Example sentences of "[adj] or [vb -s] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By and large the evidence which Engels and his contemporaries saw as significant of the high status of women in primitive societies is often wrong or does not signify what it was believed to mean . |
| 2 | Everywhere there is delicious coffee served very strong and black in little cups — it is either free or costs about 2p , and seems as common as water here . |
| 3 | If the colours are lighter near the surface , the chances are that it is either old or has genuinely been bleached by the sun . |
| 4 | These schemes are regarded as models that should be extended to those whose disability is congenital or arises out of non-industrial disease or accident , for whom cover , though recently improved , is still only partial . |
| 5 | This is only possible where there is a transnational capitalist class willing to deal with the TNCs when , for example , the comprador role may be too dangerous or has actually been abolished . |
| 6 | You may , you may have lec the lectures are supposed to finish at the end of this term , but if , you know , a lecturer has been ill or has n't managed to get through the stuff erm , you may have some lectures next term , but er |
| 7 | Some patients become disoriented , a more likely reaction if the patient is elderly or has already shown signs of mental confusion ( Clarke , 1987 ; Ford et al , 1986 ) . |
| 8 | An animal that is overtly unhealthy or has already started to give birth should not be used . |
| 9 | That 's what me and my friends are into , and it does n't make us stupid or slags just because we like to dress up and have fun . ’ |
| 10 | So long as a tiger stands still or moves slowly , its stripes make it practically invisible in the jungle or among reeds . |
| 11 | In other words I wo n't say it 's non-threatening or does n't have any kind of value judgment behind it because I do n't think that can be true and if anybody is monitoring their classroom practice , it 's got to be threatening in some way , almost inevitably . |
| 12 | This may appear obvious but it is surprising how many essays are spoiled because students include too much information-more particularly , information which is not relevant or does not suit their argument . |
| 13 | The dog usually just stops dead or veers off on a different course . |