Example sentences of "or [adv] [adj] an [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What ‘ noble Remedies , what serviceable Instruments ’ had they produced to equal ‘ so good a Med'cine as Stew 'd Prunes , or so necessary an Instrument as a Flye-Flap ’ ? |
| 2 | Whether or not such an expansion of judicial review is desirable is a question the reader must decide for him or her self after reading the rest of this book . |
| 3 | 3 the political content in Sri Lanka which determines whether or not such an aid scheme is pursued and how it is implemented , |
| 4 | As I was called by you on Question 16 , only to be discourteously interrupted by the hon. Member for Bradford , South ( Mr. Cryer ) , will you refer to the Procedure Committee whether or not such an interruption should be permitted as a means of closing a question , or whether Members should be afforded the courtesy of asking their question , after such an interruption , when Question Time ends ? |
| 5 | After a year or a month or possibly half an hour , God 's face looked in . |
| 6 | Using enormous restraint , she stalked her prey [ or nearly half an hour , and only when she was certain did she leap from her crouching position and bring down her quarry , seizing it by the throat and suffocating it . |
| 7 | Ten minutes passed , or maybe half an hour , it was hard to tell . |
| 8 | You strike me as a basically good-natured and decent girl , and if I can be of assistance in putting you back on the right path , I shall be happy to oblige , so long as you do not expect too lengthy or too frequent an exchange . |