Example sentences of "[coord] [verb] [prep] [num] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The only member of the squad who could ; the others hammered or pecked with two fingers , swore picturesquely , and reached for the erasing fluid . |
| 2 | His car has been stolen or broken into 7 times , his home in Swindon has seen numerous burglaries . |
| 3 | ‘ is different from other interests because it exercises power or influence in two ways — directly through interest groups and structurally because of the crucial role boards and managers exercise over production , investment and employment decisions which shape the economic and political environment within which Governments make policy ’ . |
| 4 | And we do not need to undergo years of psychoanalysis , or visit a hypnotist , or meditate for twelve hours a day , in order to seek self-knowledge . |
| 5 | I was famished , having had no food or sleep for thirty hours . |
| 6 | That great insight — lost or rejected throughout 2000 years of western history , save for its occasional stirring in the minds of rare individuals uncrippled by centuries of projected dogma — became the touchstone of eastern philosophy . |
| 7 | For default summonses , " sufficient time " means sufficient time for the defendant to deliver a defence , admission or counterclaim within fourteen days after delivery of the summons , and sufficient time in the case of fixed date summonses for him to attend on the return day ( Ord 7 , r 18(3) ) . |
| 8 | Shares will be allotted or transferred within 28 days of the exercise of an option and the Directors will endeavour to obtain a waiting list for any shares which are issued . |
| 9 | Any small businessmen or women can attend the open day or participate in two discussions entitled What Is Marketing ? and Things To Think About . |
| 10 | He had been fighting or riding since three hours after sunrise this morning . |
| 11 | Abolitionists handled this delicate problem for the efficacy of their ‘ persuasion ’ or appeal in two ways . |
| 12 | Replacement with a new car without making any deduction for depreciation if your car is written off or stolen within twelve months of purchase as new . |
| 13 | Ben Gunn got a thousand pounds which he spent or lost in three weeks , then he came begging and was given a job as a gatekeeper . |
| 14 | Wright and West , in a study of all incidents recorded by the police as genuine rapes or attempted rapes in six English counties over a five-year period from 1972 to 1976 , found that of a total of 297 cases , fellatio was attempted or demanded in 30 incidents , cunnilingus in 13 , buggery in 12 and other sexual acts usually involving masturbation in 35 . |
| 15 | Erm why I say five men , you might think that peculiar because there was a man and a conductor each time but we used to reckon that two buses , full-time buses would be scheduled by te or run by ten men because there one man would come off at nine o'clock , have a relief of hour and fifteen minutes and then another one would take over from him . |
| 16 | I never saw a woman yet you could hold her own with me in talk or love for six minutes together . |
| 17 | I just have to multiply that , the , the figure by twenty five or divide by four pounds , it 's no small sum . |
| 18 | Most of the class were happy to write out the 24 ways for themselves or start on five buttons . |
| 19 | If , however , they show no sign of ability to make contact or to learn by five years they are placed in a special school , welfare institution or returned to family surroundings . |
| 20 | usually made of rubber or soft polythene and draining into gauze or bags , they may be shortened or removed after 48 hours if the discharge is minimal . |
| 21 | Samples taken from the edges of ulcer craters in 15 of these patients or scars in six patients contained more extensive gastric metaplasia ( mean extent 19% ) in comparison with specimens from the opposite , macroscopically normal looking wall ( mean extent 10% ) . |
| 22 | If , by using the double-length button you require a needle to tuck or slip for eight rows , it probably wo n't . |
| 23 | Over the next thirty years he was to write or illustrate over seventy books . |
| 24 | So are we planning for five weeks or planning for five lessons or what ? |
| 25 | It was essential , Dexter knew , to gather together as powerful a case as possible against the reporter before arresting him because from that moment the clock would begin to run : Parkin would either need to be charged with the murder or released within twenty-four hours . |
| 26 | Turn onto a floured surface and knead for 5 minutes until smooth . |
| 27 | The bodice was plain and ribbed to the waist , and hanging from two loops at the side was a fine red suede belt . |
| 28 | Scuffles broke out everywhere as our officers came out of hiding and pounced on six members of the gang who bolted into the woods and sand dunes around the bay before being rounded up with the assistance of police dogs . |
| 29 | Late complications were of much greater concern and arose in eight patients ( 20% ) at a median of 3.3 months ( range 0.25–12 ) from the initial insertion . |
| 30 | Then he put his feet up on the bench and snored for ten minutes . |