Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] other [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Wilson had no time to miss him and his family or her other gentleman , who had joined their party , before the Brownings were back , similarly propelled by the fear that they might be trapped because of war . |
| 2 | She will tell us where it is then , or her other arm will be broken . ’ |
| 3 | I could n't be entirely sure where his other arm was , but he just disappeared . |
| 4 | And , finally , of course , get your surprise , or whatever other ending you have , perhaps a sad down-plunging note , as near to the actual end as you can . |
| 5 | What is less obvious is that the marine transgression , or whatever other event it may be at Locality " A " could well be reflected in some way in the different facies at Locality " B " . |
| 6 | Their infectious Irish rhythms and lilting harmonies captivated the house , but when the little pocket diva sang her solo this time , she ‘ wowed ’ them , she ‘ knocked them cold ’ , she was ‘ sensational ’ , or whatever other cliche theatre people use to describe a successful performance . |
| 7 | Physical anthropology automatically led to the concept of ‘ race ’ , since the physical differences between white , yellow or black peoples , Negroes , Mongols , Caucasians ( or whatever other classifications might be used ) were undeniable . |
| 8 | The child , it was thought , came into the world as a formless , inert blob of clay which was then moulded by parents , teachers , society , or whatever other forces he happened to come into contact with , and the shape that he eventually assumed was therefore entirely due to the characteristics others had decided to implant in him . |
| 9 | For while there are many for whom the decimation of Baghdad is guided by a fine and noble and sense of justice , many others find themselves with effectively no alternative but to support ‘ our government ’ / ‘ our boys ’ / ‘ freedom ’ or whatever other option is put before them , in spite of their doubts about the validity of the whole bloody exercise . |
| 10 | These guitars represent total design philosophies , not marketing exercises where a manufacturer or ad agency has tried to hoodwink us into believing the instrument really is different because its headstock is slightly more rounded than the Ibanez — or whatever other triviality they 've come up with that month . |
| 11 | Following a bout of diarrhoea — due to an infection or whatever other cause — the digestive processes in our intestines take a little while to get back to normal . |
| 12 | If you have any belief in God and a life hereafter ( or whatever other words you may use for that concept ) , then surely that is the one place where there has to be true forgiveness . |
| 13 | It is then decoded and made to change channels , turning up the volume , alter the brightness , mute the sound , or whatever other job is required . |
| 14 | I suspect that if ever the day came when we had the misfortune of the Labour party inflicting regional government on us from Newcastle , those people would be wondering why their income tax or whatever other form of tax that Labour would seek to impose was so much higher in the northern region than elsewhere . |
| 15 | With only one item per card , there is plenty of room to make notes of recipes , cooking times or whatever other information you feel would be helpful . |
| 16 | Negotiations between the husband and wife will often have been on the basis that the wife 's solicitors will hand over an application for cancellation of the land charge ( Form K13 or application for the cancellation of the notice if registered land Form 202 ) on completion in return for one-half of the net proceeds of sale ( or whatever other figure is agreed ) . |
| 17 | ‘ Were they just staying in their cabins , working in isolation and without equipment , which does n't seem likely , or what other part of the ship did they meet in ? ’ |
| 18 | Er I shall let you get on to your lectures or what other pursuits you have and no doubt see you around . |
| 19 | Make sure the list is based upon how you feel now — not upon what you used to enjoy , or think you ‘ should ’ enjoy , or what other people like to do . |
| 20 | Explicitly or implicitly the suggestion is that women are children or lunatics or whichever other company they keep . |
| 21 | ‘ Hold on to the sledge rails here — keep a loose grip or your hands get tired — try not to keep your foot on the brake ( a miniature snow hook held off the snow by an elasticated octopus grip ) or your other leg will get tired — do n't shout too much at the dogs or they get confused — the occasional quiet word is helpful — on downhills brake gently if you need to so that the line stays tight . ' |
| 22 | ‘ Or your other friends will die . ’ |
| 23 | Cos it wo it does n't keep the light out of your kitchen or your other rooms does it , because of |
| 24 | ‘ Perhaps your wife has something to add ; or your other children . ’ |
| 25 | Yes , but I think there 's no need to buy computers just to be clever or to be well ahead of your neighbours or your other business friends . |
| 26 | Why are we more selfish , please tell me why am I more selfish than yourself or your daughter or your other colleagues to want a child ? |
| 27 | I am lucky that my other hobby of dressmaking is also my job of work , but even if it was n't I would still enjoy making things . |
| 28 | But I 've come to accept that it 's far more sensitive and vulnerable than my other possessions and it can not be hauled back to the manufacturers at the first sign of malfunction . |
| 29 | ‘ At 39 he 's a bit older than my other boyfriends and past the stage of running around . |
| 30 | Nevertheless Sadig Faris , of the Thomas J. Watson Research Center at Yorktown Heights , New York , believes that its other properties could make it sufficiently attractive to provide the necessary cooling . |