Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] and a [noun sg] or " in BNC.
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| 1 | The granules of spinea have broad base and a trifid or slightly rugose crown , those of hamula have a narrower base and the crown is more rugose . |
| 2 | It was a very low-budget British picture , shot at Pinewood studios in black and white and sought to do little more than provide an entertaining hour and a half or so , with a topic to which a great many people could relate — National Service . |
| 3 | During your flight you can relax with a drink from the duty free bar and a meal or light refreshment will be served according to the time of day . |
| 4 | Just a couple of miles from San Gimignano on the road to Certaldo , a turning on the left leads on amidst fields , olive groves and vineyards for a further mile and a half or so to the tiny hamlet of Pancole . |
| 5 | One can also choose between a top-down or hypothesis-driven strategy and a bottom-up or data-driven strategy depending on whether the rule expansion is driven by the addition of active edges or inactive edges . |
| 6 | It was just that I and the others in the class — at least , the ones who turned up yesterday , a lot of people did n't bother — anyway , we felt it would be nice to send some flowers and a card or something to her relatives . |
| 7 | It 's presumably popular for its unusual appearance , but it requires very dim lighting and a peat or sand substrate in which it can burrow for food . |
| 8 | But in the massive ballroom across the way there were only a few chairs and a sideboard or two , and even on a dismal day the light had fallen on the intricate design of a wooden parquet floor and pretty chiaroscuro frescoes painted into the panels of gracefully arched walls . |
| 9 | In May 1964 I travelled by coach with a couple of willing colleagues and a score or more of sixth-formers to spend a week reading , arguing , and welcoming visitors to a refreshing house on the Gower Peninsular in Wales . |
| 10 | One system of universal interpretation sees a phallus in every elongated object and a vagina or womb in everything round or circular . |
| 11 | Apart from two or three cafes and a restaurant or two , there is little habitation . |
| 12 | The locals are always ready with a smile , and come night-time , good conversation and a drop or two of schnapps with new found friends make counting sheep a thing to do back home ! |
| 13 | If I get those things and a book or two — I will go to Wednesday night chapel for a whole year . |
| 14 | Her euphoria had been considerably aided and abetted by the intake of some gin and orange drinks and a cocktail or two given freely to those selected few responsible for the organising of such a grand evening . |
| 15 | The Life Association of Scotland 's ‘ Generator ’ offers up to 9.86% for five years from a combination of a five-year temporary annuity and a PEP or unit trust investment . |
| 16 | In particular , the sensory neurons make both direct and indirect connections with the motor neurons ; the direct connections involve synapses between an axon of a sensory neuron and a dendrite or cell body of the motor neuron ( this is known as a monosynaptic pathway ) ; in the indirect polysynaptic pathway the sensory neuron first makes synaptic contact with an interneuron , which itself then synapses with the motor neuron . |
| 17 | For each of these you will need one cone and a papier-mâché or other cheap other cheap ball for the head ( paper-mâché ball are available at most craft shops ) . |
| 18 | A modern revolution requires the coincidence of a revolutionary situation and a party or organization ready to seize power . |
| 19 | Of course one would n't change places with that poor old thing even if one had to look after fifteen small boys and a loony or so thrown in ! |
| 20 | The apartments and studios have private kitchenettes with simple cooking facilities , private bathroom and a terrace or balcony . |
| 21 | The spinelets are low with a wide base and a trifid or rugose crown . |
| 22 | But the barriers to new industry and a reluctance or inability of established firms to adapt laid the foundations of stagnation and protracted decline which has continued to the present . |
| 23 | At that instant control called to announce that there was an Air Raid warning and put out all the lights , followed immediately by bombs exploding on the airfield , I knew the airfield well and I stuck to my heading and switched on my landing light just to " feel " the ground , landed and rolled along until I felt a sharp jerk and a bash or two then a complete halt . |
| 24 | It 'll be two rooms and a bath or a shower . |
| 25 | Add a few other programs and a game or two and even a 100Mb drive is starting to look a little small . |
| 26 | If you can not find cane or maple syrup , substitute golden syrup and a teaspoon or two of black treacle . |
| 27 | It 's it 's the same procedure that we accepted at the Finance Committee last Friday , and in mentioning it and hoping it will be acceptance that Longman 's can have the benefit of the Personnel 's sub-committee contribution for the next hour and a half or so . |