Example sentences of "[noun] [coord] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The central issue in this research , therefore , is the characterization and evaluation of creative teaching , and the extent to which the National Curriculum is a constraint and/or an opportunity for its accomplishment . |
| 2 | If a search for money and/or an avoidance of stress are two indicators of strong arousals from this goal category , then it is clear that some people can be motivated for long periods of time either by stress avoidance or by accumulating more and more money . |
| 3 | Important structural features for antiulcer activity in flavonoids include the isoprenyl group , the presence of ortho -hydroxyl groups and/or a free hydroxyl in the uncondensed benzene ring . |
| 4 | Some kept fowl and/or a " Christmas pig " and that was always something to look forward to ( though not for the pig ) . |
| 5 | Over-work leading to a reduction of participation in social activities and/or a change in types of activities . |
| 6 | A horse in a field needs shelter — may be trees all around the edge of the field and/or a wooden shelter . |
| 7 | ‘ Pay ’ within article 119 of the EEC Treaty did not include a statutory redundancy payment or a statutory payment under section 106 of the Employment Protection ( Consolidation ) Act 1978 . |
| 8 | The termination of a benefit or a payment or a service is a sharp , specific assault upon identifiable individuals ; it gives political opponents something solid to talk about ; they can actually produce the bodies and point to the wounds . |
| 9 | At the same time also advise him or her that if a cash payment or a banker 's draft is not received within the next five days legal action will be the only alternative . |
| 10 | Section 15 of the Act states that , unless the contract fixes the payment or a method of calculating payment , the supplier will be paid a reasonable amount . |
| 11 | A new theoretical formulation or a new analogy can be immensely important in furthering knowledge ; certainly just as much as can finding out a new fact . |
| 12 | Bulk load a wrong formulation or a not a wrong formulation |
| 13 | Yes , as a as a as a porter or a a a erm what they what used to call them that worked on the line , there was a special name for the li the people that read repaired the lines . |
| 14 | Doreen went on , ‘ Is there a porter or a steward to carry my bag from the car ? ’ |
| 15 | Erm they could have , to my way of thinking , have engaged in piecework or a reasonable incentive scheme , set with times and everything else , but er they did n't do that . |
| 16 | She 'd never been left completely alone before ; for the space of a phonecall or an errand , perhaps , but never to the extent that the final responsibility for any of the work had been hers . |
| 17 | She then tested his creativity by asking him to write down all the things he could do with various objects such as a brick or a shoe , and all the things that would happen if certain events suddenly occurred , such as everyone in the world losing their sight or having to walk on all fours . |
| 18 | She remembered the difficulties they 'd had repairing Starlings after the war , when you could n't get a brick or a plank of wood , not even if you was royalty ; and she remembered comforting Nell as each granddaughter left home . |
| 19 | You 'll have difficulty trying to get hold of a bike or a canoe in the Tatras . |
| 20 | ‘ Will Kenneth Clarke tell my five-year-old daughter why she will not get a bike or a doll 's house for Christmas ? |
| 21 | If you are at work all the time and find fitting in regular exercise rather difficult , then invest in an exercise bike or a rowing machine . |
| 22 | In nine times out of ten the vehicle concerned will be a motor bike or a motor car . |
| 23 | This target may be a building or a crossroads , or even an airfield , depending on how devious the compiler of the exercise has been . |
| 24 | The operators can , of they have a mind to question the systems ' automatic decisions , run through the status of the entire building or a single valve . |
| 25 | ‘ What 's more important , this magnificent building or a bit of grass ? ’ |
| 26 | And so it can be for a building or a workbench . |
| 27 | The proposal may be to replace just a single building or a row of shops , or there may be plans for a comprehensive redevelopment involving a whole block or more . |
| 28 | Although one may talk of the ‘ total or partial destruction ’ of an object such as a building or a railway yard which may be a military objective , it is quite different , and unacceptable , to speak of the destruction of an area of land . |
| 29 | The pupil 's surroundings can be used as an aid to mobility by providing clues to help in orientation , and key points in a building or a room can be utilised as reference points in terms of location and direction . |
| 30 | Scheme organiser Dawn Whitton said : ‘ Entries can include written reports or publications , tidying up campaigns , landscaping projects , studies of a species of wildlife , repairs to an historic building or a scheme to enhance a new development . |