Example sentences of "or [adv] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Articles made largely or wholly of gold , silver or other precious metals . |
| 2 | But the social relations of artists involved partly or wholly in commodity production are in fact highly variable . |
| 3 | None of the Regulations refers to the possibility of translations into Braille or on to cassette to facilitate access to information by the many people who have a sight impairment . |
| 4 | In East Anglia people either in the on their pub lunches they either throw themselves on to that or on to treacle pudding . |
| 5 | These are called trans-shipment points , where extra costs are involved if goods have to be loaded on to other types of transport , such as from ships on to lorries , or on to railway waggons to go further inland . |
| 6 | He spoke at its election meetings and worked actively on its behalf , or rather on behalf of his own views which he sought to spread through the party . |
| 7 | Diférance is the force behind , or rather in language ; it produces the effects of difference which make up language . |
| 8 | It does not matter whether a high-level language system is implemented mostly be hardware or mostly by software , provided the system hides any lower levels from the programmer . |
| 9 | If you have the country parks and already there is no hunting on those parts open to the public there 's just about another hundred acres , that 's the Victoria Park or thereabouts in total . |
| 10 | I only know that in 1990 I had to pay £20,000 or thereabouts in interest repayments alone for a business loan excluding repayment of the mortgage . |
| 11 | Fees are normally paid monthly or quarterly in advance , while expenses are charged out each month after invoices from suppliers come in to you . |
| 12 | Rightly or wrongly for instance , most of us are happy about the properties of rigid rods of iron , and we are prepared to use them as units of explanation of more complex machines that contain them . |
| 13 | The pitch shifter is particularly impressive , offering a full octave above or below in semitone steps . |
| 14 | Dr David Baker , managing director of Sigma Projects , said the Russian pictures are the best available , with resolution down to 5-10 metres , or better with computer enhancement . |
| 15 | ‘ The only real pre-requisite for a trade within the forces police is a GSCE grade C or better in English and a special forces driver 's licence which I had to qualify for at RAF St Athan . |
| 16 | Any of the following tests would be regarded as suitable proof : Passes in the JMB Test in English ( Overseas ) at grade 3 or better up to June 1989 , the JMB Test in English for Speakers of Other Languages from March 1990 ; the AEB Test in English for Educational Purposes at grade III or better in listening , reading and writing ; the Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English at grade C or better ; the Oxford-Arels Examination ( Higher level ) at Credit or Distinction level ; the IELTS ( British Council/University of Cambridge ) , with an average score of 6 or better and for each component a score of 5 or better ; TOEFL with a score of 550 or better ; the London GCE O level Syllabus B in English Language at grade C or better or in an approved SCE or GCE syllabus in English are acceptable for this purpose . |
| 17 | Applicants should possess : GCE or GCSE passes at grade C or better in Mathematics and three other subjects , at least one of which must be at ‘ A ’ level ( or an equivalent AS level qualification ) ; |
| 18 | Applicants should possess : GCE or GCSE passes at grade C or better in Mathematics and three other subjects , at least one of which must be at ‘ A ’ level ( or an equivalent AS level qualification ) ; |
| 19 | For instance , an extra demand at home or abroad for goods made either cheaper or better by electronics will add to employment . |
| 20 | Data collected in budget preparation and monitoring are an invaluable input to a management information system which may be used to analyse trends within or between projects or perhaps between design groups in an engineering consultancy . |
| 21 | Dining at ease inside a dragon makes a good symbol of the harnessing of mighty powers of nature for man 's comfort , or perhaps of pride coming before a fall . |
| 22 | And , lying somewhere between these two extremes , you will find almost every shade of belief — or perhaps of hope . |
| 23 | The choices he made , and the way his achievements oscillated , show a decided lack of conviction , or perhaps of direction , in his thinking . |
| 24 | He had gained a sense of humour , or perhaps of irony , since Blanche questioned him the first time . |
| 25 | Some patients may need drug therapy at diagnosis if they are thin and have lost much weight with severe hyperglycaemia , are very symptomatic or perhaps with evidence of infection . |
| 26 | Alternatively , this student , too , could go straight on to take an occupational SVQ , at level I , or perhaps at level II . |
| 27 | Behind , or perhaps in front of , all the ideals and theories there was a sound technical base which , under Bernard 's tutelage , was also entering a phase of significant growth . |
| 28 | The snails will eat the foam , presumably for the microflora living on it , or perhaps by mistake . |
| 29 | It is probable that the jawless fish lived by grubbing in the sediment , or perhaps by filter feeding , possibly exploiting organic material derived from the plants that were taking to life on land at the same time . |
| 30 | Like them , this official would be a lay person , and would be completely independent of all other bodies and agencies , The official would be known as the ‘ Reporter ’ , and could be drawn from the legal profession , from amongst social work professionals , or perhaps from administration . |