Example sentences of "[prep] a [adj] or a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Is it a stylishly cute picture of a rhinocerous or a clever way of pushing young people into smoking . |
| 2 | So the demise of a flat or a particular floor of a building will include a roof space accessible only from that flat where there is no reservation to the landlord of any rights relating to the roof space ( Hatfield v Moss [ 1988 ] 40 EG 122 ) . |
| 3 | The broad-minded opinions and solid common sense of this robust story-teller are expressed sometimes in dialogue in which officers ( and , interestingly , sometimes officers and men ) exchange views on slave-trading , naval punishments , privateering , or discuss the attributes of a good or a bad captain . |
| 4 | Usually , the claim that a randomised trial ( whether of a preventive or a therapeutic regimen ) is unethical presumes that the answer to the question that the trial is designed to answer is already known . |
| 5 | Finn , in turn , often appeared in the guise of a hind or a hunting dog , and his children took the form of fauns ( see FAUNUS ) when wishing to escape danger . |
| 6 | Loss of a clear or a bloodstained , watery fluid from the nose or ear . |
| 7 | You had a choice of an eight or a three I had two jacks and a king you chose the three , the two turned up that would 've given you eight and a but you picked the three so that 'll give you more in the box as well an three hit your three hit your hand as well so |
| 8 | On the spectrum of improbabilities , the spotlight turns out to illuminate only the narrow range from the left-hand end ( certainty ) up to minor miracles , like a hole-in-one or a dream that comes true . |
| 9 | Edward felt like a colonial or a schoolboy , and it irked . |
| 10 | Privilege tickets at fares somewhere near a third or a quarter ordinary rate were issued at any booking office on presentation of an application form . |
| 11 | This fury can look like an onanistic or a solipsistic fury . |
| 12 | The effect of both these procedures is that the defaulting party has 21 days in which to make the payment , following which the party making the demand can present a bankruptcy petition against an individual or a winding-up petition against a company . |
| 13 | ‘ It appears to me that the whole question is governed by the broad , general , universal principle that English legislation , unless the contrary is expressly enacted or so plainly implied as to make it the duty of an English court to give effect to an English statute , is applicable only to English subjects or to foreigners who by coming into this country , whether for a long or a short time , have made themselves during that time subject to English jurisdiction . |
| 14 | ‘ Put into the language of today , the general principle being there stated is simply that , unless the contrary is expressly enacted or so plainly implied that the courts must give effect to it , United Kingdom legislation is applicable only to British subjects or to foreigners who by coming to the United Kingdom , whether for a short or a long time , have made themselves subject to British jurisdiction . |
| 15 | That 's what I said , to do that and hope for a three or a six or another five or a king . |
| 16 | You may be written off as a malingerer or a neurotic or , perhaps even worse , as someone who must be gently humoured back to health . |
| 17 | The information contained on Form BD8 was previously the main criterion for deciding whether a pupil required education in a special school or an ordinary school , and whether the pupil should be referred to and educated as a blind or a partially sighted child . |
| 18 | He was thin , dark and sallow , with prominent brown eyes , and he could have passed anywhere as a Lebanese or a Palestinian . |
| 19 | The government and its supporters eventually accepted this but then insisted on a 75 per cent majority applying to regional issues , including the country 's future status as a unitary or a federal state . |
| 20 | Though she did not know it , for Clare there had been no choice except between a swift or a lingering death . |
| 21 | You will be able to choose between a single or a double oven , with an eye-level grill or a grill at waist level , often set into a small top oven . |
| 22 | It is believed that this is the first such interchange to be arranged between a British or a European social research group and one in the People 's Republic of China . |
| 23 | For the very large corporations , six figure salaries , ‘ starting with a two or a three ’ are not unusual . |
| 24 | All the same , museum curators will have carried out a critical task in selecting the exhibition , in some instances having fended off proposals for inclusions with a political or a particular cultural bias . |
| 25 | So when two rational players meet , they will both defect , and both will end up with a fine or a low payoff . |
| 26 | It is always difficult to judge whether a government is better off , in terms of parliamentary safety , with a large or a small majority . |
| 27 | This time the mini-button selects between ‘ Line ’ — the same as before — and ‘ Mic ’ , for when you 're amplifying your guitar with a dynamic or a condenser-type microphone . |
| 28 | The model including a recessive major locus gave a better fit than the model including an additive or a dominant locus , but the fit was not significantly better than for the multifactorial model with or without a generational difference . |
| 29 | So I do n't think anyone here as an elected member , needs to defend their positions if they wish to move from a political or a bureaucratic policy to something which is more pluralist and much more representative of the kind of policies that this council should be discussing not only now but also in the future . |
| 30 | This fuller appreciation may result from a short or a long article , even occasionally some unexpected insight or well-phrased judgement ; but it will not come from a brief comment off the cuff , an item of gossip , or a mere listing . |