Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Or someone Sir Paul Berowne himself let in . |
| 2 | What was going into that crushing ratchet — my US Approach card , or my Johnson ? |
| 3 | The company 's strategies in the mid-range — where its RISC machines and AS/400s show great potential for growth and profitability — are said to have been constrained by concerns over self-impact . |
| 4 | Michaela Dyson returned home from a holiday in Spain to find a one-ton cube of crushed metal on her driveway where her Ford Cortina had once stood . |
| 5 | Even if you listen out carefully before you transmit , you have no guarantee that another pilot is not going to press his or her PTT at exactly the same moment as you do , with the probable result that both messages are drowned out and the Air Traffic Controller 's ears are assaulted by a high-pitched screech . |
| 6 | And what is there to do on holiday in New Zealand for the pilot who already has his or her PPL ? |
| 7 | The views expressed in this paper are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the Social Science Research Council or its North Sea Oil Panel . |
| 8 | Telling a story means making what is false ( or at least largely invented ) seem true , so ‘ realism ’ ( a term hard to define but impossible to avoid ) becomes a crucial yardstick of success , a measure of whether the film wins or loses in the game of make-believe , which may also be the serious game of box-office success or failure ( though this in turn relates only erratically to the quality of a film in general or its SFX in particular ) . |
| 9 | For example , the plaintiff must prove , on the balance of probabilities , that , first , there has been a contravention of Rule 28 ( or its SRO equivalent ) , and secondly , that he has suffered a loss as a result of the defendant 's contravention . |
| 10 | Owen : When George , or you Robert … or you Carol walks out and slams the door that means the teacher has to give up time they could be giving to the others in the class , the ones who need the help . |
| 11 | Owen : When George , or you Robert … or you Carol walks out and slams the door that means the teacher has to give up time they could be giving to the others in the class , the ones who need the help . |
| 12 | No , I 'll be okay , I said or whimpered — just get me some tea or something Selina , she 's turned the tables on me somehow , that Selina . |
| 13 | Philadelphia Street , down there somewhere , there was a street called Bluestry or something Joe . |
| 14 | or something Shaun Powell , that 's a nice name in n it ? |
| 15 | what , him knocking one of the cupboard doors or something John I did n't hear anything |
| 16 | Johnny Nelson , the British cruiserweight champion , has been given the chance to succeed where his Brendan Ingle stablemate Herol Graham failed earlier this year , and bring a world title to Sheffield — and with home advantage . |
| 17 | As the Christmas Carol services recommend Peace on Earth to Washington 's Merry Gentlemen , George Bush waits to learn whether Panama will be his Grenada , or his Iran . |
| 18 | What is ‘ the topic ’ of ( 6 ) — little Richard or his Toronto school or his Newfie jokes , etc. ; and is he , this system or the other players the topic of ( 7 ) ? |
| 19 | The room in which they were sitting underwent the curious shrinking process to which it was subject whenever he was reminded of Wyvis Hall or his Uncle Hilbert or even if the county of Suffolk were mentioned . |
| 20 | Her mother never tired of speaking of her own father , Don Humberto , who had been a gentleman adventurer and a favourite at the court of King John , but she had never met Dom João and could only assure Sara that if he was at all like his grandfather or his Uncle Pedro ( the one who had died at sea ) he would be a man of great charm , intelligence and wit . |
| 21 | Whether or not this is so , few would deny that Abbado is a sound choice , a man of few words who nevertheless commands great respect among orchestral players and is as highly praised for his Rossini as for his Mahler , his Mozart or his Brian Ferneyhough . |
| 22 | It 's not even got anything to do with his hedge-trimmer pageboy cut or his Oxfam dress sense , which would n't look out of place in the background of an Inspiral Carpets video . |
| 23 | I 'll not die for him , or his Maclean friends . ’ |
| 24 | William kept close to Hari 's side , though for his own protection or hers Hari was n't sure . |
| 25 | Then , when the slide is wound back fully , the bush will eject the centre , Jacobs chuck or whatever Morse taper device is fitted . |
| 26 | Now but Paula Paul will come with us or Tony or whatever Paul and Tony can come with Paula okay ? |
| 27 | Somehow , she 'd have to end it before they moved up to the room , or the suite , or whatever Charlie 's contact had lined up for them . |
| 28 | ‘ Do n't even know what they 'd talk about ; a member of the factory-owning Scottish gentry and a second mate — or whatever Lachy is these days — who 's spent the last few years in Oz . |
| 29 | Aerospatiale officials are studiously refusing to give odds on whether the sale will go ahead , or what Aerospatiale would do with the company if it does occur . |
| 30 | The atmosphere was , however , cordial , if not convivial , and the talk was of what grandchildren were up to or what Dr So-and-so said about this or that particular problem . |