I. conjunction
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
either side (= both sides )
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There were tall hedges on either side of the lawn.
either...or
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Grapes are usually either green or red.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
in any/either event
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A routine, in any event , has certainly established itself.
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Anyway, in the 1970s, there had been strong unions, and everything I deplored had happened in any event .
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In practical curatorial terms the abstraction of software is, in any event , something of a pseudo-problem.
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It was in any event difficult to see what compromise could satisfy both Buenos Aires and London.
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Ordering her would be ludicrous under the changed circumstances, and in any event , a waste of time.
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Power is, in any event , a serious problem on the Moon.
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The cost will be passed on to their customers, who are all of us, in any event .
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The processes that have been described will go on in any event .
on either/every hand
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Ancient oak gave place to modern pine forest on either hand .
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Gaston was a fishmonger who left evidence of his occupation on every hand he shook.
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Mist curled from the water on either hand .
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The drive is spectacular: gorges and tropical rain forests and waterfalls on every hand , but I thought only of Poppy.
within two feet/ten years etc either way
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Either eat some more, or take some of those meatballs home with you.
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You can choose either french fries, baked potato, or mashed potatoes.
II. determiner
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Do you have insurance on either one of these cars?
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Sandy's brothers were standing on either side of her.
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There are gas stations at either end of the block.
III. adverb
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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"Didn't she tell you her name?" "No, and I didn't introduce myself, either ."
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"I didn't know you could go skiing in Hawaii." "I didn't either ."
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But you can't eat him either , sir!
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Sir Bernard never recovered from the loss either .
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The big bucks have not changed her life much either , Brandt avers.