Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] [pron] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ Or possibly something a bit stronger . ’ |
2 | Apparently they like having things explained to them without understanding either the explanation or even what an explanation is . |
3 | If you believe in the Devil you had better believe in God , or else what a fix you 're in ! |
4 | Or , imagine that the lights go out as Harry has just begun saying : ( 2 ) Listen , I 'm not disagreeing with you but with you , and not about this but about this Or , Suppose we find a bottle in the sea , and inside it a message which reads : ( 3 ) Meet me here a week from now with a stick about this big We do not know who to meet , where or when to meet him or her , or how big a stick to bring . |
5 | The building was completed by 457 B.C. , for Pausanias saw on the apex of the east pediment a golden shield or bowl with a Gorgoneion and below it an inscription ( still partly preserved ) saying that it was dedicated by the Spar tans , a tithe from the spoils taken from the Argives , Athenians and their allies at Tanagra , a battle which took place in that year . |
6 | The barrage intensified : the explosions merged into a continuous crackling rumble of noise , the clifftop where Daak had stood was turned into a firework display of blinding flashes , and below it an avalanche of smoking rocks . |
7 | In the centre of one wall there was a Palladian mantelpiece in grey marble and above it a shield , bearing the coat of arms of the Challoner family . |
8 | As I walked in I was handed a leaflet bearing the image of an apocalyptic Pipeline wave and above it a line from Psalms 93:4 : ‘ The Lord on high is mightier than the mighty waves of the sea . ’ |
9 | There was a white lodge with a man in a booth and a turnstile , and above it a notice saying Bristol Zoo and a row of black silhouetted animals in wrought iron walking along in a line . |
10 | Reading the book gives you a picture of wiath number of BoB participants think about these topics , and also what a number of learned air historians have concluded on the same subjects . |
11 | And then what a cheat , |
12 | Learners use language descriptions as a crutch during the learning process ; the teacher needs to know not only which particular crutch or crutches to provide but also what a crutch is . |