Example sentences of "or [adj] things [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So I 've just made a note , the next C S N T , I 'll in the report back from the staff consultative committee , there 's two or three things we need |
| 2 | However , there two or more things you can be sure of : clean , safe surroundings and a warm Canadian welcome . |
| 3 | There are one or two things we need to sort out . ’ |
| 4 | Now , there are one or two things we still need to discuss , so we 'll leave you and Mr Calder to work out some sort of timetable between yourselves . ’ |
| 5 | They do n't want a report of the years work they just want us to talk about one or two things we 've done Any more events ? |
| 6 | And if had n't of got on the phone and sort of made a song and dance about it , and told one or two things , and said one or two things they come up with a bit more money , but again you have to lie through your teeth to get back what you 're really entitled to ! |
| 7 | She had been noting various titles during Joyce 's discourse ; there was a new book about bats that Edward would want , and one or two things she would like to get hold of herself — the sole perquisite of this trade was a surreptitious early pick of incoming titles before they went on the shelves . |
| 8 | A friend of mine , who ministered to her late in life , gained the impression , from one or two things she let drop , that , contrary to what has been stated , Eliot did indeed go to Northumberland House , the nursing home where Vivien was looked after . |
| 9 | There are one or two things you can try , in order to remedy the situation , before you finally throw your air pump out of the bedroom window . |
| 10 | There are one or two things you and I have to settle . ’ |
| 11 | There are one or two things you have to do and you can always do them better if you can see what you 're doing . |
| 12 | Tell me when , when we when we s started our discussion of the planning the future document I did say that er there was one or two things you could do for me and er one of those of course was to ask you if you could , during the course of our discussion , if any names came to , to mind , anybody who you would find that you could er you could recommend me to or can refer to me to if in fact you found our discussions were of benefit |
| 13 | And there were one or two things I wanted . |
| 14 | Here 's a list of one or two things I 'd like you to get for me while you 're in Kirkby , if you do n't mind , ’ she said matter-of-factly , passing him the paper . |
| 15 | This is the way I have learned to use my machine and although there are one or two things I still do n't quite understand , I feel that with a bit of determination and the help of your articles I am getting there . |
| 16 | ‘ Agreed , but one or two things I must make clear , William comes with me and I choose the cobblers who work for us , I 'm not putting the name of Morgan to any inferior work . ’ |
| 17 | One embellishment to list-making which I have found keeps my spirits up is to include in the list ( a ) one or two things I have done already ; ( b ) a few things that are easy and unproblematic ; ( c ) the item ‘ Make List ’ . |
| 18 | that and one or two things I took with me . . |
| 19 | There are one or two things I need to get myself . ’ |
| 20 | But there are just one or two things I would like to ask you , ’ said Mahmoud . |
| 21 | Er , I er hope Councillor has got his pen ready because there are one or two things I 'd like him to mention to Virginia Bottomley and I would n't like him to forget them . |
| 22 | ‘ I hate to ask , after all you 've done , but there are one or two things I need . ’ |
| 23 | One or two things I 'll be keeping but most of it it 's just straight , that 's why it 's all piled up ready to go . |