Example sentences of "or perhaps [art] [noun sg] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | And for a first course all you will need is either the broth from the pot-au-feu , which will have a very fine flavour and which you can thicken if you like with a little rice — there should be enough for seven or eight people — or perhaps a dish of mussels , or a light fish soup . |
| 2 | The existing schemes in the early and mid-1980s were usually based upon an annual interview by a member of the Senior Management Team of a school , or perhaps a head of department . |
| 3 | Emma played ‘ Jingle Bells ’ on the recorder quite nicely , or perhaps a mixture of wine and the brandy sauce mellowed the ear . |
| 4 | became just a kind of foreman , or perhaps a member of lower managerial supervisory staff … the employers appear to have been determined to take the important decisions themselves rather than leave the butty with a significant degree of independence , as the modernity and high level of mechanization of the new pits perhaps dictated . |
| 5 | In tiny flats and bedsitters it 's more often the living room that has to make space for dining , in which case it 's a good idea to separate the two functions with either a physical division — like an arch , trellis or shelving — or with visual treatment like different lighting or flooring , or perhaps a change of colour or mood created by wall coverings and soft furnishings . |
| 6 | But are they the inevitable companions of hierarchy , or perhaps a product of the misuse of hierarchy that would disappear if hierarchy were properly understood and structured ? |
| 7 | The prayers , or perhaps a combination of skill and simple luck — against Zimbabwe in particular — helped the Namibians win the tournament undefeated . |
| 8 | Stupidly , I presumed that the ancient axiom that females were put on this planet for purely decorative purposes or that being pretty ( or perhaps a spot of procreation ) were the pinnacles of achievement had forever died out alongside the bustle and/or the bubble car . |
| 9 | Perhaps the rejection of marriage and the espousal of a profession represents a ‘ deviant career ’ for women , or perhaps the phenomenon of the obsessive , houseproud housewife could be usefully seen as a form of gender role-related deviance . |
| 10 | Or perhaps the plot of a story like this demands such heroism from Jacob , never mind the unheroic qualities he has displayed before . |
| 11 | The process has to stop at any duly authorised statement , e.g. by the Clerk of the Parliaments , or perhaps the Speaker of the House of Commons , etc. , as to what was the will of the House . |
| 12 | An experienced teacher may be wary of revealing uncertainties for fear of losing status in the eyes of colleagues , or perhaps the chance of promotion . |
| 13 | We had hoped to announce the new scheme for consultation today , but that has been delayed until tomorrow or perhaps the end of the week . |
| 14 | First , the restitutionary remedy is expressed to be available not only against ‘ that person , ’ i.e. the contravener of section 3 or perhaps an associate of the contravener , but also against ‘ any other person … knowingly concerned in the contravention . ’ |