Example sentences of "[vb mod] be [adv] [verb] or [adj] " in BNC.

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1 The broad lines of advice had in fact already been established : the deflection of arterial traffic from built-up areas as far as practicable ; failing this , traffic should be either elevated or sunken when passing through urban areas ; vehicles , cyclists and pedestrians should be segregated on important traffic routes ; frontage access should be restricted ; fly-over crossings should be provided .
2 all material should be impeccably typed or printed , double spaced with at least 1½inch margins on either side
3 The number of changes is too great to catalogue here , but one , in particular , is worthy of mention — liquid assets , which in some cases may be either fixed or current .
4 They may be unduly withdrawn or subdued .
5 Unlike true appendages , processes of the body-wall are by no means invariably represented by embryonic counterparts ; they may or may not be segmentally arranged , they may be originally paired or unpaired , and more than a single pair is sometimes borne on a segment .
6 There was a glitter in his eyes , and Rostov realised that he was trying to manoeuvre Burun into a situation where he would be either hurt or embarrassed .
7 The tesserae would be further split or fragmented on site , as required .
8 It is however impossible to eradicate the possibility of having a mentally handicapped child , and unlikely that parents will be either prepared or able to create such a perfect policy of prevention .
9 By section 2 of the Act the rule is confined to ‘ publications ’ ( as defined ) which create ‘ a substantial risk that the course of justice in the proceedings in question will be seriously impeded or prejudiced . ’
10 In , on the other hand , can be both bound or free : indifferent ( bound ) , in the box ( free ) .
11 ‘ These results demonstrate that detailed phonetic information about some of the segments in a word provides enough constraint , in general , that other segments can be completely obscured or ambiguous without significantly impairing recognition .
12 Forward contracts can be either fixed or optional .
13 REGULATED TENANCIES — these can be either protected or statutory .
14 Once the functionality is established it is seen that geometric domains can be automatically generated or proposed geometric domains validated .
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