Example sentences of "or [adj] [adj] [noun] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The notion of speech acts was introduced by the Oxford philosopher J. L. Austin , who pointed out that in uttering this or that well-formed sentence a speaker is doing something over and above expressing its literal meaning . |
| 2 | He wondered who was calling — Miles , perhaps , or that little clown the Doctor . |
| 3 | In the bottom of the bag place some pond-mud , some fine washed gravel or some washed sand- the layer should be about 2 cm deep . |
| 4 | The report claimed that fraudulent claims by farmers might account for up to 8 per cent of the total spent on ewe premiums , or some 100,000,000 ECU a year ; meanwhile , it said , subsidised milk powder intended for calf feed was being illegally diverted into food for human consumption . |
| 5 | Had such language been used of an Anglican or Roman Catholic Eucharist the user would have quickly been castigated by Victorian Nonconformists as a ‘ wafer worshipper ’ . |
| 6 | It could be two or three substantial consultations a week in parallel with two or three visits or Board meetings a week ’ . |
| 7 | so it meant that for some time before contingency fund development was introduced you must of had some concerns er about the accuracy of the figures you were putting forward for the publication , can , can I explain that a little more ? if after a few years a major repair needs to be carried out there was no contingency fund , it might mean sticking another two or three hundred pounds a year on the service charges , might it not , to cover a major repair |
| 8 | I have two or three short sessions every week and feel great benefit for my cervical spondylosis condition and other arthritic pains . |
| 9 | Twenty-six of the forty women have nineteen or fewer social contacts a week ; thirteen have more . |
| 10 | However , in case of foreign participation in excess of 20 per cent of the equity or 5 million forints the assessment is reduced by 20 per cent , but if more than half of the income is derived from manufacturing goods or carrying on the business of a hotel , and the stock capital exceeds 25 million forints and the foreign participation exceeds 30 per cent , then during the first five years the tax is reduced by 60 per cent and thereafter by 40 per cent . |
| 11 | Now when the accident was all complete and over and the the tachograph of this vehicle was examined , the speed was I think it was eighty two or eighty three miles an hour Stan was n't it ? |
| 12 | Her natural pattern is probably four or five small meals a day , rather than three large ones . |
| 13 | We plan four or five new productions a year — there 's no chance for people to say bad things , because they have to show extremely high professionalism to be able to on stage very often , to learn fast , to be prepared to replace a colleague ’ — there are two or three casts for everything , even Khovanshchina — ‘ and to spend time with the company . ’ |
| 14 | The official receiver whilst acting as receiver of the estate has the same powers as a receiver appointed by the High Court and is entitled to dispose of any perishable goods or any other goods the value of which is likely to be diminished if they are not disposed of ( s 287(2) ) . |
| 15 | In the past couple of years he has started buying up small collections of 30 or 40 , but his weekly forays around antique fairs are now yielding only three or four new designs a year . |
| 16 | Joyce described a crowd of three or four hundred blocking the way , shouting , chanting , and giving the clenched fist salute of the ‘ Red Front ’ . |
| 17 | ‘ There are three or four attempted suicides every week , ’ Nicholson said , his tone emotionless . |
| 18 | She felt she could not give up totally , but settled for three or four slim cigars a day instead of ten to fifteen cigarettes . |
| 19 | In South East Asian or Middle Eastern groups the concept of leaderless groups is absurd ( if for different reasons ) but this is not so in collective cultures ( Norway , Finland , Denmark ) where a leader can be seen as a facilitator not as the final word . |
| 20 | Or two million pounds a week pocket money . |
| 21 | Eventually , we reached the stage where she could avoid it altogether a few days before a period , but she continued to drink one or two small cups a day at other times . |
| 22 | Yes , aye , two fou one or two four times a day . |
| 23 | The technique also enables them to opt for a 4 ohms working impedance ( as opposed to the norm of 8 ohms ) in the knowledge that this figure is much more consistent than the nominal figure given for almost all other loudspeakers ( in one or two notable designs the impedance dips almost to a short-circuit at certain frequencies , making them un-usuable with many amplifiers ) . |
| 24 | ‘ Rule 4 : When goods are delivered to the buyer on approval or on sale or return or other similar terms the property in the goods passes to the buyer : |
| 25 | The veto , claimed Kennedy , denied " millions of Americans suffering from Parkinson 's disease , Alzheimer 's disease , diabetes or other serious illnesses the hope that only foetal tissue research can bring " . |
| 26 | I suggested , and decided not to tell her that for most of McIllvanney 's girls six or seven hundred dollars a night was small change . |
| 27 | Cost him about six or seven hundred quid a year . |
| 28 | ‘ An unconditional order in writing , addressed by one person* to another , signed by the person giving it , requiring the person to whom it is addressed to pay on demand or at a fixed or determinable future time a sum certain in money to , or to the order of , a specified person , or to order ’ . |