Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] [conj] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the court dismisses the application , it must make an order authorising the creditor to present a bankruptcy petition either forthwith or on or after a specified date . |
| 2 | Inversion and substitution are intensely narcissistic ; despite that — or rather because of it , since Genet also transvalues narcissism — they extend tar beyond the self . |
| 3 | Despite , or rather because of , the heyday of the shipbuilding on the Clyde and the ever increasing commercial traffic through the port of Greenock , the area had become a magnet for unemployed , and especially the ‘ cleared ’ peoples of the Highlands and Islands . |
| 4 | Questions relating to counting and calculating with whole numbers are generally tackled by girls as well as or better than by boys . |
| 5 | Any of the following tests would be regarded as suitable proof : Passes in the JMB Test in English ( Overseas ) at grade 3 or better up to June 1989 , the JMB Test in English for Speakers of Other Languages from March 1990 ; the AEB Test in English for Educational Purposes at grade III or better in listening , reading and writing ; the Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English at grade C or better ; the Oxford-Arels Examination ( Higher level ) at Credit or Distinction level ; the IELTS ( British Council/University of Cambridge ) , with an average score of 6 or better and for each component a score of 5 or better ; TOEFL with a score of 550 or better ; the London GCE O level Syllabus B in English Language at grade C or better or in an approved SCE or GCE syllabus in English are acceptable for this purpose . |
| 6 | Any of the following tests would be regarded as suitable proof : Passes in the JMB Test in English ( Overseas ) at grade 3 or better up to June 1989 , the JMB Test in English for Speakers of Other Languages from March 1990 ; the AEB Test in English for Educational Purposes at grade III or better in listening , reading and writing ; the Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English at grade C or better ; the Oxford-Arels Examination ( Higher level ) at Credit or Distinction level ; the IELTS ( British Council/University of Cambridge ) , with an average score of 6 or better and for each component a score of 5 or better ; TOEFL with a score of 550 or better ; the London GCE O level Syllabus B in English Language at grade C or better or in an approved SCE or GCE syllabus in English are acceptable for this purpose . |
| 7 | Despite revolutionary zeal , or perhaps because of it , they sought immediate compensations for the miseries of daily life , and spontaneous methods of attack which they mistook for political strategy . |
| 8 | ‘ Inflation ’ , as this is called , got a rapturous reception when it was put forward in 1980 , despite , or perhaps because of , its weirdness ( cosmologists , after all , undergo years of training so that they can say things like ‘ When the universe was the size of a grapefruit ’ without blushing or laughing ) . |
| 9 | Or perhaps because of it . |
| 10 | Despite their size , or perhaps because of it , many saguaros have been stolen from the desert to be sold , at huge prices , to ornament smart Californian gardens . |
| 11 | Reynard can not help but be cautious about this information , despite its apparent supernatural origin , or perhaps because of it . |
| 12 | She had not troubled to dress , despite , or perhaps because of , the fact that she had male visitors . |
| 13 | And despite ( or perhaps because of ? ) its use of the Rimsky version , the Karajan is easily the best conducted , sung and recorded . |
| 14 | Despite this wealth , or perhaps because of it , enthusiasm should be tempered and caution exercised . |
| 15 | And in spite of , or perhaps because of , this framework , they all seemed to have such fun , such carefree , girlish fun . |
| 16 | Despite , or perhaps because of , these successes Channel Four is also under scrutiny from the ideologues and reformers . |
| 17 | America , despite ( or perhaps because of ) its smaller state sector , has been slow to see the point of it . |
| 18 | Despite , or perhaps because of , this late arrival social anthropologists are much given to tracing their intellectual pedigree to as remote and as illustrious ancestors as they can uncover . |
| 19 | Despite , or perhaps because of , the disparity in their characters and backgrounds , Colin Agnew and Paul Getty became close friends . |
| 20 | And despite ( or perhaps because of ) all the loans and all the aid , the net effect is that billions of dollars have actually moved out of the poor countries and into the rich countries . |
| 21 | In spite of all this , or perhaps because of it , we made an early enough start to reach Aurillac in plenty of time to buy our picnic lunch and see something of the old town . |
| 22 | Michael Lee , although born and reared in squalor on London 's wharves — or perhaps because of it — was not fastidiously clean . |
| 23 | However , it is also an area where great failures can occur , despite or perhaps because of the presence of such people . |
| 24 | Perhaps they arise because the government does not recognize the true costs of its new policies , or perhaps because of a resistance to making a particular policy effective which comes from within the central government machine . |
| 25 | David Parkin was obviously keen to preserve at work the image of a happy marriage despite , or perhaps because of , his affair with Nicola . |
| 26 | Mr Morrison looked instantly distraught , possibly because of the air which whistled down George 's nostrils as he gasped in horror , or perhaps because of the children who were ferreting down the sides and back for valuables . |
| 27 | Despite , or perhaps because of , the large amount of information available it can be difficult to obtain key details which we need . |
| 28 | Despite , or perhaps because of the hardship they face , the women have a strong sense of community . |
| 29 | Despite , or perhaps because of , these mishaps , estimates for Trident running costs are now revealed to be £5.7 billion over 30 years , on top of £10.5 billion construction costs . |
| 30 | You finished about eight o'clock at night , you had about twelve hours so you 're working more or less except for the was n't very long . . |