Example sentences of "or [prep] [adv] [vb base] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's difficult not to get involved in , or at least take a view on , the current Great Educational Examination Debate that 's sweeping the UK — the standards being achieved , or not achieved , as the case may be ; the fairness of a system that employs different examining boards with different syllabuses and differing subject ingredients and , importantly , with varying amounts ( from zero per cent to 100 per cent ) of coursework that may benefit from parental/teacher ‘ assistance ’ in varying degrees . |
| 2 | I think you should try to get a table up there , or at least fix a leg on that one . |
| 3 | And there comes a point where you have to call an end or at least announce a limit to sacrifice . |
| 4 | The advantage of this is that when you start gigging , you have someone out front who knows your songs , and who can either mix your sound or at least keep an eye on the house engineer . |
| 5 | With these species , go for calmer water ( perhaps opting for the air-powered foam filter ) and consider planting natural plants in pots , or at least add a layer of Duckweed , Azolla , or other floating plant at the surface to encourage bubble nesting in Gouramis . |
| 6 | Although the extraction of semantic information from dictionary definitions may be considered an objective in itself , many researchers pursue a specific application , or at least have a range of applications in mind . |
| 7 | I hoped to speak to Victor , or at least have a word with his father . ’ |
| 8 | Er fairly recently we were asked to tender for erm a new station at Rickmansworth for Crossrail and one of the prerequisites of that job , er which was a ten million pound project , er one of the prerequisites of that job , was that we should either be certificated or at least have a quality assurance erm system in place . |
| 9 | There often appears unconsciously held suppositions that superior literary writings will deal with issues divorced from ordinary concerns or at least adopt a perspective of the ordinary which is shared by the social elite . |