Example sentences of "[noun] [coord] [adv] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Almost any small feature in a building or even a field wall may say something of the structures that once stood on such sites . |
| 2 | Short hair or long hair or just a man ? |
| 3 | A hat was all right or an instrument case or even a scarf with knotted corners . |
| 4 | Although their main purpose in life was the Opus Dei , the nine hours or more a day spent in the choir of the great church , the abbey was the centre of a complex industrial and social organisation . |
| 5 | If your employee was employed by you for a continuous period of at least two calendar years into the qualifying week and normally worked 16 hours or more a week , she is eligible for the higher rate of SMP . |
| 6 | Three conditions apply : the claimant must be in paid working employment for 16 hours or more a week , suffer from an illness or disability which leaves them disadvantaged when applying for a job and must have recently been getting benefit such as income support , housing or community charge benefit . |
| 7 | Clause 23 and Sch 4 give every employee who works eight hours or more a week the right , within two months of starting work , to a written statement of the main terms and conditions of the employment , including details of pay , hours of work and holidays . |
| 8 | At present the statement must be given no later than 13 weeks after employment commences , but part-time workers who work less than 16 hours a week need not be given a statement until they have been employed for five years and worked eight hours or more a week . |
| 9 | But pointing out limitations in a writer can sometimes seem arrogant , or at least condescending , as in this extract : At times Eliot is too confusing , too abstract and too well read , but his poems initially only demand a first response or simply an appreciation of the words , their structure , sound and order . |
| 10 | To celebrate the arrival of two notables in town , I approached the mayor , well known for his Butchers Arms , and asked him to send a joint off the Old Dun Cow or even a Bulls Head . |
| 11 | Souness admitted : ‘ The temptation is to give him some sort of outing whether it 's half an hour or even a half . |
| 12 | Most classes last for an hour or perhaps an hour and a half . |
| 13 | When I 'm writing a course or even a session within the course , do you know what I spend most of my time writing the objective after a you know , you know but not after . |
| 14 | His strong , even teeth glinted white against the bronze of his skin , and with a peculiar detachment Shannon found herself wondering if the tan had come from a sun-bed or even a bottle . |
| 15 | NEIL PROSSER , co-owner of four Chipie shops , likes the options the label offers : ‘ You can buy the whole look or just a T-shirt . ’ |
| 16 | er if you stick to just just two as a maximum er ah an overhead and a flipchart or maybe a video and an overhead then it actually does n't it really helps not to confuse the audience . |
| 17 | With no onward chain involved the property is ideal for investment or equally a family home . |
| 18 | This may actually be seen to better advantage in conversion to offices or even a house . |
| 19 | I realised defeat or even a draw would rest on my shoulders . ’ |
| 20 | Once I catch a glimpse of the light of a car or maybe a tractor a long way up the valley , and this sees to make my isolation even more profound . |
| 21 | Income support is available for people of 18 yrs or over whose incomes are below a certain level and who are not working 16hrs or more a week . |
| 22 | You do not need a thermostat , so a pond or even a brewer 's immersible heater is all right , connected to the mains with outdoor quality cable and plugs — via a circuit breaker for safety . |
| 23 | It will no doubt suit a good top coat , or perhaps cushion covers or possibly a bed cover . |
| 24 | So far I have left open the question of whether Maastricht is likely to prove to have been the high-water mark of European Federalism or merely a bench-mark against which to test future movement towards a Federalist state . |
| 25 | There was all the difference in the world between meeting a retired sporting hero behind the bar and meeting a shareholder or even a director . |
| 26 | MacCormick suggests that it matters little , when faced with ‘ possible unjust exercises of the power of modern states organised under and in the name of ‘ law ’ … whether or not these represent a corruption of law in its ideal essence or simply an abuse of public power . ’ |
| 27 | ( e ) Bedding wall plates — rate per linear m or alternatively a lump sum item . |
| 28 | Well they are , they are very nice , half a pound or just a couple ? |
| 29 | Sometimes forks would appear on the right and knives on the left ‘ sometimes ( Henry always felt this was Maisie 's way of telling people they were not welcome ) two knives or only a spoon . |
| 30 | In determining whether the offer of alternative work is suitable , the tribunal takes into account factors such as status , skills required , pay , hours of work and whether it involves additional travelling time and/or expense or perhaps a need to move house . |