Example sentences of "or simply a [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Word had got about as to why she had disappeared on compassionate leave and she began receiving many invitations for such recreational activities as were available : film shows , dances or simply a get-together in the local inn . |
| 2 | There is sometimes more than one reason for an error , though : always find out if an error is a real mistake that needs your attention , or simply a slip of the pen that the writer would correct on re-reading . |
| 3 | It would be foolish , however , to argue that the problems created by the increasing urban demand for recreation in the countryside are entirely illusory or simply a matter of arbitrary taste : they clearly are not . |
| 4 | That could be remedied , he could acquire a transcript of the proceedings or simply a copy of the pathologist 's findings , but he did not dare , he was not prepared to show his hand to that extent . |
| 5 | Should it be a Convention or simply a set of rules incorporated into contracts ? |
| 6 | MacCormick suggests that it matters little , when faced with ‘ possible unjust exercises of the power of modern states organised under and in the name of ‘ law ’ … whether or not these represent a corruption of law in its ideal essence or simply an abuse of public power . ’ |
| 7 | But pointing out limitations in a writer can sometimes seem arrogant , or at least condescending , as in this extract : At times Eliot is too confusing , too abstract and too well read , but his poems initially only demand a first response or simply an appreciation of the words , their structure , sound and order . |