Example sentences of "[noun pl] [adv] a [noun sg] or " in BNC.
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| 1 | The island is little more than a dozen miles long and in places only a mile or two wide . |
| 2 | This woman has n't a bean , so she 's going to pose for my wife and her girlfriends once a month or so , and she 'll get the classes thrown in free . |
| 3 | allocated in August 1991 and another £50,000 in loans only a week or so ago . |
| 4 | For the sit-ups either a dumb-bell or a weight disc is held to the chest , and the back is kept slightly rounded with the chin on the chest . |
| 5 | The law of agency relates to situations where a person or a business legally commits another to an agreement by acting on their behalf as their agent . |
| 6 | Certainly one can agree with para. 3(b) ; and a further point here is to promote the use of warning devices viz. a bell or a hooter . |
| 7 | In a well-run company there will be no question of simply rubber-stamping management decisions when a grievance or appeal is pursued . |
| 8 | If in doubt the purchaser should insist that the vendor obtains from its shareholders either a consent or an acknowledgment that their consent is not required . |
| 9 | I mention him in particular because he understood that opera concerns those ecstatic moments when a man or a woman has to use a means of expression other than the spoken word . |
| 10 | He put a direct question to Theo : did he ever experience moments when a groan or a sigh would be forced from him ? |
| 11 | However , a lot of detail is included in the brochure and prepared approximately twelve months in advance , so there may be occasions when a facility or entertainment advertised at the hotel or in the resort is not available during your own particular holiday . |