Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] [adv] [noun sg] or " in BNC.
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1 | A PAC is a group representing some interest such as labour or more specifically abortion or gun control . |
2 | The same problem exists with touchstones , or more accurately basanite or lydite , which is a flinty jasper or finely crystalline quartzite , black or dark grey in colour , used to test gold-silver alloys for their gold content . |
3 | Authorities as a whole divided themselves clearly into three groups ( see Table 19 ) : firstly , those who said that one person or a small specified group allocated the equivalent of a quarter of their time to training , secondly , those authorities who estimated a smaller amount of one person 's time ( normally 10–15% and most commonly Deputy or Assistant Chiefs ) and thirdly , those allocating largely nominal ( or no responsibility ) for training . |
4 | Provided the soil is workable , a spit ( spade 's length ) deep and not violently acid or alkaline , it will need little preparatory treatment . |
5 | My master was still very angry and I was intrigued for he was the most gentle of men and very rarely testy or sharp , even with fools . |
6 | In response to my attempts to historicize perversion it has been said : ‘ OK , we see how you might want to rescue homosexuality from the pejorative category of a perversion , but surely not incest or bestiality ? ’ |