Example sentences of "[prep] [art] [adj] or a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Finn , in turn , often appeared in the guise of a hind or a hunting dog , and his children took the form of fauns ( see FAUNUS ) when wishing to escape danger . |
| 2 | On the spectrum of improbabilities , the spotlight turns out to illuminate only the narrow range from the left-hand end ( certainty ) up to minor miracles , like a hole-in-one or a dream that comes true . |
| 3 | Edward felt like a colonial or a schoolboy , and it irked . |
| 4 | Privilege tickets at fares somewhere near a third or a quarter ordinary rate were issued at any booking office on presentation of an application form . |
| 5 | The effect of both these procedures is that the defaulting party has 21 days in which to make the payment , following which the party making the demand can present a bankruptcy petition against an individual or a winding-up petition against a company . |
| 6 | He was thin , dark and sallow , with prominent brown eyes , and he could have passed anywhere as a Lebanese or a Palestinian . |
| 7 | But it remains to be seen whether NFC is a throw-back to the 1970s or a model for the 1990s . |
| 8 | Reference to the appropriate data track The timing here depends on whether the record in question is stored on a prime or an overflow track . |
| 9 | Erm , you know , we all deal with people , who either on a personal or a business level who we genuinely feel the world would be a better place without . |
| 10 | She said Naomi appeared to live in a world of her own and was either on a high or a low , adding : ‘ She was a lovely child . ’ |
| 11 | A book is allocated to an individual or a project leader for team use . |
| 12 | Mr Bishko says sales volumes need to rise by a fifth or a quarter for the US operation to break even , and more stores will be needed before it makes a satisfactory profit . |