Example sentences of "and a [noun sg] or " in BNC.
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| 1 | Likewise seeing involves a seer and a person or thing seen . |
| 2 | The upgrades include a compiler , Cobol 3.0 for Unix , operating system extensions providing common features across platforms and a character or graphical user interface builder . |
| 3 | George himself has deservedly achieved the status of a guru , and a year or so back was made a part time professor of medical economics at the City University . |
| 4 | They they reduce the rate , and a year or so later bring out a new account paying top rates . |
| 5 | When he returned he became editor , and a year or two later I had to fill in again for his editorial duties . |
| 6 | The early death of a sibling is an event which Dally cites as being common in the histories of anorexics , and a year or so later my baby sister died of bronchial pneumonia . |
| 7 | Shortly after Anna was born her mother married , and a year or so ago her husband died leaving her the house and a little money . |
| 8 | We have a relatively high proportion of our student body that comes from overseas , and a year or so ago when the announcement was made that the fees of overseas students were going up , there was a cry that we would n't get any any more , they would all go to America or Russia or wherever . |
| 9 | erm Listeners will probably know that there has been for many years what 's called the Schools Council , which has looked at erm curriculum matters and examination matters , and a year or so ago it was decided to discontinue the Schools Council , and to replace it by two successor committees , one the School Curriculum Development Committee , which you 've already mentioned and which I chair , and a parallel committee concerned with examinations , the School Examination , sorry the Secondary Examination Council , which is chaired by a mathematician , Sir Wilfred Cockroft . |
| 10 | This , when there is a baby in the pram and a two- or three-year-old to attend to , is no mean feat . |
| 11 | Wanting someone , like he wanted Kelly Connor , was no novelty to Jack — hardly a day passed when it did n't happen to him — but a quick telephone call and a Suzi or a Debra , one of his sexual Samaritans , would be there to make it feel better . |
| 12 | or one and a quarter or one and a half or whatever |
| 13 | If you can not find cane or maple syrup , substitute golden syrup and a teaspoon or two of black treacle . |
| 14 | Greek specimens of this time have always eagle 's beak , hare 's ears and a knob or spike on the brow . |
| 15 | Other products are seasonal in nature and a mailing or delivery of samples can serve to draw the attention of magazines with short lead times to the current availability of the product . |
| 16 | There were different sorts of T-shirts , each with an image and a slogan or comment on the status quo , some of which Malcolm designed and some of which were designed by Bernie and Malcolm together . |
| 17 | The issue is not one of having to choose between a partner and a sport or hobby , but it may well be the choice between a partner and the complete freedom to please oneself . |
| 18 | ’ Where I 'm going to have a relaxing soak in AmnioEze , and a drink or two . |
| 19 | This can be proved by seeing co-operation as composed of a cost ( c ) and a benefit or pay-off ( p ) . |
| 20 | With that she was gone and a minute or so later , they heard the crack of a whip and the sound of horses ' hooves as the coach pulled away . |
| 21 | At ten minutes to four he heard a car in the village and a minute or two later it was travelling along the road . |
| 22 | The chairman vacates the chair and a Speaker or Deputy Speaker takes it and receives a purely nominal report . |
| 23 | And a fancy or whatever . ’ |
| 24 | The essentials , from a recording point of view , were and are a tested ( or holograph or adopted as holograph ) deed , the designation therein of the parties and a description or reference description of the relevant lands . |
| 25 | In particular , the sensory neurons make both direct and indirect connections with the motor neurons ; the direct connections involve synapses between an axon of a sensory neuron and a dendrite or cell body of the motor neuron ( this is known as a monosynaptic pathway ) ; in the indirect polysynaptic pathway the sensory neuron first makes synaptic contact with an interneuron , which itself then synapses with the motor neuron . |
| 26 | I was gon na get well I 'm contemplating but I 'm either getting four cans of Strongbow and a bottle or just eight cans of Strongbow . |
| 27 | You should recognise a level-crossing , a tunnel , and a road or railway crossing another road or railway , and be able to identify a single , double-or-more track or disused railway . |
| 28 | ‘ Pistols , more likely , ’ said Allan , ‘ and a musket or two . |
| 29 | Perhaps a bowlful of Wally 's Whale Food , and a jujube or two to give it a buzz . |
| 30 | A partnership between a large public-spirited company like Pilkington 's or ICI and a school or college would not be replicated in an area in which there are no large companies at all . |