Example sentences of "either [art] [noun] or a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | The long tradition that regards consent as either the foundation or a foundation of legitimate authority displays two separate strands of thought . |
2 | Ownership of the homes will pass to either the lender or a housing association , and borrowers on low incomes will be able to qualify for income support to help pay their rent . |
3 | Although she stated that after 25 years in government she was keen to seek new challenges , there was widespread speculation that she would resume her political career in 1992 by contesting either the governorship or a Senate seat in her native North Carolina . |
4 | There must be sent to the Central Authority of the state of destination two copies of the Request and of the document to be served ( either the original or a copy ) 75 ; so far as the Request is concerned this requirement for duplicates is always applicable , but pairs or groups of States may agree to dispense , as between themselves , with the need for duplicate copies of the document to be served . |
5 | Next , cut to length and mitre the cove with a fine toothed saw using either the template or a mitre block , then lightly sandpaper any rough edges . |
6 | It might be appropriate if the receiving agent appointed is also the registrar of either the client or a target as appropriate . |
7 | It might be appropriate if the receiving agent appointed is also the registrar of either the client or a target as appropriate . |
8 | And however much I hated the idea , sooner or later I would have to tell somebody about it — Toby , perhaps either the truth or a lie I would have to tell , because I could n't any longer pretend it was nobody 's business but mine . |
9 | To women , man is often either a god or a beast . |
10 | Presumably either a creditor or a debtor could commit the offence of ‘ Knowingly or recklessly giving false information to the Director ’ , which carried a penalty of £400 , two years in gaol , or both . |
11 | At one time there was a mill at Kexby , either a windmill or a horse mill , according to one resident . |
12 | ‘ It was a ferocious attack on his groin using either a knife or a screwdriver . |
13 | That 's either a knife or a steel , yeah just a steel you sharpen and that 's a bigger steel than what they use , I 've got a big steeler now what I use and that 's what that would be a steel . |
14 | The same sentence may be expressed as either a question or a statement simply by varying it 's pitch ( e.g. ‘ They 're here ! ’ and ‘ They 're here ? ’ ) . |
15 | An occupier of residential accommodation at a rent for a term is either a lodger or a tenant . |
16 | Your Land Rover may be fitted with either a Solex or a Zenith carburettor . |
17 | Results show that the majority of students involved in the DipHE courses progressed to a degree course of some kind , and that no less than 75% of mature students achieved a degree , and 85% of the ‘ under-qualified ’ on entry achieved either a degree or a DipHE . |
18 | The general standard of farming was good , reflecting the influence of the sons who had attained either a degree or a diploma in agriculture before returning home . |
19 | ALL OF the options being considered for block vote reform leave the trade unions with either a majority or a veto . |
20 | To every humble last one of these boys , Jack Cornelius was either a devil or a god . |
21 | She wore a smart Gor-Ray skirt , always with either a twinset or a wool blouse . |
22 | A physically brave man ( he was a noted wrestler and had instructed Harry Pascoe in the art at one time ) he was doctrinally circumspect , so he conducted the marriage service in such a way that he could not be labelled as either a papist or a puritan . |
23 | He is now in danger of receiving either a kick or a foot stomp . |
24 | Yet any individual who tried to get away with that would be regarded as either a crook or a crank or most likely both . |
25 | If , within 5 minutes of a want demand being refused , Joanne had not started screaming ( or any other tantrum behaviour ) , she was rewarded with praise and either a toy or a sweet from a reward ‘ menu ’ kept for that purpose . |
26 | It is all right to tell a whopper on an answering machine ( ‘ We 're sorry that we can not answer your call right now ’ is either a lie or a statement of the obvious ) , but no one will forgive you for not ‘ getting back ’ to him later . |
27 | Each religion developed its own particular insight , but had to cater for a number of different needs : if you were born in India , for example , you were likely to be either a Buddhist or a Hindu . |
28 | Rolls-Royce wrote personally to all its employees yesterday claiming that either a strike or a cut to a 35-hour week would be ‘ disastrous ’ for the company . |
29 | He seemed a man without either a past or a future . |
30 | They took out large orders of tea and coffee on cardboard trays , and after wondering for a while if they were anything to do with the film business Lucy finally decided that every last one of them was probably either a builder or a shopfitter . |