Example sentences of "or [adv] [adj] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | or deftly rabbit-punch a kidney |
| 2 | 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 ’ ? |
| 3 | Very few men have led so versatile or so successful a life as Peter Scott . |
| 4 | After a year or a month or possibly half an hour , God 's face looked in . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | This is to certify that Color Serjeant Nicholl served in the Grenadier Company of the King 's Regiment for twenty one years , and being myself one of the Officers of the Company during the greatest part of that period , I have consequently had an opportunity for closely observing his character and conduct , therefore it is but doing him that justice which his uniformly good behaviour merits , to state that I have never ( in his station in life ) met with a more truly steady or strictly honest a man . |
| 7 | But you do n't have to be as colourful a performer or as vivid a personality as these two to make an interesting subject . |
| 8 | The relegating acolyte does not realise that after a certain date nearly every book is as good or as bad a case as another . |
| 9 | Ten minutes passed , or maybe half an hour , it was hard to tell . |
| 10 | New labour relations are being introduced in industries where they were technologically or politically unthinkable a decade ago . |
| 11 | However physically or mentally frail a resident is , you should help them maintain the maximum amount of independence possible . |
| 12 | Using an excessive amount or too rich a moisturiser on combination skin will congest it and lead to blocked pores and spots . |
| 13 | Honeysuckle likes its feet in the shade and head in the sunshine ; grown in too sunny or too warm a place , it becomes infested with greenfly , blackfly , caterpillars and red spider mite . |
| 14 | This information should enable the investor to decide : ( a ) if the size of the workforce is to be reduced , at what cost , bearing in mind the notice periods , age and length of service of the employees ; ( b ) if the workforce is to be increased , at what cost ; ( c ) whether the existing terms of employment , benefits and so on are appropriate , or too great a burden for the target business ; ( d ) the importance of key individuals and whether any action should be taken to ensure their loyalty or protect the company 's position by , for example , keyman insurance ( particularly important in service industries ) ; and ( e ) action to be taken in respect of any share option arrangements , incentive schemes , or the funding ( or under-funding ) of pension schemes . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | Another strike , or too big a pay rise , and we might go under . ’ |