Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] [adv prt] a [noun sg] or " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ He could have been eaten or run over or trodden on or blown away or fallen down a hole or trapped , ’ said Grimma . |
| 2 | Its amazing the number of computer users that pick up a pen or pencil to take a telephone message when they 're sitting in front of a working PC ! |
| 3 | If one analyses the appeal of desktop publishing the basic appeal is its capability to generate material that looks printed , not like something that came off a daisywheel or dot matrix printer . |
| 4 | Rosalba tried to respond , turning to her friend and patting down a curl or two round her face ; then she adjusted the combs which held her friend 's hair behind her ears , where she wore small gold hoops . |
| 5 | But there are other less obvious savings which can be taken into account if you are prepared to write a few letters and fill out a form or two . |
| 6 | On at least a morning a week at ‘ family specialist ’ hotels , children are collected , given breakfast and taken on a trip or entertained for a few hours so their parents can enjoy a morning on their own . |
| 7 | This operates a transistor or a relay ( see Part 6 : April , 1992 issue ) and switches on a siren or bell . |
| 8 | If your wedding guests are not seated in a reception hall but milling around a hotel or house your problem is to ensure that everyone is gathered in the right place at the right time to hear the speeches . |
| 9 | Jaq wondered how much effort of will it had cost her to resist ultimate , engulfing pleasure so as to gasp out a question or two to her tormenter and enchanter . |
| 10 | ‘ We have to help ourselves by never stretching ourselves to the limit when taking out a mortgage or borrowing money . ‘ |