Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] [art] [noun pl] or " in BNC.
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| 1 | I must admit the ‘ truth ’ did not smack me right between the eyes or make me leap like Archimedes from his bath . |
| 2 | I mean it 's mostly for the kids or if , w when we 're travelling in the car anywhere . |
| 3 | Some of the Naval survey parties may also have landed briefly on Krakatoa , because a hot spring is marked on some maps , but apart from this we know remarkably little about the islands or their volcanic history . |
| 4 | He said the RSSPCC would unconditionally oppose the programme ‘ on the simple principle that this can do nothing except prolong the distress and damage of the children , ’ regardless of the rights or wrongs of the authorities ' handling of the case . |
| 5 | It is a place where there live side by side in mutual intercourse persons whose life is dedicated to the pursuit of knowledge for its own sake , regardless of the consequences or applications of the knowledge thus acquired . |
| 6 | They have a very hard time saying no to momentary pleasures , regardless of the risks or consequences . |
| 7 | The exertions of all the different kinds of labour that are directly or indirectly involved in making it ; together with the abstinences or rather the waitings required for saving the capital used in making it : all these efforts and sacrifices together will be called the real cost of production of the commodity . |
| 8 | Not only do they agonize over which of their colleagues deserve which piece of ribbon , they are unafraid to set themselves in judgement upon those whose candidacy for an honour is based upon genuine distinction , perhaps in the arts or by voluntary work . |
| 9 | I think this ought to be thrown out not necessarily on the rights or wrongs of fox hunting but on a procedural thing that you 've brought about where a dictatorial attitude is brought about by the Labour party that have the right apparently to say exactly what 'll happen on someone else 's land . |
| 10 | He tried , though perhaps without much success , to restrict the use of chrism to bishops , and , making a further distinction between royal and episcopal consecration , he ordered that kings , like emperors , were to be anointed only on the arms or shoulders and hands , not on the head . |
| 11 | These were highly prized and burnt only by the priests or priestesses during magical rites , worship of the gods or for healing purposes . |
| 12 | By section 296 of the Copyright , Designs and Patents Act , devices or means specifically designed or adapted to circumvent copy-protection of works issued to the public in electronic form are controlled by treating the making , importation , sale or hire , possession in the course of business , etc. of the devices or means as an infringement of copyright . |
| 13 | This first collar is made as high as you can work , just below the buds or branches , and tied firmly so that the hessian is not loose , which can lead to twisting and rubbing . |
| 14 | Choose instead a framing which cuts the figure , say , just above the knees or just below the shoulders . |
| 15 | The track itself is often obliterated and a large part of a rail man 's job is hacking ice and snow away from the points or the platforms between carriages . |
| 16 | Governors should then be introduced to the budget in some detail , particularly the major headings under which spending is planned and thus to the benefits or problems raised by this allocation . |
| 17 | They were rather like the red-bands or trusties in British prisons . |
| 18 | And he knew I did n't have to be home for the kids or whatever , he knew my circumstances so well and he knew th exactly how much he could use me you know . |
| 19 | Sedate , sober men , that in the day time comported themselves in all seriousness and dignity , relaxed their staidness then and joined deliriously in the quadrilles or the waltz . |
| 20 | However the board went and sold Batts : - I do n't know much about Tinkler is he more in the Batts or Strach mould ? |
| 21 | Follow up data could be obtained from 23 of the 25 patients discharged from the hospital either directly from the patients or by interviewing their physicians . |
| 22 | You should then trace the design on to a sheet of tracing paper , either tracing directly from the flowers or first covering them with a sheet of glass before beginning your tracing . |
| 23 | The delicious pork and goose rillettes and rillons of Western France are also close relations of English potted meats — in other words cooked and shredded or pounded meat packed into pots after cooking , as opposed to the pâtés and terrines which are made from raw ingredients cooked directly in the pots or the crust in which they are to be stored and served . |
| 24 | There is a strong thriller element to the novel , particularly in the last part , in which Piero is tracked down by the agents of what is portrayed as something close to a police or military state in the underground corridors of the prison-like block of flats where Charles lives and the fugitive has been hiding . |
| 25 | Bob Johnston , chief inspector with the Department of Economic Development 's Trading Standards Branch , said : ‘ The Order allows for the selling price to be indicated on the goods themselves , a ticket or notice close to the goods or grouped together with other prices on a list close to the goods to which it refers . |
| 26 | The aim of all these procedures is to ensure that no patient arrives home without the drugs or equipment needed or is left without adequate care and support . |
| 27 | The proposal also indicated an intention to devote one corner of the library to a display area , in which departments or faculties would be able to mount exhibitions related directly to the topics or themes of project-work . |
| 28 | Postbasic certificate and statemented ( the latter are generally shorter ) courses are validated by the boards and a list of current courses and training establishments can be obtained by writing directly to the boards or to a delegated careers advice service . |
| 29 | For many , investment business activity carries with it the very real threat of punitive action , whether arising from failure to comply properly with the regulations or , worse still , from committing the criminal offence of conducting investment business without being authorised at all . |
| 30 | Do you come alive slowly in the mornings or do you leap out of bed searching for a pencil to capture your best thoughts ? |