an act of vanity , or even a professional kind of analysis ; it was more with the unease of a person who picks up something familiar and finds that , at some unrealised point in the recent past , it has somehow been exchanged for the property of a stranger . |
| 4 | Certainly the thought must occur to anyone acquainted with almost any part of science , or even a small selection of scientific laws . |
| 5 | The adults will lay their eggs in your tub , though , or even a small jar . |
| 6 | Doors of the hatch can be hinged or sliding , or even a lift-down flap , as long as it 's got adequate support . |
| 7 | It could have been , he argued onwards , a fort , or even an early Christian site , or even a pagan place of votive offering , ‘ for there is such a multitude of divinities , to whom it may have been dedicated , that the chance of its being a temple of Anaitis is hardly any thing . |
| 8 | Whatever he said was always ignored : for years , even when in health , he had been used by his wife as a ventriloquist 's dummy , in support of an endless succession of mutually contradictory banalities , and whenever he had risked an original or even a conciliatory remark he would be firmly rebuffed . |
| 9 | From each standard the rays of twenty powerful lamps were thrown across the pitch at different angles , and as they intersected and spread they did not leave a dark or even a dull patch … |
| 10 | Over 2000 years ago the Greeks realised that a full turn or even a right angle was far too large an amount of turn for many situations . |
| 11 | So Bartle may have been a corn spirit , christianised to become St Bartholomew whose day falls at the right time of year , or even a former village priest as has been suggested . |
| 12 | To lessen the distance between , say , the refrigerator and the sink , you could add an island unit to the centre of the room , or a free-standing butcher-block work surface , or even a mobile work trolley . |
| 13 | Keeping Sheridan on a straight or even a wavy line definitely came into the category of crisis control . |
| 14 | Instead , if Birmingham is to saved , then some sort of balance sheet parachute should be concocted on the lines of a long-term equity injection such as preference shares or even a convertible bond . |
| 15 | Any delay or obstruction of measures to safeguard Venice 's heritage would not only be a bureaucratic or administrative problem or even a political game : the delay and second rate solutions have now clearly become a moral issue . |
| 16 | If they really do trust a Vampire , or even a Vampiric Minion come to that , they 'll deserve all they are about to get . |
| 17 | This therefore implies a sort of traumatic stratigraphy with major events , such as transgressions , virtually synchronous on a continent-wide or even a world-wide scale . |
| 18 | Her appearance at last year 's PFA Rally at Cranfield was her longest flight since her restoration , but she is capable of much longer journeys , especially as her excellent short-field performance enables her to drop into any farm-strip or even a flat field — should circumstances dictate a ‘ precautionary ’ landing for weather or fuel . |
| 19 | Unlike the other more senior competitors for the approval of the leader , she did not treat him as a fellow professional or even a well-informed client . |
| 20 | They may be talking about membership of Ulster 's protestant secret societies , particularly the Orange order , the Royal Black Preceptory , and the Apprentice Boys ' Club ; or about religion — being saved , being a church member , or even a non-practising protestant ; or what appear to them to be key ethical issues such as drink , tobacco , and money ; or they may simply be describing in ordinary everyday language life in the family , on the farm , and in the village . |
| 21 | In the long term , hotel and restaurant caterers at all levels will benefit from this co-operation because any innovations will eventually be offered as an option or even a standard fitting on the models if frying equipment they purchase . |
| 22 | You could choose the Emperor as your General , but he could equally well be one of the Elector Counts , the Reiksmarshall of the Empire , or even a powerful Burgomeister from one of the City States . |
| 23 | The notion that you have a group of children that you can categorize , say like partially sighted , or maladjusted , or educationally subnormal , and that they should have a special education , is one that 's been increasingly challenged over the years and I think the Warnock Report actually moves considerably away from that notion and says no , we do n't want to separate off a particular group because they appear to have a single erm or even a multiple disability , what we want to do is to look at the needs of each individual child and ask what is it about that particular child that makes the achievement of education objectives more difficult than another child . |
| 24 | This hatred of Lloyd George on the part of both Baldwin and MacDonald made it very difficult for the Conservative or Labour Parties to contemplate either coalition with the Liberals , or even a tacit understanding with them to sustain a minority government ; and the politics of the 1920s can not therefore be understood without appreciating the widespread antagonism both to coalition and to Lloyd George personally . |
| 25 | Best of all were the knitted patchwork fragments , lash-stitched together as a coat , a skirt or even a zip-fronted poncho . |
| 26 | They sit tight , are unlikely to budge unless really disturbed and can be easily shot with a .22 rifle or even a high-powered air rifle . |
| 27 | Another selection of work , or even a revised version of this one , might make a more plausible case . |
| 28 | ( b ) Separate practice The decision must be taken as to whether the business of a new office is to be integrated with that of the main office or whether it is to be run ( or the extent to which it is to be run ) as a separate , self-financing enterprise or even a separate partnership but using the same firm-name . |
| 29 | We 'll have ha we will have been an irrel irrelevant to them for so long that when they do find another job or even a first job , then we will have a major task to convince them of the value of trade union membership . |
| 30 | The next time that you have something to celebrate — a new baby , a new wife or even a new government — try a bottle of one of this month 's winning wines , you wo n't be disappointed . |