Example sentences of "[conj] [prep] [num] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The operation of bitwise integer logical exclusive-or between 2 items . |
| 2 | ( This was either a discussion between a teacher and an undergraduate , or between two members of a seminar group . ) |
| 3 | One is to attempt to devise more sophisticated questions about how workers are experiencing their work , and to give relatively more weight to comparative data : for example , differences in reported levels of satisfaction before and after the introduction of new technology , or between two samples of workers operating different technologies where other factors are constant . |
| 4 | ‘ Love ’ therefore between a non-married man and woman , or between two men or two women would be impossible . |
| 5 | The operation of bitwise integer logical OR between two items . |
| 6 | Leeds ' Permanent building society 's new range of fixed rates allows borrowers to set their rate for three to five years at 10.6% or between 20–25 years at 11.25% . |
| 7 | He was rushed to Brompton Hospital where for five weeks he lay under continuous oxygen . |
| 8 | In 1858–9 he was in the service of the Admiralty , before returning to south Wales , where for ten years he was engineer-in-chief and general manager of the Sirhowy Tramroad , which he converted into a standard railway . |
| 9 | In 1923 he obtained two consultant posts as children 's physician , one at the Queen 's Hospital for Children , where for ten years he was in charge of the London county council rheumatic and heart clinic , and the other at Paddington Green Children 's Hospital , where he continued to work for nearly forty years . |
| 10 | If the contract is made for , say , 100 pneumonia cases or for 100 fractures ( or 100 births ) , what happens to the 101st case that comes along ? |
| 11 | If the contract has been given for , say , 100 pneumonia cases , or for 100 fractures ( or 100 births ! ) , what do you say to the 101st case that comes along ? |
| 12 | Lloyd Isaac , the outstanding reserve hooker to Kevin Phillips , is a longer-term casualty ; a knee injury against Bath last Saturday required surgery and he will not be involved against New Zealand or for two months afterwards . |
| 13 | Has she been employed by you into the QW for at least two years ( full-time ) or for five years ( part-time ) ? |
| 14 | There is no outside view of any sort and the only time they leave the cell is for weekend visits from relatives , bi-daily showers or for 45 minutes ' daily exercise . |
| 15 | Nor does a term cease to be a leasehold because it is determinable by an event which may happen , or which is certain to happen , within the term — e.g. if A holds land for 99 years or for 999 years , ‘ if he shall so long live ’ , he is still a leaseholder , though it is nearly or quite certain that he will not outlive the term . |
| 16 | The volunteers fasted overnight , or for six hours after a light breakfast if the study was carried out in the afternoon . |
| 17 | The volunteers fasted overnight or for six hours after a light breakfast if the study was carried out in the afternoon . |
| 18 | All required records must be preserved for three years if it is a private company or for six years if it is a public one . |
| 19 | Now you can leave on any day you like , stay between two and seven nights , or for 14 nights , and then return on the day you choose . |
| 20 | To get a rough idea of the half-life of the initiated complexes the heparin challenge was allowed to proceed for either 15 seconds or for 10 minutes before the addition of KMnO 4 ( simultaneous addition of KMnO 4 and heparin was not possible since the chemical reagent oxidizes the heparin ) . |
| 21 | The pathfinder and start boat keep on going until all the fleet have started , or for three minutes , whichever is the shorter . |
| 22 | He learnt that he could make love and come both in haste and with impressive slowness , for five minutes or for three hours , without asking either for more or for less time from his partner but fitting in with their timing . |
| 23 | The quickest method is pressure cooking — to cook beans , soak them for 1 hour in hot water , then cook for 3 to 5 minutes ( or for 15 minutes if unsoaked ) . |
| 24 | Two to three tablespoons of tinned tomatoes are enough for a sauce made from 2 lb. of the fresh fruit or for 3 pints of stock . |
| 25 | No system has been described in which positional signals have to be transmitted over more than about half a millimetre , or about 30–50 cells . |
| 26 | One is to say that there are subtle differences which explain alleged inconsistencies , as for example between banning experiments altogether or after 14 days yet allowing later abortions . |
| 27 | The cause of the pain was attributed to gall bladder irritability , as it resembled the patients ' original attacks of biliary colic ; yet on cholecystoscopy at or after 10 days only one patient had appreciable mucosal inflammatory change . |
| 28 | Whether the payment is made within or after fourteen days of service , if the plaintiff elects to accept the sum he must within 21 days after receipt by him of the notice of payment into court or , if the notice is received less than three days before the return day , then before the hearing of the action begins , give notice of his acceptance to the court and to every other party ( Ord 11 , r 3(1) ) . |
| 29 | Supplementary benefit or supplementary pension or allowance may be affected immediately on admission or after eight weeks , according to circumstances , and widow 's pension and some other State pensions and benefits also after eight weeks . |
| 30 | But DOUBLE PAYMENT , specially developed for Reader 's Digest by Guardian Royal Exchange , promises you full-cover life insurance and a generous cash sum — either on your 65th birthday or after ten years , whichever is later . |