Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] a [noun] or " in BNC.
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| 1 | Local hire is possible for those on shore holidays who can go ‘ there and back ’ , and just wish to potter locally for an hour or two . |
| 2 | they were , they were doing a play or something and it , it mentioned about er , erm , what did it mention ? , it was a bit rude any way this play and it oh it was on about an erection or something and Geoffrey said his trousers his new trousers were sticking out a bit peculiar |
| 3 | As they became confident , she moved them into faster and more daring exhibitions , inciting them to dive skilfully for a titbit or a ‘ lure ’ . |
| 4 | They staggered on for a year or two after that , but Tesco 's had a big , big change of policy they were no longer high and kick them out cheap , they decided to promote a quality in which stamps did not go for and erm |
| 5 | Then he walked heavily on for a pace or two until his tracks merged with the cart-way , then he turned back along the ruts to the stream and did the same thing again , more lightly this time . |
| 6 | erm there are times , perhaps , when one feels this is a little bit dull and wants to skip on for a page or two , but I suspect that that is the case with most novels that one would want to read nowadays . |
| 7 | The the problem that we did have , I mean my normal lecturing style until here in fact , was that I would just waffle y'know and generally do a few bits on the board and then carry on for an hour or two but the sh people were n't getting the notes down , that was the problem with that . |
| 8 | Yes if she 's coming out you mean you do n't , you do n't have to do it all tonight she wan might want to be talking about erm her grading a lot so you ca n't expect her to do any work until she 's got that out of her system she might want to go on for an hour or so . |
| 9 | worked on as a pair or group without the continual presence of the teacher ; |
| 10 | I believe it to have been factually true that Crossman 's ambition to gain and retain Cabinet office was the aspiration to be in a position to observe what goes on as an academic or a philosopher observes . |
| 11 | The aromatic waters can be used in the same way as commercial products — splashed on after a bath or shower . |
| 12 | Or maybe you have a desire to ‘ expose ’ yourself in some way — perhaps as an artist or politician — but are blocking yourself through fear of humiliation or rejection ? |
| 13 | ‘ He 's sly enough for a Quaker or that newfangled Methody . |
| 14 | The only other low-cost option is to take a colour photograph of the screen and whilst this might suffice for business charts it certainly wo n't be accurate enough for a designer or architect . |
| 15 | It is like those cases where women were , perhaps are , discriminated against because they were not ‘ strong ’ enough for a job or part of a job ; but most people would prefer for such a task a strapping wench to a seven-stone male weakling , who gets the sand kicked into his eyes by the beach bully , courtesy of the Charles Atlas advert . |
| 16 | Perhaps worth a word or two . |
| 17 | ‘ At the most , they are confined only for a century or two . |
| 18 | Aunt knew her at school ; Aunt went to a posh boarding-school — only for a year or two — and she likes you to know it . |
| 19 | Cover the treatment bath to prevent the fish jumping out , even if the bath is only for a minute or two . |
| 20 | I 'd met Laura 's husband only for a minute or two , but he seemed like a regular guy . |
| 21 | I was frightened , of course , but only for a second or two . |
| 22 | At first , he was infinitely gentle and loving , his fingers moving over her body in an exploratory , almost hesitant manner , lightly caressing her , lingering only for a moment or two on her face or breasts before moving onwards again to touch her skin , most delicately and teasingly . |
| 23 | A gust of wind caught it and it slid towards the ground , but only for a moment or so . |
| 24 | He returned home only for a week or so each month and spent most of his time in his bathroom , which contained a colour television , telephones and a fully stocked cocktail bar . |
| 25 | It 's only for a week or so . ’ |
| 26 | After that for six days little smoke columns seemed to be sprouting up all over the forest , now here , now there , but only for an hour or two . |
| 27 | ‘ Only for an hour or so , ’ said Joe . |
| 28 | Increasingly , plants are seen as an integral part of any office complex and are not something to be considered only during a refurbishment or initial build . |
| 29 | She regarded him thoughtfully for a moment or two . |
| 30 | She stared thoughtfully for a moment or two . |