Example sentences of "or even a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Both of these views of the relationship between government and the economy stress the extent to which social policy should be seen as dependent upon , or even a derivative of , economic policy . |
| 2 | He says it could be individuals , or even a gang . |
| 3 | Bell took light from the sun , a lamp or even a candle , and used a lens to focus it into a beam . |
| 4 | If you were a hermit or even a monk , you would have little trouble indeed in implementing it . |
| 5 | One was the extension of school-based curriculum leadership roles across a much wider range of curriculum areas than was covered in the mid-1980s ( see Chapter 3 ) : in this sense , nearly every teacher is a curriculum leader ( or even a coordinator ) now . |
| 6 | . Hopefully it was either sympathy or generosity , but still , they might find you a pair of trousers or a blazer , or even a tie . |
| 7 | Successful inmates can hope to move back to a lower category C security , or even a Category D open prison . |
| 8 | One may , after all , competently drive a car without understanding much about the principles of the internal combustion engine ; one may use a typewriter or a word-processor without being able to make or mend one ; one may quickly be taught to use a computer , and make simple programs without being a master of , or even a beginner in , computer science . |
| 9 | Much of it , however , sounds like a looser version of one of the little blues bands with which Blythe started out , or even a New Orleans marching band . |
| 10 | Thank you letters from the children themselves , a note from the teacher outlining the benefits of the visit , or even a sample of the work produced as a result of the visit will be extremely welcome . |
| 11 | You can use your FlexiLoan to buy anything you like — hi-fi system , video camera , kitchen equipment , sports gear , or even a holiday . |
| 12 | A little used dining room or even a corridor or hall ? |
| 13 | You do not need a thermostat , so a pond or even a brewer 's immersible heater is all right , connected to the mains with outdoor quality cable and plugs — via a circuit breaker for safety . |
| 14 | Brian and Kathryn Pritchard Gibson , who have three children , have until Thursday November 12 to find funds , or even a promise of funds , to avoid being made homeless . |
| 15 | TDS.3 was asked to set about considering a means of taking a Jeep ( 3,000lb ) or even a Valentine tank ( 14 tons ! ) into battle under a detachable rotorhead ! |
| 16 | In early books this often occurs in the form of a cipher , initials incorporated in the decoration , or even a name stamped in blind . |
| 17 | Or even a name … |
| 18 | Imitation or role modelling by children describes the way that they copy the actions or behaviour of someone they admire , usually of their own sex and possibly a parent or even a tv character . |
| 19 | Please send us a photograph and a tape recording of your dog 's best singing efforts — or even a video . |
| 20 | ‘ I speak at customer sales meetings to help them understand what Tencel is all about as well as prepare trade advertising or even a video to assist our mill customers launch their Tencel fabric collections . ’ |
| 21 | An option for those sure of the system they wanted would have been one of the many mail order suppliers like Elonex , Opus , or even a sister company of PC World , like Computers by Post ( see panel : A Brief History ) . |
| 22 | Nevertheless , an instinct for splendour and the ability to give their kingdom importance were actually still far more fundamental aspects of Renaissance monarchy than the colder , more cautious approach of a Henry VII or Elizabeth , or even a Philip II ; and in these terms , the achievement of the Scottish monarchy can indeed be described as remarkable . |
| 23 | Persons to whom it is not convenient to pay a full price , instead of the inside , sit on the top of the coach , without any seats or even a rail . |
| 24 | Conventionally we regard myth as being a story , or even a fable , but certainly a coherent account of events that are believed to have happened in the past . |
| 25 | Was it job descriptive , or locational , or even a nickname ? |
| 26 | Making passing references to the poor , the black and to women does not make one a radical or even a liberal . |
| 27 | ‘ The theory behind these essays is that there is no theory , ’ writes Stern , sounding like an Elton — or even a Wittgenstein . |
| 28 | Rousseau as a theorist of democracy has attracted a great deal of hostile commentary , in particular from writers who see " totalitarian " implications in Du Contrat Social , or even a blueprint for what has been termed " totalitarian democracy " . |
| 29 | And with a little extra trouble it can be turned into a splendid party dish — not for a grand formal party to be sure , or even a buffet party , but the sort of meal for intimate friends when you can put all the food on a huge scrubbed kitchen table and everyone sits round and helps themselves . |
| 30 | Or even a vegetable if it comes to that ? ’ |