Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] [verb] a [noun sg] or " in BNC.
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| 1 | They can literally walk in the footsteps of people in the past , walking a section of Roman road or an old packhorse track , or following the route of an abandoned railway , or perhaps storming a hill-fort or castle . |
| 2 | If reading Alison 's story sets off alarm bells in your head about whether you too have an exercise obsession , or perhaps have a friend or sister who does , then turn to ‘ Obsessions : Where to get help ’ . |
| 3 | By contrast , the time limit for actions in private law is at least three years , and for judicial review applications made outside Ord. 53 there is no fixed time limit : delay in applying is just a factor to be taken into account when the court exercises its discretion whether or not to award a declaration or injunction . |
| 4 | The court must then go on to apply the fundamental principles in s1 of the Act before deciding whether or not to make a care or supervision order . |
| 5 | A step-family is created when two adults form a new household in which one or both brings a child or children from a previous relationship . |
| 6 | Taxes Act 1988 , ss671 and 672 apply where any person has power to revoke or otherwise determine a settlement or any provision thereof , and the settlor or his spouse may become beneficially entitled to all or any part of the settled property or income thereof as the result of such revocation or determination . |
| 7 | If he proposes to say something new , I hope that , as the guardian of the interests of all parts of the House , you Mr. Speaker , will make representations to try to make sure that he does it in the House rather than just making a speech or holding a press conference , even if it is in Wales . |
| 8 | With me that rings a warning bell , since it 's one of those suspicious New Age buzzwords that always portend a scam or screwball notion such as crystal therapy or out-of-body travel . |
| 9 | A complete contrast to this story of stability and continuity is provided by the successive owners of Balderton Hall , an Elizabethan timber-framed dwelling that still stands a mile or so to the east of Myddle village . |
| 10 | ( PIRATES is a unit on coordinates that never plots a point or shows a grid or axes . |
| 11 | The 1975 definition was an exceptionally pure version that had not been current previously and only lasted a year or two . |
| 12 | What would be more difficult would be for each group to resist both poles of power ( management and union ) and not become a caucus or adjunct of either . |
| 13 | Perhaps Dogs Today could stimulate a similar interest among children by including a special page and possibly offer a badge or medallion for their dogs . |
| 14 | Thus it fell to one of the rank-and-file to make a lucky find that brought them at last to the downs : and probably saved a life or two ; for they could hardly have spent the night in the open , either on or under the hill , without being attacked by some enemy or other . |
| 15 | In phytophagous insects the mandibles are bluntly toothed and often bear a molar or crushing surface near the base of the biting margin . |
| 16 | Throughout his life Blumlein was a trustworthy and loyal man with a passionate interest in the arts , music , and aviation — he held a private pilot 's licence from 1929 and often flew a biplane or Moth . |
| 17 | They too were a family of skilled craftsmen and , like so many of the first two generations of South Wales industrial settlers , retained a small interest in country matters , raising pigs and often keeping a pony or two on the outskirts of their villages . |
| 18 | By the third minute Charlie had begun to gain confidence and even landed a punch or two , to the delight of the onlookers . |
| 19 | I hauled it when the weather permitted and invariably found a lobster or two in it , or even a fish of some sort . |
| 20 | ‘ Watch your step in future , ’ he rasped in warning , standing up and irritably balancing a bag or two against his leg . |
| 21 | ‘ And maybe have a word or two with the more bothersome of our lords , ’ Murtach said darkly . |
| 22 | It certainly is n't simply a case of just reading up on the reviews , playing around with a couple of the likely programs and then buying a system or two and expecting peace , harmony and perfect publications to be the end result ! |
| 23 | Simple — set them an exam and then award a pass or fail certificate . |
| 24 | He was in a curiously elegiac mood , moving soft on silken feet in deference to the sadness in the place , now and then touching a tree or a still-surviving piece of stone in a placating greeting , apparently apologising for his presence . |
| 25 | You wait until they 're looking your way and then give a whistle or call . |
| 26 | Nevertheless , such is human weakness and the pull of gluttony that when no one was about , or I could ride the chiding of my family , I would creep into the kitchen , cut a slice of butter and then find a crumb or two to go with it . |
| 27 | Although most Tillers were spendthrifts and never had a ha'penny or cent to their names , Florence was a financial wizard . |
| 28 | This functions as an adjective and therefore qualifies a noun or a pronoun in another clause . |
| 29 | He writes in Anglo-Norman , but sometimes quotes a proverb or a pithy saying in English , and sometimes uses an English word ( like wapentak ) . |