Example sentences of "in a [noun pl] [noun] or " in BNC.
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| 1 | These are allowed to rot in a biogas generator or digester . |
| 2 | Some people believe that the different intentions of the experimenter and the abortionist , or the different location of the embryo in a petri dish or in a woman 's womb , are morally relevant factors . |
| 3 | The relevant fact is that , if two solutions are mixed in a petri dish or other container , and allowed to stand , the mixture is at first a uniform brown , but this homogeneous state is not stable . |
| 4 | In all cases cuttings must be prepared with a razor blade or very sharp knife , and are rooted in a cuttings compost or a home-made mixture of equal parts peat and sharp sand . |
| 5 | It is in section 58(1) , which declares in ringing terms that a person arrested and held in custody in a police station or other premises shall be entitled , if he so requests , to consult a solicitor privately at any time ’ . |
| 6 | A line manager is one who has direct authority over a subordinate : by this definition , any manager , whether he works in an operations department or an advisory department , will have line authority over his subordinates . |