Example sentences of "for [art] [noun sg] or [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They will also depend upon the generic strategies being adopted for the SBU or even the product line . |
| 2 | He stays there for the hour or so that is necessary for all the tadpoles to emerge and then returns to his hole . |
| 3 | Few pilots are in this game for the glory or so — called glamour , but because we are inextricably dedicated to the sport of aerobatics , and we have an insatiable desire to one day bring home a Gold , Silver or even a Bronze . |
| 4 | ‘ We want as many Mini owners as possible to join the convoy , come for the weekend or just take part in the tour that Sunday . ’ |
| 5 | Dozens of early Georgian houses built in the 1720s in Queen Anne style ( surprisingly rare in central London ) had been allowed to fall into decay — to be turned into sweatshops for the clothing industry , to be converted into offices for the fruit-market or simply to become slums . |
| 6 | It is we who want broad motorways , cheap coal , instant electricity , subsidised food , and protection from alleged enemies without care for the past or indeed thought for the future . |
| 7 | The same colleague mentioned above used to describe himself , when discussing the problems of his work , as a sort of insurance agent for the church or maybe for God . |
| 8 | The London Film Co-Op had just started too , and for those too tired , smashed out , or bored for the music or perhaps with an interest in America in grainy black and white there were movies like Kenneth Anger 's Scorpio Rising , and Towers Open Fire . |
| 9 | I stayed like that for the minute or so we waited at the Lochgair station platform , and did n't stir again — yawning convincingly for any other passengers who might be watching — until we were crossing the viaduct at Succothmore . |
| 10 | His voice had a sarcastic edge to it , once assumed for the benefit or otherwise of his students , and now its permanent tone . |
| 11 | She says the bed bookings fall appears to indicate people are coming to Oxford for the day or perhaps staying with friends or relatives . |
| 12 | In education , by contrast , even in the post ERA environment the classroom teacher , directly accountable for the progress or otherwise of student learning , has a bewildering multi-layered system of accountability to wade through . |
| 13 | The position of the legs , body , arms , hands and head at the top of the backswing is totally responsible for the success or otherwise of the forward swing . |
| 14 | And nautical visitors , she savoured , and quickly switched her thoughts to cheap chicken and walnuts from the market and whether the Rising Dough shop sold black bread for the borscht or only brown wholemeal . |
| 15 | Ideal for the patio or even windowsill . |
| 16 | As a rough guideline , if you are not running sub 2:40 for the marathon or below 1:30 for the half , you do n't need them . |
| 17 | ‘ You 'd think he 'd come for the Christmas or even write but never a word , no thought for anybody except himself , ’ and it cast a deep shadow when they tried to imagine what kind of space enclosed Luke in England during the same hour , but they were n't able to imagine it . |
| 18 | After primary fermentation the beer is stored ( the German word is ‘ lagered ’ ) for a short time but rarely for the month or more that is standard abroad . |
| 19 | For a second or so we are undecided about whether the patch is an after-image or a spot of mildew on the wall . |
| 20 | They then wheeled in unison into a shaft of light which held them for a second or so before they soared over the car and away . |
| 21 | To my disbelief I felt a resistance for a second or so and the rod sprung back over my shoulder . |
| 22 | Thanks to what Breeze had earned , they were able to rake up the fares — and now here they were , on their way to a remote Devonshire village with just enough money to keep them going for a fortnight or so . |
| 23 | They stood on their ends in the inward sloping shelves for a fortnight or so when they came in during the spring or early summer . |
| 24 | But Flynn is not pushing Harper for a decision and is happy to leave things in the air for a fortnight or so . |
| 25 | But I yearn for a child or even children . |
| 26 | And that dismal record is likely to come under scrutiny from UEFA shortly , with Liverpool possibly in line for a warning or even a heavy fine . |
| 27 | He thought very , very carefully for a minute or more and then picked up his private phone and dialled a number . |
| 28 | For a minute or more it cleans itself frantically . |
| 29 | They stood in silence for a minute or more . |
| 30 | Occasionally athletes are kept waiting at the start for a minute or so until television is ready . |