Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] [adj] of [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Or perhaps one of these workaholics who only became aware of difficulties in their marriage when their wives had packed their bags and left their goodbye note on the mantelpiece ? |
| 2 | Or perhaps several of these ? |
| 3 | A sea passage of over 200 kilometres from mainland Asia and hostile terrain enabled her to develop more or less free of some of the pressures encouraged by closer geographical proximity — for example , population movements and territorial aggression — and fostered cultural and racial homogeneity . |
| 4 | We are more or less aware of all this , even though it might come as a surprise to most viewers to discover how far news material is already being treated prior to transmission . |
| 5 | After fertilisation the zygote would have three or only one of that particular homologue . |
| 6 | Do social security systems provided by the state draw on all or only some of these and how does the mix differ between countries and with what effect ? |
| 7 | One must remember that in different contexts the question , ‘ Whose land is this ? ’ could be answered , equally correctly , by giving the name of the lord , the peasant or possibly that of some intermediate tenant . |
| 8 | Is that poor Andrew Collins some sort of old punk or perchance one of those sad tossers who once flogged Socialist Worker to 14-year-olds ? |
| 9 | In other states , cities can pass on all or nearly all of these bills to the state government . |
| 10 | Obviously , some or even all of these may be present in one case . |
| 11 | This is a rather variable type of vegetation and is characterised by constant Molinia caerulea , Scirpus cespitosus , Erica tetralix , Potentilla erecta and Calluna vulgaris , but any one or even two of these species might be missing . |
| 12 | Each specific protein has its own particular sequence of amino acids and a singular protein molecule may consist of dozens , hundreds or even thousands of these amino acid units . |
| 13 | We may regret we live in a permissive society but I doubt whether even the most staunch defender of a better age would maintain that all or even most of those who have at one time or in one way or another been led astray morally have thereby become depraved or corrupt " . |
| 14 | Alec wore a navy-blue romper suit — the outfit of a French workman , or indeed that of some little new-wave narcissist at a C. L. & S. screening It was the sight of him in his issued clothing that made me sense just how far he had fallen . |
| 15 | Erm , I do n't think either a father or a mother intrinsically has to be necessary , I think what 's important is that children should have access to a variety of loving adults , one or two , or maybe three of those who they should have a special relationship with , does n't matter whether they 're male or female , so long as the , the children are loved and they feel secure and happy , it does n't matter about , you know , this is mother , this is father . |
| 16 | During the late Seventies and early Eighties , all , or almost all of these places went to the fortunate members of the left 's slate . |
| 17 | The ability to formulate original thoughts , as well as the opportunity to put these into effect , both demand several other qualities , personal as well as situational , that may be partially or completely independent of those that might be ascribable to ‘ psychotic ’ modes of thinking . |
| 18 | In the English language literature , Malcolm ( 1938 , although apparently much of this work was written as far back as 1910 ) , Glover ( 1946 ) , Rounce ( 1949 ) and Hyams ( 1952 ) alongside those mentioned in the quotation above , are all striking , original works , marked by their intimate knowledge of local agricultural practices and the general processes of soil erosion . |
| 19 | From its inception until 1954 the EDC treaty hung like a sword of Damocles over French politics , albeit only one of many problems that afflicted government . |
| 20 | so erm er th the thought , the thought did occur to me that perhaps one of these times he 's gon na actually go beyond just like talking , and perhaps touching somebody . |
| 21 | Previous studies have shown that only 2% ( 386/17000 ) of health care staff being vaccinated were naturally immune to hepatitis B , a figure lower than that found in our population — 5.5% ( 1186/21389 ) — indicating that perhaps most of those being vaccinated are either ‘ low risk staff ’ or new entrants to the profession . |
| 22 | Yes that seems to me to fit that sort of bill , erm to be quite honest I would prefer that we base the promises on a previous paper that T six six one , er you know , sort of er typical success of the fact looking forward cos at least erm that 's not so erm , you know , sort of difficult to erm you know achieve as erm sort of repairing potholes within , when you consider that the reason that the potholes do n't get mended is because government legislation has it that we have to actually erm have lines painted all round them , so that they can be part of the package of er road mending in many cases , I mean urgently erm difficult ones are not that common er so I think that perhaps some of these promises are so difficult because it gives with one hand and takes back with the other , you know , it says we promise , but , I , I would say that 's not much of a promise , you say I promise to erm , you know , erm merge , I forgot about , but if it said but , you know , if it rains I wo n't tell you , er it would be very sad |
| 23 | Now if anyone asks if you feel for any sense that perhaps some of these routines have perhaps got a bit of become inappropriate in some way , perhaps because you 're teaching a different type of child , or perhaps because you 've got rather different educational aims , they 've changed for some reason , then it 's like asking someone to go back to being a novice again in some senses to change . |
| 24 | Does my hon. Friend accept that , if British Rail has decided that only 13 of those crossings are unsafe , it therefore appears to believe that 87 are perfectly safe ? |
| 25 | The survey showed that only one-third of those who had been on courses generated the training themselves . |
| 26 | Initially it was believed that only one of these , the dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus , was involved in visual perception and that the rest were involved in visual reflexes like pupillary control ( the pretectum ) , orientation movements ( the superior colliculus ) , and stabilization of the visual field when the head moves ( the accessory optic system ) . |
| 27 | Another problem may be that you only have one machine for both recording and playback so that only one of these activities can go on at one time . |
| 28 | In quantum mechanics the uncertainty principle says that only one of these measurements can be predicted ; the observer can predict the result of measuring either the position or the velocity but not both . |
| 29 | During 1967 , 258 families had been provided with subsidised dwellings , 43 by the corporation and 215 by the NIHT ; this included 169 families rehoused from condemned properties , so that only 89 of these households represented an overall addition to the housing stock . |
| 30 | For our present purposes , however , the important feature of the model is that it develops the implications of the widely accepted notion that even the simplest stimulus will consist of a set ( probably a large number ) of elements and that only some of these will be sampled ( will activate their central representations ) on a given exposure ( cf. |