Example sentences of "[was/were] [adj] or [art] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They repeatedly stated that the situation was ‘ hopeless ’ in that there was little or no chance of employment at the end of training . |
| 2 | There was little or no talking within the group as most were engrossed with making the boxes stick . |
| 3 | The detailed examination of the organisation of these references confirmed the view that there was little or no commonality between the systems used , and within each system , reference fields were utilised for any combination of alphanumeric codes that suited the purpose of the prime users . |
| 4 | They found that ‘ there was little or no accumulation of long-stay patients ’ during the period . |
| 5 | There was little or no evidence of ‘ home comforts ’ in the cells , the walls of which were plain concrete , with cot-type beds and what really amounted to a hole in the wall to house each occupant 's personal effects . |
| 6 | The LBS report was uncompromising ; it showed that even with full trains , there was little or no money at the bottom end of the market , whereas with first-class and full-dining trains , there was considerable profit potential . |
| 7 | A cheque for £400 had been received from the Radcliffe Trustees , Mr Park had collected £389 of the £521 from ratepayers , but on 18 December 1896 , it was reported that a further debit of £21 6s 6d had been received from the Locomotive Department , increasing the total to £2,935 10s 7d , and none of the ratepayers who owed the uncollected £132 were property owners , so there was little or no hope of collecting it ; that was written off . |
| 8 | If hysterectomy does change bowel function it seems likely from our data that the primary problem is in the act of defecation rather than in colonic function , as there was little or no change in stool form yet half the subjects felt they were prone to constipation and a quarter strained with every recorded defecation . |
| 9 | Reports from the constituencies in May showed 259 local parties against the Bill and only thirty-two in favour ; eighty-three suggested no change in wartime ; twice as many local parties supported votes for women as opposed the idea , by ninety-eight to forty-four , and there was little or no support for proportional representation . |
| 10 | There was little or no provision for the " gutter " women ; the heavy drinkers who slept rough . |
| 11 | Even though industrial sectors where there was little or no potential for technological innovation were not included in the study , one-quarter of firms had not bought any kind of new technology in the five previous years . |
| 12 | Since there was little or no lending to the Government during the year 1967/68 , it follows that that billion and a half of expenditure was financed from one of two sources . |
| 13 | There was little or no difference in technical quality between the systems , and as far as we are concerned the matter can be decided on price . |
| 14 | There was little or no sabotage behind the lines . |
| 15 | If a secured creditor omits to disclose his security in his proof of debt , he must surrender it for the general benefit of creditors unless the court relieves him on the ground that omission was inadvertent or the result of honest mistake ( r 6.116 ) . |
| 16 | When the stricture could not be adequately dilated and there was minimal or no improvement in symptoms , the response was considered ‘ poor ’ . |
| 17 | If they leave during this period they will be entitled to redundancy pay provided that the industrial tribunal considers their leaving was reasonable or the job at the new location was unsuitable . |
| 18 | ‘ It was one or the other of your bright boy-friends who sent me this , was it ? ’ he demanded , tossing the paper down in front of her . |