Example sentences of "[noun sg] or [adj] [adv] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | If we feed these numbers into a computer that is programmed to alter them according to some rule or another then the output is four new number pairs ( |
| 2 | A second or two later the powerful beam of the flashlight cut through the darkness . |
| 3 | Ferranti is looking increasingly isolated in the UK defence electronics scene and it is difficult to see the institutions tolerating such an exercise or forgiving lightly the management for the International Signal and Control takeover . |
| 4 | A day or two later the policeman called and was told about the strange experiences . |
| 5 | A day or two later the baby will be back , crimson-eared , or whoofing with croup . |
| 6 | A month or two later the alarm sounded again . |
| 7 | A lot of excellent furniture-makers that I know have an unreasonable fear of chair-making ; for some reason or other even the strong go limp at the thought of all those angles and curves . |
| 8 | In one way or another however the credit industry now sees the need to adjust its attitudes and behaviour to incorporate more advice work , and to build on its shared interests with advice agencies . |
| 9 | If the model is slain by enemy missile fire or similar then the catapult may not shoot next turn , but the model may be returned to indicate that another Doom Diver has stepped forward . |