Example sentences of "[vb infin] either a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Within the modern academy , English is treated with respect , though those teaching it may feel themselves impaled on the perennial dilemma of making it appear either a soft option or inhumanely technical and jargon-ridden . |
| 2 | So I do know the different things that do make people feel either a little bit better or might just help them . |
| 3 | The difference between ( 77 ) and ( 78 ) is not the same difficulty we met earlier , in the ambiguity of : ( 79 ) The cat is behind the car where behind can have either a deictic usage ( i.e. the car intervenes between the cat and the speaker 's location ) , or a non-deictic usage ( i.e. the cat is at the intrinsic rear-end of the car ) . |
| 4 | Bathroom floors are more likely to get wet , and should have either a smooth surface that is well sealed , or a carpet that will dry out quickly and wo n't rot . |
| 5 | The Trobriand Islanders , studied by Malinowski , are matrilineal , but do not have either a totemic structure or totemic rituals . |
| 6 | Alright , and policy measures designed to protect agriculture , can have either a direct effect on production or an indirect effect . |
| 7 | Such a loss of grant for local authorities will mean either a higher council tax in London or more cuts in services . |
| 8 | In the latter case it can express either a subsequent actualization ( I managed to catch up with her ) or a subsequent potentiality ( I wanted to catch up with her ) . |
| 9 | A peek into someone 's kettle will reveal either a clean element or one coated with a white , chalky substance , depending on the local water type . |
| 10 | In Washington this week Mr Ozal made it clear that he does not want either a Kurdish state or a divided Iraq . |
| 11 | ( b ) Registered land The Board will register either a substantive charge or a notice or caution , depending upon the practice of the individual Board . |
| 12 | The machine can shoot either a single dart or a whole volley . |
| 13 | Without to , it can evoke either a coincident actualization ( She does own a Porsche ) or a coincident potentiality ( She may own a Porsche ) . |
| 14 | Talk to many a railwayman about the Blea Moor Tunnel and you will find either a spontaneous reaction of a flow of stories or complete and total silence . |
| 15 | Unfortunately , I could not find either a clear description of what these psychotherapies amount to nor a critical account of the scientific trials to which some of them have been subjected . |