Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] a [adj] [noun sg] or " in BNC.
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| 1 | These may of course in practice be confused or entangled with each other , as they are in Northern Ireland , or as they are in any state where the elections are largely or wholly a political ritual or a way of mobilizing mass support or approval for a regime in which party and state are indistinguishable , and electoral choice between contestants for office non-existent . |
| 2 | In your own minds , now , I want you to think of a famous building or a famous site or perhaps a famous street or avenue yes a a statue would be fine , erm or something that 's famous , like an animal perhaps , or a park erm or a zoo , although that might be a bit difficult . |
| 3 | Although regular guest speakers are being organised , it is hoped to encourage contributions from within our own membership , be it a whole evening 's entertainment or merely a ten-minute talk or slide-presentation . |
| 4 | The discovery that someone knows a great deal about the effects of drugs and has strong opinions or whether or not a particular drug or process is or is not addictive is a strong positive indicator of addictive disease . |
| 5 | You need to identify what precisely is upsetting the dog — is it all shoes , for example , or simply a particular type or colour ? |
| 6 | 9.5 Effect of waiver Each of the Tenant 's covenants shall remain in full force both at law and in equity notwithstanding that the Landlord shall have waived or released temporarily any such covenant or waived or released temporarily or permanently revocably or irrevocably a similar covenant or similar covenants affecting any other part of the Centre or the Adjoining Property This provision is an attempt to circumvent the rather harsh law of waiver , by which a landlord will lose its right to forfeit the lease where a non-continuing breach has occurred if the landlord does some act to suggest that the landlord is nevertheless satisfied to continue the tenancy , eg by accepting rent from the tenant . |
| 7 | I had thought at the time she had been referring to an officer on some survey vessel , the British Antarctic Survey 's supply ship perhaps , or else a pelagic fisherman or whaler , even an Antarctic explorer . |
| 8 | This was so in Bedfordshire , for example : in 1952 the District Council carried a motion deploring ‘ the withdrawal of the services of a full-time officer of the WEA from Bedfordshire when so large a proportion of branches in the area are so recently formed and still in need of assistance and encouragement that only a full-time organiser or tutor-organiser can give ’ . |
| 9 | An augmented product is more than just a tangible product or service . |
| 10 | An augmented product is more than just a tangible product or service . |
| 11 | It should be noted that whenever a new module or SPR is added to an SSR , further distribution of the SSR takes place via the new relationship . |
| 12 | It should be noted that whenever a new module or SPR is added to an SSR , using options 4.5.1 and 4.5.2 , further distribution of the SSR takes place via the new relationship and further endorsements are required . |
| 13 | But there is more meaning in the word slum than simply a foul street or yard : it denotes also a certain quality of housing . |
| 14 | It may nevertheless be better than even a reasonable harmonium or American organ . |
| 15 | Companies tend to choose to reorganise when existing structure ceases to serve its purpose rather than when a new opportunity or developmental stage is being planned . |
| 16 | At the same time it 's worth remembering that at least one contrast colour , even if only a large plant or a mass of flowers or cushions , will help to emphasize the clever harmony of the background colour scheme . |
| 17 | By the time mum takes the book away the corners are chewed and maybe a dribble-stained page or two has a tiny tear . |
| 18 | Here and there a grey farmhouse or cottage was tucked into a hollow . |
| 19 | Fleming went on to describe how the nasal secretions of the patient ( himself , in fact ) were cultured , and how a round microbe or coccus first grew and then was destroyed where it came close to the nasal secretion . |
| 20 | What will or would cause something is not a cause , but only a possible cause or potential cause , until or unless the effect actually occurs . |
| 21 | True the bulldozers had levelled the old town , but not a single foundation or main drain was , as yet , in place . |
| 22 | The example shown here is not a traditional botanical picture , but more a natural spray or group . |
| 23 | … Where there are not only the ingredients of an express or implied contract to waive privilege but also a fiduciary relation or other elements of public policy making recognition of privilege unconscionable , the waiver of privilege may be specifically enforced and the witness held in contempt for failure to make disclosure . |
| 24 | There are few predators of bristleworms which can be safely introduced into a reef tank though doubtless a large crab or Triggerfish would devour them happily , but would also probably eat all your expensive corals as an appetiser . |
| 25 | The Jetwave Series 2 combination oven has a 700-watt microwave , a 2,400-watt infra-red grill , and can be used as either a forced air or natural convection oven . |