Example sentences of "or [noun prp] [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | As for Ndlove , I do n't see where he will fit in , it probably mean either Wallace or Dean moving to the reserves . |
| 2 | It seemed downright immoral to torment the poor woman with questions now just for the sake of proving the Jaguar 's brakes were faulty or Fanshawe driving over the seventy limit . |
| 3 | A kilogram or two of surgical plaster or plaster-of-Paris depending on the size of the housing ( you can buy powdered plaster at a chemist 's shop ) ; a dish to act as a mould for casting the plaster block-the dish can be any size from 10 cm × 20 cm up to about 20 cm × 20 cm , but should have a flat bottom and sides that slope slightly outward ; a sheet of glass to cover the housing ; a sheet of black cardboard ; Plasticine ; small blocks of wood or small plastic boxes ( the round boxes used for typewriter ribbons are very suitable ) ; cotton-wool . |
| 4 | A white paper containing a plan for single-tier local authorities is to be published in June or July according to the present timetable for council reform . |
| 5 | For most , however , the road from Andean mining towns like Potosi or Llallagua runs to the informal economy — as street traders in the cities or the coca farms and drug factories of Chapare . |
| 6 | Then incubate the embryos at room temperature for 15–30 min in the second layer ( an FITC- or TMRTC-conjugated antibody or IgG directed against the first antibody ) diluted appropriately in M2 . |
| 7 | There were no set hours , no union to look after their interests and they were lucky to get out on a Saturday or Sunday to go to the chapel , or on certain special occasions to the cinema . |
| 8 | Unfortunately the crossing in was poor and our best chances came when Strach , Sharp , or Mcallister ran at the defence ( good tackling denied Strachan a certain goal ) . |
| 9 | One concept which has been the focus of much debate in evaluating efficiency is that of the ‘ Quality Adjusted Life Year ’ or QALY developed by the health economist , Alan Williams . |
| 10 | A delicious dessert — even better with a little orange liqueur , such as Cointreau or Drambuie added to the filling . |
| 11 | The typical England strike under Taylor has been a lofted cross from the flank or dead ball situation into a crowded penalty area , a scramble , then either Gary Lineker or Platt emerging from the melee in celebration . |
| 12 | And while British viewers do n't have to live in Salford or Walthamstow to relate to the problems faced by characters in Coronation Street or EastEnders , few have the terms of reference to identify with the mythical world of Eldorado . |
| 13 | Mr. Ross also challenges the refusal by the board of Lautro to permit him , or Winchester to appeal against the intervention notice to the appeal tribunal constituted under Lautro 's rules . |
| 14 | In other cases , treatment with non-ionic detergents , phosphatase or DTT interferes with the interaction of DNA binding proteins with their cognate modulating factors . |
| 15 | The affluent clients of the smartest shops of Hong Kong , Paris , New York , London or Tokyo respond to the same qualities in ivory as those which attracted Palaeolithic mammoth hunters up to thirty thousand years ago and have continued to beguile all who have since had access to the material . |
| 16 | The victor , presumably Ken Clarke , would be like a Goth or Vandal marching into the smoking ruins of Rome . |
| 17 | Lower Lea or Swalecliffe lies under the shadow of the Iron Age hill fort on Madmarston Hill and the one must have succeeded the other . |
| 18 | Where a company is registered in Scotland a summons may be served on it by leaving it at , or by sending it by post to , its principal place of business in England or Wales addressed to the manager or head officer and by further posting a copy to the registered office ( s 725(2) and ( 3 ) Companies Act 1985 ) . |