Example sentences of "or [adv] [conj] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Article 15 of the second directive gives cancellation rights to all individual contracts except those of six months or less and is amended to exempt where the policyholder has had , for example , the opportunity to reflect on the policy terms before contacting the insurer . |
| 2 | As I mentioned previously , there are six major plates covering the surface of this planet , and ten or so that are classified as minor ( though even minor plates can be as big as entire continents ) . |
| 3 | It is tempting to lop off a discreet year or so but be careful with other dates ; will they believe you took your degree at 15 ? |
| 4 | ‘ C ’ sajica reaches 4″ or so and is probably the largest species you could keep successfully in that tank and then if you have just a pair of them and nothing else . |
| 5 | The RFU sponsored yearbook , edited by Barrie Fairall of the Independent and published by Harrington Kilbride , is also due to hot the shelves at some stage over the next month or so and is very good value , as is the Whitbread Rugby World Yearbook , edited by Adrian Stephenson and Ian Robertson and produced by Leonard Associates — a rip-roaring book even if the staff of RW&P ( all contributors to this fine , fine publication ) say so . |
| 6 | And so , when the manager gets to 60 or so and is given his carriage clock and company pension ( if he is lucky ) , there is somebody to take over who knows the right people and can do the right things . |
| 7 | Loss of auditory stimulation at birth or shortly after is therefore not simply a loss of some hearing experience , but may create a loss of potential auditory processing at a later stage . |
| 8 | This forms a stable platform , and further tipping can take place until the tip rises to 100 m or more and is shaped rather like a stepped pyramid . |
| 9 | This takes up much of the last week or more and is written out in precise detail . |
| 10 | But it was n't just her eating habits that kept Jess 's eyes riveted , or her extraordinary white wig that rose to a height of two feet or more and was decorated with bunches of false cherries and violets — it was the way she conducted herself . |
| 11 | This lasted for some weeks but at no time was the baby at risk either physically or psychologically nor was the mother and baby bond threatened . |
| 12 | Am or pm or is that ? |
| 13 | Some schools , e.g. in East London and Liverpool , adjusted their hours to take account of the needs of poorer children both for earnings and education , beginning or ending the school day later or earlier than was the custom , enabling schoolchildren to work before or after school . |
| 14 | Another distinctive type of patinated metalwork , known as bidri , has been made since the seventeenth century or earlier and is produced in India to this day ( fig. 5.17 ) . |
| 15 | Go back to the case and review critically the main characteristic symptoms eliminating those that are not strong , are vague , have perhaps only occurred once or twice and are not really important features of the illness . |
| 16 | This can be achieved by ensuring that we fall within the exemption contained in Section 60(1) of the Companies Act , which states that an offer or invitation is not to be treated as made to the public ‘ if it can properly be regarded , in all the circumstances , as not being calculated to result , directly or indirectly , in the shares or debentures becoming available for subscription or purchase by persons other than those receiving the offer or invitation , or otherwise as being a domestic concern of the persons receiving and making it ’ . |
| 17 | All pairs are from the same family or superfamily and are roughly matched for size and relative tail length of males , but have otherwise been selected at random . |