Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] a [noun sg] or [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Would her bonnet take more ribbon , or perhaps a flower or two , to give her height ? |
| 2 | Um , said Tor , but then went on to explain that only a week or two before he had been within a hundred metres or so of a school of orca . |
| 3 | The Editor agreed and so a day or two later my edited statement was published in Burmese on the front page of the New Light of Burma in a translation which U Khin Maung , my talented and faithful Information Officer , approved . |
| 4 | ‘ I would n't mind a cup of something , ’ he said to Owen , so that the donkey-boys could hear , ‘ and perhaps a bite or two . |
| 5 | In the early years of the century , laboratories were for one or two people , with assistants and perhaps a friend or two to watch , to perform research ; or else to carry out routine analyses for a fee ; or a mixture of these things . |
| 6 | , Thomas ( fl. 1589–1638 ) , land surveyor , was certainly practising by 1589 and possibly a year or two earlier . |
| 7 | Likewise , Charlie 's old school is not an entity that has the property of old-school-ness ; this is not a property of which English speakers would make frequent use , but it might be possible employ it in cases where something had the characteristic of " being a school in an old way " — perhaps with extensive use of wax tablet and stylus , and possibly a slave or two for the menial work . |
| 8 | the game is on monday … broadcasted live over here in europe by SkySport. which means that halvard will leave home heading for a pub with SkySport and probably a pint or five ( depends on the result ) … |
| 9 | It would be so easy to have hens here , and a cow and a goat and even a pig or two . |
| 10 | In Nidri and Bitez there are usually plenty of Toppers or windsurfers available by the hour , and maybe a Laser or two . |
| 11 | If they throw me in prison , at least I know that with Famagusta and maybe a rodent or two from my cell , I can have a meal fit for a Borgia . ’ |
| 12 | He could even — and unlike many heroes of Rincewind 's acquaintance — speak words of more than two syllables , if given time and maybe a hint or two . |
| 13 | A day or two at the beginning , a day or two between Regions and again a day or two at the end of the visit should cover these needs . |
| 14 | Then Tina Darne , who was Cecilia 's daughter but only a year or two older than Jarvis , persuaded Jarvis 's mother to let her move in and start a commune . |
| 15 | We 've had a couple of stoppages in the first half , not the sort that will give us the nine minutes of added time we had at Highbury on Saturday , but certainly a minute or two this evening . |
| 16 | But certainly a servant or two . ’ |
| 17 | Mr Wood has learned enough over the years about badgers to be able to get in as close as just a foot or two . |