Example sentences of "[adj] or [prep] a [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It would be a great help to all our officers in planning future strategies ( and probably of considerable interest to you ) if you could enlist the help of your class members to complete the enclosed survey ( either by photocopying the form and filling in one each or by a show of hands and entering the total numbers ) Please let Pat Palmer have the results at or before the Reunion on 19th November . |
| 2 | If things had happened differently he , Lewis , would be living in a house like this or in a flat in central London with a cottage in the country as well . |
| 3 | Currently , over 6,000 students worldwide have registered for the Distance Learning MBA , either by dealing with Henley direct or through a Network of Associate Institutions in countries around the world . |
| 4 | The difference with New Historicism is in a refusal to see the incident or localised concern as symbolic or as a metaphor for larger cultural significances . |
| 5 | The most effective lessons are those where the child is given the opportunity , either as an individual or as a member of a small group , to explore and to create something original . |
| 6 | Complaint may be made by an individual or by a body of persons , for example a residents association and should be directed in writing to an M.P . |
| 7 | When there has been a contravention of subsection ( 1 ) of section 89 or of any of subsections ( 1 ) to ( 6 ) of section 90 or of a provision to which subsection ( 3 ) of section 89 applies , the company and every officer of it who knowingly authorised or permitted the contravention are jointly and severally liable to compensate any person , to whom an offer should have been made under the subsection or provision , for any loss , damage costs or expenses . |
| 8 | Once you have assured yourself that you are doing your best in this respect , you can go on to look at other possible causes , if you still feel generally unfit or without a zest for life . |
| 9 | The questions which must be asked are : i Do specialist multi-agency dementia teams provide a model for the planning and provision of domiciliary day and respite care for all or for a proportion of the sufferers in a community ? |
| 10 | ( 2 ) The only interests or charges in or over land which are capable of subsisting or of being conveyed or created at law are — ( a ) An easement , right or privilege in or over land for an interest equivalent to an estate in fee simple absolute in possession or a term of years absolute ; ( b ) A rentcharge in possession issuing out of or charged on land being either perpetual or for a term of years absolute ; ( c ) A charge by way of legal mortgage ; ( d ) … any other similar charge on land which is not created by an instrument ; ( e ) Rights of entry exercisable over or in respect of a legal term of years absolute , or annexed , for any purpose , to a legal rentcharge . |
| 11 | For Wolfenden , these special circumstances were defined as the ‘ provision of sufficient safeguards against exploitation and corruption of others who are especially vulnerable because they are young , weak in body or mind , inexperienced or in a state of special physical , official or economic dependence ’ . |
| 12 | In 1991 , it claimed to be the biggest supplier of Unix kit to the government , working either alone or as a member of a consortium . |
| 13 | While most experts believe the best way to enjoy a good malt is neat or with a drop of water to release the flavour , Allan Schiach says you can add any mixer you like — even a cola . |
| 14 | The unpulsed sounds seem to relate to times of heightened excitement , such as during feeding , when stranded or in a state of distress or alarm , or between mother and newborn calf . |
| 15 | They also agreed that classes are aggregates of people who are distinguishable by one or by a combination of the following : wealth , occupation , manners , standard of living , power , material possessions . |
| 16 | Either through the necessity to obtain items which they believe are essential or through a desire to be one of the gang and valued by their peers . |
| 17 | The magistrates ' decision may be either unanimous or by a majority of the bench who heard the case . |
| 18 | Ammophila may occur on its own or with a variety of other species such as Festuca rubra and Senecio jacobea ( Huiskes , 1979 ) . |
| 19 | Synodontis Multipunctatus is a peaceful species , which can be kept either on its own or as a group of three or more if you have a very large tank . |
| 20 | Subject to paragraph 2 , it is applicable not only to ‘ information ’ or ‘ ideas ’ that are favourably received or regarded as inoffensive or as a matter of indifference , but also to those that offend , shock or disturb . |
| 21 | Hilton addressed himself to the practical situation of his friend who felt himself torn by the demands of the active life impinging on his desire to pursue contemplation , and helps by showing that these two terms , so often used as opposites to refer to a manner of living , either as a professed religious or as a man of affairs , take their fundamental meaning from different inner conditions . |
| 22 | The extra dimension comes from the fact that the model is based , in part , on experiments that use the likelihood of occurrence of a behavioural OR as a measure of the level of associability of a stimulus . |