Example sentences of "[adj] or a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It will consider the conditions under which government policies have been conducive or a constraint to NGO activity . |
| 2 | Whether you 're a sales assistant or a customer , it 's important to find out as much as possible about the product on sale . |
| 3 | Instead of seeking to contain royal power they were preoccupied with gaining the favour of the Grand Prince , or control of the government when the monarch was personally weak or a minor . |
| 4 | I was either being kerb-crawled or a bunch of Quo fans were after the jacket . |
| 5 | Be ready to open the airbrakes fully as it touches down to stop any bouncing or a gust lifting the glider into the air again . |
| 6 | And if I ca n't , can I begin to entertain the thought that teaching may not be for me ( as a substantial number of new teachers do ) without feeling guilty or a failure ? |
| 7 | Lovely , now me , I 'm an ex-M A T S A member , I 'm in the security industry , at the moment I have n't got a section , so what am I a Bosnian , a Serbian or a Croatian I do n't know . |
| 8 | She said Naomi appeared to live in a world of her own and was either on a high or a low , adding : ‘ She was a lovely child . ’ |
| 9 | Under a joint project with the Saudi Arabian Banking Industry , Salisbury , Wiltshire-based Racal-Transcom Ltd is to supply the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with a credit-debit card payment system based on its TCL200 terminals ; the specially customised terminals can print receipts in Arabic , English or a mix of the two and will also use personal identification codes for added security ; over 1,000 terminals will be installed in shops this year with a target of 10,000 terminals aimed for by the end of 1995 ; no value for the order was disclosed . |
| 10 | A local authority may therefore bring proceedings : ( i ) to prevent parents from removing a child accommodated by the local authority under voluntary arrangements where a return home is likely to harm the child significantly ; ( ii ) to protect a child who has been significantly harmed in the past where this is likely to happen again because , for example , a parent is known to abuse in certain recurring circumstances ; ( iii ) to protect a child who has never been harmed where the family history clearly places him at risk , eg a new born or a child reaching an age at which other children in the family have been harmed . |
| 11 | He had in mind a Brookner , a Lively or a Colegate ; a Pym ( Barbara , not Francis ) would be a comfort ; anything but Martin Amis . |
| 12 | In certain transactions one might be requested to accept a root of title that is less than 15 years old or a document other than a mortgage , or a conveyance on sale as the root deed . |
| 13 | Finn , in turn , often appeared in the guise of a hind or a hunting dog , and his children took the form of fauns ( see FAUNUS ) when wishing to escape danger . |
| 14 | He was thin , dark and sallow , with prominent brown eyes , and he could have passed anywhere as a Lebanese or a Palestinian . |
| 15 | If I was some fucking private eye or something I 'd head back out to Mr Azul 's big house and break in somehow and find something really interesting or a body or a beautiful woman ( or just get slugged on the back of the head and wake up wise-cracking ) . |
| 16 | For women , tight trousers and top or a leotard or swimsuit ; for men , swimming trunks would be ideal . |
| 17 | Each volunteer pays £4 per day , £3 if retired , unemployed or a student . |
| 18 | that drinking too much is not clever or a sign of being grown-up |
| 19 | Erm , you know , we all deal with people , who either on a personal or a business level who we genuinely feel the world would be a better place without . |
| 20 | I mean you 'll work out whether it 's a bit more reactive or a bit less . |
| 21 | Any evidence , whether actual or a product of your subconscious , comes from you yourself and is not simply given to you by another person who might or might not know what he is talking about . |
| 22 | It does however provide expressly that execution of letters rogatory does not imply ultimate recognition of the jurisdiction of the authority issuing the letter rogatory or a commitment to recognise or enforce any judgment . |
| 23 | Consumer affairs minister Baroness Denton said : ‘ Anyone who bought a Cosatto Go Safe Extra or a Go Safe Plus seat should check the waistband and ensure the stud is well fastened . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ It shall be the duty of any person who erects or installs any article for use at work in any premises where that article is to be used by persons at work to ensure , so far as is reasonably practicable , that nothing about the way in which it is erected or installed makes it unsafe or a risk to health when properly used . ’ |
| 25 | A person who erects or installs such plant must ensure that the installation is not unsafe or a risk to health . |
| 26 | Asked , when Our Lady of Finchley was still in her niche , all candles blazing , if he were a Thatcherite or a liberal , he modestly admitted to being a liberal . |
| 27 | The effect of both these procedures is that the defaulting party has 21 days in which to make the payment , following which the party making the demand can present a bankruptcy petition against an individual or a winding-up petition against a company . |
| 28 | A book is allocated to an individual or a project leader for team use . |
| 29 | But it is unclear whether this theory is serious or a misunderstanding . |
| 30 | I did wonder if it was a nightmare because it 's so vivid … have you ever had something you remember from your childhood which was so horrible and awful that you 're not quite sure whether it was real or a nightmare ? |