Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In it I read and re-read the Greek myths and legends , consumed with a desire to understand the sexual exploits of the gods , capricious beings , sometimes part or wholly animal . |
| 2 | The relief of strain energy would thus be expected to be proportional to the square of the crack length , or rather depth , and in fact this rough guess is confirmed by calculation . |
| 3 | When construction , or rather demolition began , thousands of people had to wend their way through the mud and debris to get from their homes in the south of the city to their work in the north or to the shops and market . |
| 4 | I am of course not concerned here with the reliability of the figures themselves but with their use , or rather non-use , by Polybius . |
| 5 | There may in this adoption of French terms be some covert assumption that postmodernist writing , like cooking — or rather cuisine — is something best left to the French . |
| 6 | He told her that he was going to continue writing to her , nothing deterred by her cold reply or rather lack of a reply . |
| 7 | They are showing there is no substitute for experience and the only disappointment for Tranmere at the moment is the crowd , or rather lack of it . |
| 8 | In the first place we believe that the argument put forward in the Obair Report about territorial justice ( or rather injustice ) has won widespread acceptance . |
| 9 | Erm probates Or rather procedure on death because probate is proving a will , in the Latin if there 's no will it 's letters of administration which is a similar procedure , except that the will speaks from death and therefore your appointment of the executors is effective from death and therefore your appointment of executors is effective from death , they can do certain things even before they 've proven the will Which administrators ca n't do cos they do n't have the power until they 've proved that they 're the people entitled . |
| 10 | Granted , many of their observations are fragmentary , confined to particular social groups , most commonly the gentry and clergy , vagabonds and beggars , and directed more to their conduct ( or rather misconduct ) than to anything else . |
| 11 | At Moy Bridge the young fat cheery lockkeeper — or rather bridgekeeper — ‘ Only one in the country ’ , was happy to chat . |
| 12 | Now , after all the years of struggling against the critical tide , Anne Rice is proving herself master , or rather mistress , of her own destiny . |
| 13 | The future or rather fate of Gloucester rugby club could be decided at Bristol tomorrow … there are two league games to go and the cherry and whites need to win one of them to escape relegation |
| 14 | Anthony Troon spends St Valentine 's Day — or rather weekend — in bed with his television |
| 15 | It was from here that they rang Anthony Marangos , and inspected the house , or rather château , which he had found for them in Picardy , North East France , between the towns of Arras and Amiens . |
| 16 | It could hardly be distinguished from ‘ good Pyrmont , or rather seltzer water ’ . |
| 17 | As did discipline , or rather indiscipline , where an overwhelming number of instances of indiscipline focused on boys . |
| 18 | Meanwhile , in another part of the forest , or rather Palace , the soi-disant ‘ most sophisticated electorate in the world ’ , was making an equal mess of electing Labour 's leader and deputy leader . |
| 19 | Thurlstone was described in 1837 in John Holland 's Tour of the Don as ‘ a somewhat poor looking and scattered village , or rather hamlet , consisting of stone houses built , for the most part , on the left bank of the Don ’ . |
| 20 | Fortunately , though , all but a few volcanic rocks are built up by various combinations of only seven different minerals , or rather mineral families . |
| 21 | The sitting-room has glazed sliding-front china cases , electrically lit on either side … the staircase window , or rather glass wall , has fringed curtains in green and white , illuminated from below at night time . ’ |
| 22 | In so far as I understand the logic here , heterosexual sodomy is surrogate homosexuality and homosexual sodomy is surrogate heterosexuality — or rather surrogate heterosexual incestuous genital intercourse . |
| 23 | ( Confidingly ) Now for a handful of guilders I happen to have a private and uncut performance of the Rape of the Sabine Women — or rather woman , or rather Alfred — ( Over his shoulder ) Get your skirt on , Alfred — ( The BOY starts struggling into a female robe. ) … and for eight you can participate . |
| 24 | Bishop of Gibraltar , or rather Bishop of Gibraltar in Europe as he 's called nowadays , ’ supplied the Archdeacon . |
| 25 | ‘ I 'm really into the Manchester , or rather North-West England , music scene at the moment , with the Stone Roses , Inspiral Carpets and especially the Charlatans . ’ |
| 26 | Erm , thinking about the books that you 've read , er , for pleasure , over the last twelve months would you say they 've been all , or mostly fiction ? |
| 27 | All or mostly non-fiction ? |
| 28 | But then her voice softened as she whispered , ‘ Now you must rest , only rest , for there will be much for you to learn and we can not say how quickly or slowly time will pass . ’ |
| 29 | It is frequently not practicable to withhold benefits gained by the organization from non-joiners in the same area of activity ( wage increases or better working conditions , for example ) . |
| 30 | As far as he was concerned , homosexuality did not exist north of Hampstead ( or perhaps south of it , either ) and despite the fact that its local manifestation was sitting in front of him he would not be convinced . |