Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] [art] [noun] or " in BNC.

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1 Is it the one of the right or the left or one that 's got his finger in .
2 If I was some fucking private eye or something I 'd head back out to Mr Azul 's big house and break in somehow and find something really interesting or a body or a beautiful woman ( or just get slugged on the back of the head and wake up wise-cracking ) .
3 For women , tight trousers and top or a leotard or swimsuit ; for men , swimming trunks would be ideal .
4 It is clear that a reduction or increase in funding did not automatically lead to similar changes in each of the schools .
5 Turning now to policy , it seems clear that a prohibitions-based or per se illegality form of legislation can not effectively deal with tacit collusion .
6 It is clear that a baby or a young person is able to grow anatomically and physiologically without hearing stories or reading books .
7 It is clear that the presence or absence of a check can influence the technique of the player .
8 In some instances Community law itself may permit or require Member States to carry out inspections or take other measures , but it is now clear that the Council or Commission may not authorize a Member State to take measures which go beyond those which would be justified under Article 36 .
9 They were closely linked with this , and in some cases it is clear that the growth or decline of a town resulted from economic changes in the surrounding rural area .
10 For instance , it would surely seem reasonable to suggest that a theory that anticipates and leads to the discovery of new phenomena , in the way Clerk Maxwell 's theory led to the discovery of radio waves , is more worthy of merit and more justifiable than a law or theory devised to account for phenomena already known and not leading to the discovery of new ones .
11 There is a real risk of mice , especially young animals , drowning or dying from the effects of a soaking if a bottle or nozzle of an automatic system leaks .
12 Similarly , it may be highly risky if the product or brand contains only those benefits and costs selected on a subjective basis by the supplier , without reference to the marketplace itself .
13 It should be obvious that a dissonance sounded by one instrument must be resolved by that instrument ( unless there is a complete break-off and a rest or pause separating the discord from what follows ) , but it is the writer 's experience that beginners do not always realize the musical necessity for this .
14 It is not entirely clear whether an onlooker or third person is entitled to use force to assist another to resist unlawful police conduct .
15 It is immaterial for how much the car was being hired or bought , or how much credit was involved , and equally it is immaterial whether the hirer or buyer was a body corporate .
16 Things are somewhat different when the institution or profession is itself new .
17 By analogy with other Zechstein carbonate units , it is possible that an oolitic-barrier or reef complex also may have been deposited at the edge of the platform but no evidence of this has been reported so far .
18 If a car is unlawfully taken and then returned in a damaged state , it seems absolutely right that the person or persons responsible for taking it should be assumed to be responsible for causing the damage unless they can prove the contrary .
19 If a man may publish anything which 12 of his countrymen think is not blameable , it is impossible that the Crown or the Ministry should exert any stringent control over writings in the press …
20 We were fearful that a halt or a delay would result in other unfortunate occurrences in the Soviet Union .
21 7.5.2 When the circumstances contemplated in clause 7.5.1 arise the Rent [ and Service Charge ] or a fair proportion of the Rent [ and Service Charge ] according to the nature and the extent of the damage sustained shall cease to be payable until the Premises or the Retained Parts or the damaged parts of either of them shall have been rebuilt or reinstated so that the Premises or the affected part are made fit for occupation or use [ or until the expiration of [ 3 ] years from the destruction or damage whichever period is the shorter ] [ ( the amount of such proportion and the period during which the Rent [ and Service Charge ] shall cease to be payable to be determined by the Surveyor acting as an expert and not as an arbitrator ) or ( any dispute as to such proportion or the period during which the Rent [ and Service Charge ] shall cease to be payable to be determined in accordance with the Arbitration Acts 1950 to 1979 by an arbitrator to be appointed by agreement between the parties or in default by the President for the time being of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors upon the application of either party ) ] This provision should always be amended to include reference not only to the premises but also to the building of which the premises form part in the event that the premises do not stand alone .
22 We see it in brilliant colours which flow through the whole spectrum , and extend to dayglo ; but it starts life in a natural tone , initially floppy until the grippers or stenters pierce the outer edges to stretch it flat as it is heat treated , and dyed .
23 But in another sense they raise a much more serious issue , one likely to arise in many jurisdictions whenever the defendant is not an individual but a corporation or some other form of association ; and it will be recognised that a very great proportion of international litigation does involve corporate defendants .
24 The court was an ultimate court of morality : the issues were not the guilt or innocence of the accused but the guilt or innocence of those who opposed apartheid . ’
25 It is possible to pronounce the individual consonants and vowels of a language correctly and yet be almost unintelligible because the stress or rhythm is wrong .
26 He saw the state not merely as a division but as a combination of labour , an economic community or union every bit as real as the household or firm , and far more powerful .
27 The oesophageal mucosa was graded as normal if no erosions or ulcerations were present in the tubular oesophagus ; as oesophagitis if a mucosal break with exudate ( erosions and/or ulcerations ) was present ; and as Barrett 's if specialised ( intestinal ) columnar epithelium was present .
28 It does seem unfair that a wheatear or pipit , having survived all the dangers of migration , should arrive home to find a merlin has set up house in its territory !
29 As Daniel Rogers warned in 1642 , ‘ No prison can be more irksome than a son or daughter 's house ’ .
30 Information Organisations rely upon information in order to function and it is likely that the individual or group that has control over information will have power .
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