Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] or [adv] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Clause 23 and Sch 4 give every employee who works eight hours or more a week the right , within two months of starting work , to a written statement of the main terms and conditions of the employment , including details of pay , hours of work and holidays . |
| 2 | At present the statement must be given no later than 13 weeks after employment commences , but part-time workers who work less than 16 hours a week need not be given a statement until they have been employed for five years and worked eight hours or more a week . |
| 3 | So far I have left open the question of whether Maastricht is likely to prove to have been the high-water mark of European Federalism or merely a bench-mark against which to test future movement towards a Federalist state . |
| 4 | ( e ) Bedding wall plates — rate per linear m or alternatively a lump sum item . |
| 5 | Though his proposals could cost the taxpayer another £18m or so a year , they might help produce more effective constituency MPs . |
| 6 | However , there was some evidence that events could act over a period as long as six months or even a year , particularly in the patient series . |
| 7 | We will aim to guarantee everyone out of work for six months or more a place on either a high quality training programme or on a work programme with a strong element of training . |
| 8 | Some are remarkably hardy , whereas others need the protection of a warm wall or even a greenhouse . |
| 9 | Manson & Co. guitars are n't as cheap as Japanese imports but what you 're getting is one of the classiest handmade acoustics in Britain , fully customised to your requirements with extra inlays or even a pickup , and left-handers do n't cost a bean extra . |
| 10 | No wonder people sometimes start right off with an official complaint or even a writ . |
| 11 | The Throwbag Holster from Suzy is a carrying device for the Green Slime 's Rescue Throwbag , other line of similar size or even a camera , flares at sea or other item of equipment . |
| 12 | Standing around , waiting for the police to arrive , the resident and the intern made bets on whether the case would be a real emergency or just a teenager who had swallowed too much aspirin . |
| 13 | Decide whether the pest is a serious threat or merely a nuisance . |
| 14 | All too often the profit earned on an individual house or indeed a development as a whole is less than would have been made if the site had merely been left undeveloped and sold at the end of the development period . |
| 15 | Aptly named Tumbler is an ideal tomato for a large basket or even a patio tub or window box . |
| 16 | do n't matter , it just feels clean , I 've had it short and shaped , have a good shape on it and do you know the next time you have it cut I do n't know you want looking at , now the next time you go , go to the Darrow in Milford yeah because you 're in problems and they know you need it because he 'll give you a good shape on it and then you have it shaped once a month or once every three weeks or once a fortnight and keep it looking nice that way and it 's four pounds , four ninety nine , four ninety , four seventy five yeah but just keep it nice and shaped and it wo n't look any different , there ai n't nothing wrong with it mm mm mm no no right , right , right tra la |
| 17 | The sailors , expecting a large fish or perhaps a shark , slit open the paunch and discovered James Bartley : unconscious , his face , neck and hands bleached white by the gastric fluids , but still alive . |
| 18 | Whether there is upregulation of the genes that produce these antigens or merely a change in expression on the cell surface has not been investigated : in situ hybridisation should provide an answer to this question . |
| 19 | Short hair or long hair or just a man ? |
| 20 | The spark that does often make people go is when there are changes in the international organisation or indeed a change in the fortunes of the company . |
| 21 | AT A TIME when many private railways are suffering stagnant growth or even a decline , the Great Central Railway is enjoying a steady rise in income from the second year running . |
| 22 | Sometimes it is best to wait for 3 to 6 months or even a year to do this . |
| 23 | Wade also rebuilt the existing barracks at Ruthven and Bernera , already described , and over the next ten years or so a total of more than 30 other forts to protect his new , Roman-style , network of roads . |
| 24 | In the last ten years or so a group of enthusiastic breeders has been attempting to locate and rescue some of the coloured cattle of Wales and in 1981 a breed society for the Ancient or Coloured Cattle of Wales was set up ; its Welsh title is Gwartheg Hynafol Cymru . |
| 25 | BATON DE MESURE : A very short rod or even a scroll of paper used in a concert by the Maître to control the rhythm and indicate metre and tempo . |
| 26 | ‘ I really prefer the idea of an older man or even a bedridden man — even a person totally incapacitated — because at least when you bought him a watch you 'd know you 'd be wearing it in a week or two yourself . |
| 27 | Of course the Tory party will simply say it is up to the others to attract a winning minority or even a majority . |
| 28 | An important consideration to bear in mind when planning any design is whether you want a single picture , a matching pair or even a set of three or four , because your decision will influence the way in which you create the picture . |
| 29 | The procedure is very informal ; a short note or even a telephone call will suffice in the first instance as we are mainly interested in concepts rather than with detailed descriptions . |
| 30 | Although their main purpose in life was the Opus Dei , the nine hours or more a day spent in the choir of the great church , the abbey was the centre of a complex industrial and social organisation . |