Example sentences of "[adj] or [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Originally there was considerable variety among the cattle of Wales , which at one time included the Glamorgan , said to have been an ancient breed of doubtful origin , possibly partly Norman or from a Devon cross . |
| 2 | Instead , cross at lights whenever possible or at a clear stretch of road where there is good visibility , rather than at a corner . |
| 3 | Work in natural daylight if possible or under a soft lamp or candlelight . |
| 4 | Whether employed as a part-time sales assistant or as a manager , all staff are offered the opportunity to develop their careers within Thresher . |
| 5 | The synthesiser can be used either as a melodic or as a chorus instrument . |
| 6 | Whether you prefer to eat soft cheeses when they begin to be runny or at a slightly earlier stage when they are chalkier is simply a matter of personal taste . |
| 7 | Pentobarbitone can be prepared from powder at 5 mg/ml in warm normal saline or as a 1/10 dilution of the commercial stock solution ( 60 mg/ml ) . |
| 8 | A tenancy that is something else — that is to say , either periodic or for a term certain but described as a tenancy at will — will inevitably be caught ( ibid per Scarman LJ at 217 ) . |
| 9 | Currently , over 6,000 students worldwide have registered for the Distance Learning MBA , either by dealing with Henley direct or through a Network of Associate Institutions in countries around the world . |
| 10 | For the ordinary user there are two main channels to buy a computer through — either direct or from a dealer . |
| 11 | The most important choice facing today 's buyer is n't whether to buy direct or from a dealer , but whether it 's worth paying extra for really good quality support and service . |
| 12 | Many of the masters who lead the trips , and therefore either travel free or at a reduced rate , are surprised that so many parents can still afford further-flung expeditions . |
| 13 | If you are on a low income , you may be able to get dental treatment for free or at a reduced cost . |
| 14 | ‘ The next point I wish to make concerns services and deals with the position of employees of organisations , bodies , or firms which provide services , where the employee is in receipt of those services free or at a reduced rate . |
| 15 | The Natural History Museum undertook to buy any suitable specimens which I brought back , and most firms I approached agreed to provide rations , ammunition , films , medicine and other requirements for the expedition , either free or at a considerable discount . |
| 16 | Section 2(1) ( c ) will also , for example , cover situations where the accused gains admission free or at a reduced charge by pretending to be an old age pensioner . |
| 17 | This is particularly true in this area where we have to compete with the Townswomen 's Guild which has a lower subscription and also with numerous Council-run activities , many of which are free or at a low cost for pensioners . |
| 18 | Unless your rug is very old or in a poor state of repair — in which case a specialist cleaner should be consulted — the best way to remove grit and dirt is to use a carpet sweeper or vacuum cleaner with beater bars . |
| 19 | Now , just a short time after the ‘ Currency , Economic and Social Union ’ , almost 20 per cent of the workforce is unemployed or in a desperate situation as a result of the imposition of short-time working . |
| 20 | In the Atlantic O. dominans bears closet affinity with O. fasciculata Lyman , 1883 , found off St. Kitts , Leeward Is ( Fig. 29 ) but differs by the following characters ; the plates of the disk are much larger and fewer in number than in O. fasciculata ; the oral shield is irregular or hourglass in shape , not arrowhead shaped as in O. fasciculata , finally the shape of the tentacle scales simple and spine-like in O. dominans but leaf-like or with a broad base and an acute tip in O. fasciculata . |
| 21 | The difference with New Historicism is in a refusal to see the incident or localised concern as symbolic or as a metaphor for larger cultural significances . |
| 22 | You can work full-time , part-time or for a few hours in the evenings . |
| 23 | The most effective lessons are those where the child is given the opportunity , either as an individual or as a member of a small group , to explore and to create something original . |
| 24 | Hold a sponsored-fast — you can do this either as an individual or as a group . |
| 25 | Complaint may be made by an individual or by a body of persons , for example a residents association and should be directed in writing to an M.P . |
| 26 | Option 2 allows the user to have a printed list of all the books or items on loan to a particular year , class , individual or by a particular author . |
| 27 | Tiles can be laid on the diagonal or in a basket weave design to produce handsome effects . |
| 28 | Payments to the smaller labour and material sub-contractor may be included with the weekly labour-only payments whereas the larger companies may be paid monthly or on a monthly account basis with or without cash discount . |
| 29 | Once you have assured yourself that you are doing your best in this respect , you can go on to look at other possible causes , if you still feel generally unfit or without a zest for life . |
| 30 | The designs , covering many furniture types , are plain and functional or in a competent but unimaginative neo-classical manner , which seems indebted to the example of James Wyatt [ q.v . ] . |