Example sentences of "[adj] [modal v] [verb] either a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The particular point of interest ( Table 12b ) is the extent of any difference between the attitudes of people who are not using or have not used a type of credit , and the attitudes of those who have : when the attitudes of non-users are different , this may suggest either a misapprehension , or sometimes some genuine difference — in either case , perhaps worth further exploration . |
| 2 | Let us now consider ( 39 ) where the word plastered follows its noun ( again , an attributive interpretation is possible in principle — Clara might be an offensively wealthy tourist who travels round Italy trying to buy buildings and parts of buildings to take home as souvenirs ; but we shall assume that this meaning can safely be left out of account ) : ( 39 ) Clara wants the façade plastered It at once becomes apparent that this may specify either an event , with the façade on the receiving end of it , or a state which Clara wishes to see existing in the façade . |
| 3 | This could mean either a uniform , across-the-board depreciation of a greater depreciation against some currencies than others , i.e. some currencies in effect appreciate against the deficit country . |
| 4 | These can include either a loss of control or a tendency to freeze in the face of attack . |
| 5 | In N.C.B. v Thorne it was held that the word ‘ nuisance ’ in s.92(1) ( a ) of the Public Health Act 1936 must mean either a public or private nuisance as understood at common law . |