Example sentences of "[noun] [noun sg] or a [noun] " in BNC.

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1 If this is not achieved with diet and metformin then the alternatives are adding in a guar gum preparation or a sulphonylurea .
2 Do n't you come across many teachers who say something along the lines ‘ I 'd love to try this experiment ’ , or ‘ I 'd like to try this in a different way , but I have C S E or O level or A level coming up for my children in a term or a year and I ca n't possibly afford to do other than cram them for these examinations ’ .
3 To claim income support or a payment from the social fund contact your local social security office .
4 To claim Income Support or a payment from the Social Fund contact your local Social Security office .
5 Secondly , consider the effect of an autonomous increase in the real money supply ( this could be caused by an increase in the nominal money stock or a fall in the general price level ) .
6 Such a man was Sir John Sargent of Datchet , Bucks. , who had no less than £50 a year and 100 marks in moveables quite possibly he was a fellow of Eton College or a canon of St George 's Chapel , Windsor , both of which lay within walking distance .
7 The effect of jurisdictional error of law is said to be to render the affected decision void or a nullity in the sense that the decision is treated as never having had any legal effect .
8 People find it difficult to believe in a personification of evil that looks like something out of a horror movie or a cut-out from a medieval painting .
9 Long tongues of land reaching out to mills have already been mentioned , as have projections giving access to upland pasture or a pool , but other extensions may sometimes show the former existence of a settlement .
10 Certainly when the population was declining , one would expect that tenants might be hard to find and that concessions to them might be necessary , either in the form of a rent reduction or a cut in the entry fine , or in an extension of the period of the lease .
11 Statements and documents filed at court are confidential and may not be disclosed to anyone other than the parties , their legal representatives , the guardian ad litem , the Legal Aid Board or a welfare officer without the leave of the court ( FPCR , r23(1) ; FPR , r4.23(1) ) .
12 Either a fabric softener or a soap powder rash .
13 A default action is any action , other than an admiralty action or a rent action , in which the only relief claimed is payment of money , whether that sum is already ascertained ( eg a debt ) or is to be ascertained in due course by the court ( damages ) .
14 Whether this is good or bad remains to be seen , but the country has now opened up and according to the law , the owner of a Rembrandt drawing or a Cranach painting may sell it to anyone offering the right price .
15 For example a semi-feudal landlord in a developing country today may employ a large number of retainers or family servants who will work for cash rent , labour rent or a proportion of the harvest on his land .
16 So do n't feel that that you should wait until the end although we do leave a a little bit at the end just for questions and you may have noticed that there 's either a tea break or a meal break after each talk .
17 Whether you 're a rock fan or a businessman , it seems the footwear to be seen in is a pair of Doc Martens .
18 Right , erm , what happens then , Philip , if the client says to you , and it 's unlikely with Covermaster , but it 's the same principle if you 're talking of a savings plan or a pension , erm , I do n't like the idea of my money being invested in a managed fund , I 've been reading the financial press , and I 'm very interested and excited at the thought of the Japanese market going up through the roof .
19 But we almost got down to saying the other day that probably need to have an action plan or a structure for the pre-meeting as well .
20 Simple documents such as a two-column parish newsletter or a flyer promoting a new sandwich bar or a college concert simply do n't demand the same degree of overall quality and items such as these are readily produced by programs such as Timeworks , GEM Desktop Publisher and Finesse .
21 We do n't want you to be a graphic arts expert or a copy expert we have plenty of those back at head office
22 the alphabetical index which provides an entry vocabulary or a list of terms for first consultation , as well as identification of the place of a subject within the scheme .
23 If the education and training differs substantially from that required by the same profession in the ‘ host ’ member state , an aptitude test or a period of supervised practice may be necessary .
24 You either win a tea towel or a bag .
25 If you enjoy your Saturday snooze or a weekend round of golf , give some of the credit to Sir Robert Walpole .
26 The clear , vivid patterns excite the zebra 's eyes and give it a sensation of strong identity , as if it were the member of a football team or a sports club with conspicuous striped shirts .
27 We had supper at eight which was usually a rock cake or a scone , or sometimes we had toast , and a cup of tea .
28 This configuration may then be compiled and linked using a command file or a set of command files that have also been read out as part of the structure .
29 Finding lonely bits of countryside or the middle of a large field to do your shouting is a way out of this problem , as is going to a football match or a rock concert .
30 If we are discussing a football match or a meal in a restaurant , then at the very least we should all have seen the match or eaten the meal .
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