Example sentences of "or [adj] [noun sg] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That would be twenty five pound a day as well , or fifty pound a day as well . |
| 2 | In dense jungle or tall grass the shooting was usually done from elephant back , a comparatively safe exercise except when a cornered tiger sprang at the howdah in which the shikari and his gun-bearer were poised on the elephant . |
| 3 | At the end of each week or each month the retailer ( or the accounts department , in a big firm ) totals up the petty cash paid for that period . |
| 4 | Well a man is n't subject to moods or premenstrual tension a guy is n't going to phone in sick with some crap about cramps . |
| 5 | round it and like Dave said it would 've cost him , sort of , seven or eight pound a day in petrol |
| 6 | But in another variety of comic crime fiction you can take as a chief character , as indeed your detective , a person who is to a greater or lesser extent a figure of fun , someone prone to fall victim to more or less ridiculous circumstances . |
| 7 | To greater or lesser extent the debate hinges on the faith participants have in the ability of market forces to work effectively . |
| 8 | There are many other types of source , besides those considered here , which in one way or another address the issue of the legality of nuclear weapons . |
| 9 | Initiation ceremonies of one kind or another mark the end of childhood and the acceptance of the boy or girl as an adult into the tribe . |
| 10 | People said things like for instance well females are n't intelligent enough to make choices and er which is , which is clearly pretty silly , and er there was also I think and the uncomfortable erm prospect that females could in some way or another control the evolution in males which I do n't think it appealed to the Victorians either and in fact many social Darwinists like Edward Westermark for example rejected the whole concept of sexual selection as Darwin called it the female choice , because it did n't promote survival of the fittest . |
| 11 | So in addition to standard depreciation allowances , certain designated sectors can write off another 25 per cent of the investment against tax in the first year , while in energy saving or robotic investment the rate has gone as high as 60 per cent . |
| 12 | In the case of ancient or medieval coinage the existence in different groups of coins of different or similar patterns of die axis may support or reduce the likelihood of some coins belonging in the same group . |
| 13 | … I can hear but never see him telling me for the tenth or hundredth time the story of the Wiltshire moonrakers … and many another comic tale or rhyme . |
| 14 | No admission offer promise payment or indemnity shall be made or given by or on behalf of the Policyholder or any person claiming to be indemnified without the written consent of the Corporation which shall be entitled if it so desires to take over and conduct in the name of the Policyholder or such person the defence or settlement of any claim or to prosecute in the name of the Policyholder or such person for its own benefit any claim for indemnity or damages or otherwise and shall have full discretion in the conduct of any proceedings or in the settlement of any claim and the Policyholder or such person shall give all such information and assistance as the Corporation may require . |
| 15 | Section 4 of the UCTA subjects any such counter-indemnity granted by a consumer to the test of reasonableness , so that in cases other than death or personal injury the situation is identical to that subsisting under s 2(2) but this left the operation of s 2 ( 1 ) unclear in relation to a counter-indemnity granted by a consumer in respect of death or personal injury suffered by himself . |
| 16 | In areas of water-bearing or fissured rock the machine is operated in closed mode and spoil is removed as slurry ; in more competent ground the open mode can be used together with more conventional mucking out techniques . |
| 17 | oh but they really get up my nose ! just wan na do is phone me up , you know I I sa oh had a row with , do n't say anything like about quarter to four time and I said to her , well I 'll be quite honest I said er there 's sixty pound a week or seventy pound a week I get more than you I said I have never heard a load of moaning pratts in all my life ! |
| 18 | If the doctor 's duty is a matter of law , a court could restrain a doctor from continuing such treatment , and he could be held liable to pay damages for any distress or increased discomfort the patient suffered as a consequence , in that his conduct would amount to negligence . |
| 19 | It would be naive to say that marital dissatisfaction is always a feature in marital unfaithfulness but in long-term or continued adultery the comment is probably a true one . |
| 20 | The studies used as a basis for judgement are generally lacking in control because of the finality of educational decision making and placement ( in the sense that we can not return the child to an original or alternative placement a year later and be able to start from the same point again ) . |
| 21 | This is more likely when , for example , the difficulties concern the general aspects of a relationship , or non-specific dissatisfaction a person may experience with his current lifestyle . |
| 22 | Where a loss is caused by wear and tear or gradual deterioration no claim will be recoverable under this Policy wording . |
| 23 | So we 'd go and work a couple of hours overtime or all night the scrap iron . |
| 24 | ‘ To a wealthy or aristocratic criminal the vengeance of the law is as a flea , which merely tickles ’ , observed Reynolds 's Newspaper which thought that as far as the Garotter 's Act went ‘ only poor , plebeian criminals will be exposed … rich and aristocratic ruffians … are certain to be exempted from flogging ’ . |
| 25 | For every book-collector , and every bookseller , is in greater or less degree a bibliographer . |
| 26 | In other words , the Board of Trade could more or less control the Service , co-operating with other agencies when and where it thought necessary , although those LEAs which had or might have in the future statutory powers for dealing with juveniles were permitted to submit schemes for the exercise of these powers , provided they could obtain the permission of both Boards . |
| 27 | 2.9 If on one or more occasion the carrying out of the Works is delayed in consequence of any circumstance beyond the control of the Landlord which the Landlord could not [ reasonably ] have prevented or avoided then on each such occasion the Landlord shall be allowed such extension of time for carrying out the Works as may be certified by the Architect as being reasonable having regard to the delay in question and the date by which the Landlord is required to carry out the Works as provided in clause 2.8 shall be postponed accordingly The problem here is the uncertainty from the tenant 's point of view , hence the suggestion that there be inserted a long stop date ( see clause 2.8 ) . |
| 28 | If a long hall was to be vaulted by a cross or groined vault the room would be divided by piers into square bays each of which would be covered by a cross vault . |
| 29 | Planted near deep blue flowers or purple foliage the effect is absolutely ravishing . |
| 30 | Spray-wipe techniques with a solvent hard surface cleaner or solvent degreaser can be used on light soiling but for moderate or heavy soiling a brush applied alkali degreaser is more suitable . |