Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] or [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These may be organized by local groups such as stroke clubs , so that patients and their carers get together for outings or entertainments and shows . |
| 2 | While this training is going on , special attention is paid to acquainting the child with the names of various plants and roots and their uses , especially those which are used as antidotes for insect or snake bites . |
| 3 | It 's not about hair or women being shameful , it 's about respect , about being sacred . |
| 4 | Though there has been good response in the first two areas , it is in the third that the brief hints in the text have been totally transcended through the amazing growth of lay groups meeting for prayer or study , representing various degrees of organization or none , some purely Catholic but most of them ecumenically open . |
| 5 | Is there any one area you are being asked to focus on for prayer or action ? |
| 6 | Instead of conventional peeling medications such as resorcinol or benzoylperoxide , some dermatologists are now prescribing a more powerful peeling medication based on retinoic acid , a synthetic derivative of vitamin A. This ingredient has been discovered to also have the effect of making skin look younger ; extensive testing is being carried out . |
| 7 | However , to ensure that the highly regarded ethos of , and future development of , traditional climbing ( involving the use of leader-placed/second removed protection ) is not threatened , it is felt that the use of bolts should be limited to the production of SPORT climbs , ( there should be no retrospective bolting on established climbs for protection or belays , and there should be no minimalist bolting ) . |
| 8 | Jack grabbed her arm , not knowing whether it was for protection or reassurance . |
| 9 | In a school where many support services are offered through contracts or franchises , it becomes especially important to preserve the corporate identity and to ensure , through effective communication and sensitive leadership , that everyone working in the school feels an important part of the whole . |
| 10 | Added to this , a premium is usually paid for so-called ‘ noble ’ grapes , such as Chardonnay or Pinot Noir , which encourages the cultivation of these better , but less prolific , varieties . |
| 11 | Central supervision of the Poor Law operated both through the regional inspectorate who supervised the locally elected administrators , the Boards of Guardians of each Poor Law Union , and submitted annual reports to the LGB , and also through circulars or memoranda to the Boards of Guardians . |
| 12 | Employees of joint boards and joint committees will , if the White Paper is implemented , be allowed to be councillors in constituent authorities provided they are not nominated for board or committee membership , or are prohibited by their job . |
| 13 | A horse usually dangles its legs through weakness or inexperience . |
| 14 | The individual with generalized anxiety might set him/herself the task of reviving an old leisure activity such as horse-riding or swimming , or inviting a neighbour around for coffee . |
| 15 | Increasingly , however , teachers of history are expected to present their case in greater detail , and often to audiences of specialists such as employers or educationists . |
| 16 | The products of the repression trade may be of two types : equipment for torture , execution of those which result in ‘ cruel inhuman or degrading treatment ’ such as leg irons ; or equipment which can have an every day use , such as computers and telecommunications ( this category also includes items such as tear-gas and hand guns which can be used legitimately for law-enforcement or crime prevention ) . |
| 17 | List of Courses ( for MSc or Diploma ) : |
| 18 | Seeing ourselves as less important than anyone else , or less worthy or deserving than others , is just another form of arrogance , disguised as humility or neurosis . |
| 19 | Most of our Shetlander informants stressed that it was difficult to talk about groups or categories among Shetlanders . |
| 20 | At Agen on the Garonne , not far from Toulouse , lay the relics of a very shadowy Roman martyr known as Faith or Foy . |
| 21 | I do not think that section 3(1) envisages any such act as an ‘ appropriation , ’ whatever may be the meaning of that word in other fields such as contract or sale of goods law . |
| 22 | In some cases , such as defence or law and order , we all stand to benefit from the service and it would be difficult to envisage how it could be financed other than out of direct taxation . |
| 23 | An end shoot is also allowed which is itself an extension of the main branch ; along this shoot may be four buds ( five for Chardonnay or Pinot Noir ) . |
| 24 | All shafts , levels , adits , watercourses and works to be kept open or upstanding for present or future working , and to yield up these at the end of the term , with the bottoms clear of all dross and rubbish ; and the drifts , cross-cuts , sumps , pits , buddles , water-courses , dwelling houses , cabins , smelting houses , store houses , bingsteads , smithies , forges , workshops , etc . |
| 25 | The prophylactic anthelmintic regimens practised for Ostertagia or Haemonchus are usually sufficient to control this parasite . |
| 26 | All those whose contributions are accepted for oral or poster presentation will not therefore be asked to pay a registration fee to attend the meeting . |
| 27 | The lawyers , knowledgeable in the existing law , see no need for change or legislation . |
| 28 | Nor were they allowed to contact their family doctor or anyone else for support or advice . |
| 29 | But they also want to feel that they can ask for support or advice if they need it without feeling that they are being judged badly for doing so . |
| 30 | Design concepts are formed and tested before being passed to the drawing office for detailed interpretation ; requests for support or guidance are passed between the design and engineering departments . |