Example sentences of "[det] [coord] the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Well it was that or the cold .
2 If only I had n't said this , that or the other .
3 But these firms , as I said , they wanted this or that or the other and with er because of this fellow Mr he did nothing to get it out of his so it just happened , you know what I mean .
4 I think there are many purposes that the County Farms should have , and we need to look at what is the best value financially , that we can obtain for the people of Wiltshire , so when everybody talks about they 'd like their country schools maintained , they 'd like this that or the other bought , they 'd like Corsham station purchased , we could buy it easily if we sold a County Farm could n't we ?
5 To accept that whatever she had done or promised or performed to maintain her position in Market Square then her choice could only have been that or the workhouse .
6 I also feel , Brian , we may be avoiding the question that or the part of this question which some of our listeners may be particularly interest in , and Bob did touch upon it , which is have things changed much in democracy in the classroom , is there a change ?
7 As as we 've actually had policy er criterion eleven raised by Mr , erm I don' think there 's any dissenting voice about the weight on that or the importance of that particular criterion , is that regional and sub-regional policies .
8 I mean they 've got the least amount of people that are there are so we 'll either that or the end of the day see if it does n't get banned , right ?
9 well it 's either that or the launderette and I mean that 's , that 's quite costly is n't it ?
10 That or the dog . ’
11 It 's either that or the roof , we 've got to do something .
12 Gateliner ? wondered Jezrael , but whatever it meant , it worked , either that or the ship 's erratic plunge .
13 Either that or the paint had simply been afraid to sully his obviously expensive jeans and sweatshirt .
14 None of the surface panels is visible in either this or the photograph taken from the video screen .
15 Yet where the two do not like one another or the chemistry is wrong , the relationship will remain distant for the entire three years .
16 RATIO — Usually a quotient of the size of one population ( or sub-population ) to another or the number of a particular event in relation to the number of another event .
17 So we got there and he said right okay you 're the press chappy he 's right I 've put your press people over there so while respect Lieutenant Commander that really wo n't do because everything including the Band of the Royal Marines is between them and the Princess Royal so we argued about this and the compromise eventually was that that everybody would have to stay there until the ceremony started and then we could bring the stills photographers round to the end and up to one side where it was all happening mainly to get a picture of his wife cutting the cake .
18 At first the allowance was £10 for each child under sixteen years of age , but this and the income limit were raised during the First World War , and later , in 1919 , the age limit for the child was abolished provided he or she was still in full-time education .
19 It drew a distinction between this and the Chief Constable 's responsibility for the direction and control of the force .
20 To avoid both this and the possibility of being forced into national level negotiation with Wilson , the Federation Council at a meeting held on 29 November 1912 , resolved " that the state of the shipping trade warrants a substantial increase in the wages of seamen all round the coast from January 1st. next , and that meetings of the district committees to give effect to this resolution be held forthwith " .
21 If the widening of the 20 per cent lower income tax band to £3,000 in 1993/94 is taken into account ( which will be worth a further £25 a year to all basic and higher rate taxpayers ) , then the net effect of this and the change in the MCA on a married man aged under 65 who pays tax at the basic rate of 25 per cent will be an increase in tax of £1.17 a week or about £61 a year .
22 It 's made from layers of plastic resins , with a clear wear layer protecting the printed design , and frequently with an air cushion layer between this and the backing , for extra comfort and warmth underfoot .
23 He looked at Kate as he said this and the message was quite clear to her .
24 It is precisely the subsequent attack on this and the development of an exclusionary and residual welfare state for the poor , coupled with generous fiscal welfare for the non-poor , which seems characteristic of disorganized capitalism .
25 He fought for higher oil revenues to finance this and the development programmes that would transform Iran 's economy .
26 The judge saw the justice of this and the sentence was reduced to twelve years .
27 Er and so we are looking at ways in which we can actually erm develop this and the firm as a whole is doing that as well and er we are to a certain extent that initiative .
28 of doing this and the opportunity is one where they are told to do and they will not miss the opportunity .
29 One response to this and the funding crisis in the early 1980s was to introduce charges for the home help service , up to a weekly maximum , which varied from authority to authority , but was in the region of £2 .
30 This and the building of shopping centres and roads for larger numbers of cars created jobs in construction and materials .
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