Example sentences of "[coord] [adv] [vb base] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 USL , or rather OSF founder Siemens Nixdorf Informationssystemes AG , which did the port , is using OSF 's DCE 1.0.1 for both the early access code and the OEM kits scheduled to become generally available in January .
2 Of granite , which he has used in dressings around the doors and windows , he wrote : ‘ Especial care is required to make the mouldings of a broad , bold and massive , rather than a small or delicately undercut character , and to avoid as far as possible anything like minuteness and pettiness in the finish . ’
3 Helping the patient to modify such attitudes may sometimes be necessary before he is able to change his behaviour or effectively pursue tasks necessary to achieve his chosen goals .
4 Whether they can be mapped seismically within or below thrust sheets is more of a problem , but it is one that the industry seems confident of defeating in other parts of the world .
5 It seems to me clear that the main intention of the offer was to induce people interested in this kind of music to buy ( or perhaps get others to buy ) , chocolate which otherwise would not have been bought .
6 If you are making the set of pictures as a gift , you should consider the favourite colours of the recipient or perhaps choose shades that blend with a colour scheme in their home .
7 Most people live where they do because it contains factories , farms and offices , or perhaps transport facilities , educational institutions or research laboratories , which draw income into the area .
8 If you plan to stay where you are , the likelihood is that at some point you will want to make some changes or improvements : install central heating , insulate the loft , modernise the kitchen or perhaps convert part of the house to a granny flat for an elderly parent who is becoming too frail to live alone .
9 Could you comment on my own ideas to remedy this or perhaps suggest others ?
10 It will no doubt suit a good top coat , or perhaps cushion covers or possibly a bed cover .
11 It is likely , therefore , that on a major route to the north he was on a duty connected with road-works or perhaps travel arrangements for the governor .
12 He said about a , a free gift as the first thing and then he said about made enquiries of others which I thought was almost er er a , a way there of saying well , you know , oth other people more or less recommend Friends Provident .
13 You can more or less make soup from anything , though a good home-made stock adds a certain flavour .
14 It is clearly undesirable and often more expensive to admit or keep in district general hospitals or long stay hospitals old or mentally ill or mentally handicapped people who could be properly looked after in the community .
15 Where surrogate parents are unavailable , residential homes should be both small in size and fully integrated into the community as a whole , whether they be for short or long stay care , for children or adults .
16 In the end , all that the prohibition against cruelty forbids is that we unnecessarily or unjustifiably visit evil , in the form of pain , upon another animal .
17 Part of the PhotoFinish 2.0 package is a photo-library amounting to some 200 or so colour images , one or two of which may be familiar .
18 Even though Windows NT has not yet been released , 37% of the 1,000 or so survey participants said NT will offer benefits not yet available under Unix .
19 Until the 1980s the killing of 2000 or so pilot whales each year in the Faroe Islands was considered to be of far less significance than the slaughter of tens of thousands of the much rarer great whale species .
20 The hundred or so graduate biologists within the Rentokil pest control service represent an investment for future promotion .
21 But the dozen or so Erk sympathisers are no match for the rest of the 500 deputies — all members of the People 's Democratic Party , the former communists who regrouped under a new name after the failed Moscow coup .
22 Half of all personal income is exempted from taxation as a result of the hundred or so tax allowances , or , more accurately , tax benefits .
23 But do n't stop smiling , or so will I.
24 We must also not forget the other 13 or so credit insurance underwriters who may well be able to structure cover which more accurately meets the policyholder 's individual requirements , particularly where companies are trading only in OECD markets .
25 In addition to the half dozen or so field officers patrolling the districts , some of the areas in the northern authority have provision for a small number of additional posts .
26 After the shooting of a UNICEF worker on Jan. 5 and of a third Red Cross worker on Jan. 15 , decisions were taken to pull out 15 of the 40 or so aid workers reported to be left in the city .
27 It was a show of force which appeared somewhat out of proportion to the 200 or so trade unionists who turned up outside the court .
28 Of the 14,000 or so telephone calls received every day by AEA , 85% were answered in four rings by our telephonists at the switchboards , but only 71% were answered in four rings when direct dial extensions were included .
29 For a start only about thirty or so take part , since it is organised in four-ball teams , with one professional , a celebrity who is normally from sport or show business , and two amateurs .
30 Or so Cover Girl can prove with their amazing ‘ before ’ and ‘ after ’ shots seen above .
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