Example sentences of "[adv] a [adj] or a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cos there 's only a red or a blue in there , so if I |
| 2 | Not that that 's necessarily a good or a bad thing . |
| 3 | As he was not an insensitive or a brave man , the larger items in the national dailies frequently upset him and clouded his mind with vague anxieties . |
| 4 | Again , if your living space if restricted , then a light-coloured or a plain carpet will make the room appear roomier . |
| 5 | An even more extraordinary paper originated in the State Department : described as a ‘ possible method of solving the Indo-China problem ’ which would ‘ once and for all smoke out Ho Chi Minh and determine whether he is primarily a nationalist or a communist ’ . |
| 6 | Shoes and socks are tackled before trousers , and track-suit trousers with an elasticated waist would be chosen for either a male or a female patient . |
| 7 | Cousin in 1 can , of course , refer to either a male or a female cousin . |
| 8 | What 's the chance of getting either a blue or a red ? |
| 9 | It also dates 1st century and could have been intended as either a key or a knife handle ( although the fact that it has a circular socket favours its use as a key handle ) . |
| 10 | By the beginning of 1968 Britain was ceasing to be regarded by many Americans as either a powerful or a special ally . |
| 11 | The second requires the child to make a verbal response to either a verbal or a non-verbal stimulus and is used as a measure of the child 's ability to produce spoken language . |
| 12 | one or two members who are resident in St Albans did ask me about their position on item two St Albans Transport Study er the advice that I gave them was that unless they er did which is likely to be affected by any identifiable schemes in the study they do not have a need to declare either a pecuniary or a non-pecuniary interest . |
| 13 | With stable macro policies of either a monetary or a fiscal kind , rational expectations on behalf of economic agents mean that such agents fully appreciate the signals that trigger government policy and the prescriptions that follow , internalizing this into their behaviour . |
| 14 | Awards may be held on either a full-time or a part-time basis . |
| 15 | You can choose either a fixed or a floating interest rate at the start and can switch between them during your loan . |
| 16 | You can choose either a fixed or a floating interest rate at the start and can switch between them during the loan . |
| 17 | They are secured by either a fixed or a floating charge against the assets of the company . |
| 18 | Unsecured loan stocks are corporate bonds that are not secured by either a fixed or a floating charge . |
| 19 | A crude analysis of the use of doctors by the various socio-economic groups shows , for both males and females , either a similar or a lower use by the semi-skilled and unskilled groups than other groups . |
| 20 | The central research question is whether wartime training altered women 's position in the labour market on either a temporary or a permanent basis . |
| 21 | The scientists and technicians who were responsible for running the vessel were all ranking members of the Imperial Survey Service ; but that did not mean that they had the slightest notion about running either a tight or a tidy ship . |
| 22 | These societies would have the duty of distributing the dividends from the shares on either a universal or a restricted basis . |
| 23 | And the chance of getting either a red or a blue , If I say , Here you are , I 'm gon na you 've got this bag and it 's got three blue and one red in it . |
| 24 | And I 'm gon na pick one at random , and I 'm gon na have this bet with you that I will get either a red or a blue . |
| 25 | Well it 's a certainty that I 'll get either a red or a blue . |
| 26 | If I say , I 'll bet you I 'll get either a red or a blue . |
| 27 | ‘ Either a Tory or a Labour minority government will look at the next election down the track and say , ‘ Hang on , we ai n't going to win ’ . ’ |
| 28 | Bibliographic citations , adequate for most commonly used bibliographic packages , in either a free or a tightly structured format ; and , |
| 29 | These particles may carry either a positive or a negative electrical charge , or may be electrically neutral ; some have mass or weight , others appear to be weightless . |
| 30 | Expectation has been shown to influence the outcome of even the most carefully controlled double-blind trial in either a positive or a negative direction . |