Example sentences of "[coord] perhaps [adv] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It was probably a fox moving around in the bushes , or perhaps even a badger . |
| 2 | The next book must break new ground , provide new insights , provide a new way of looking , or perhaps even a way of re-seeing the familiar . |
| 3 | He thought that he had heard the house door close : McAllister must have left for a stroll , or perhaps even a visit up West , and it would be safe for him to leave the surgery where he had been reading Mr H. G. Wells 's scientific romance The Time Machine , and return to the comfort of his armchair . |
| 4 | Indeed Jacob values settlements sufficiently to suggest that a power , or perhaps even a duty , should be imposed on the court to promote a settlement or compromise between the parties . |
| 5 | The girl looked as if she could do with a fairy godmother , or perhaps just a mother . |
| 6 | He uses crack and cocaine and amphetamines , then more crack and more cocaine and perhaps even a speedball to round things off . |
| 7 | uncomfortable a bit uncertain and perhaps even a bit threatened . |
| 8 | Jenkins ' quotation of Hugh Dalton 's account of the Sunday morning gathering will induce a sense of déjà vu : ‘ Dalton recorded that ( Douglas ) Jay took the lead , and advocated dropping further nationalisation , loosening the link with the trade unions , changing the name from ‘ Labour ’ ( as too class-conscious ) , and making an alliance , and perhaps even a merger , with the Liberal Party . |
| 9 | This brochure is full of sociable holidays for the hyperactive ; Houseparties are sociable holidays too , but more for people who prefer unusual places , good company , a hefty novel , good food and perhaps just a dabble at watersports . |
| 10 | What is wanted is not only the name but a statement of the legal points involved in the decision , and perhaps also a consideration of its standing — i.e. whether it has been approved or criticised . |
| 11 | If we are reduced to a handful of Scottish Back Benchers and perhaps only a couple of Opposition Scottish Back Benchers on the Standing Committee , that will be deeply resented . |