Example sentences of "or [adv] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are , finding fifty hectares or thereabouts for a development of this kind and characteristic out of the districts ' allocations on the one hand in their geography , you know that has to be broadly speaking within the existing settlement pattern on the other , not possible . |
| 2 | Or perhaps for a return to the first Great Awakening of the eighteenth century , when Jonathan Edwards thundered against the evils of the age . |
| 3 | NEXT time you have a craving for yet another chocolate bar or long for a stream of passionate sexual encounters , be careful you 're not nursing a potential addiction . |
| 4 | Then they must find £20,000 or so for a cab . |
| 5 | At only $1 billion or so for a 50% stake , the price strikes some industry observers as a steal . |
| 6 | Another kind of formal link between sentences is the substitution of words like do or so for a word or group of words which have appeared in an earlier sentence . |
| 7 | If the latter , can it be for any offence or only for a serious one , and is the offence in the problem sufficiently serious ? |
| 8 | There is no special law allowing A , B , and C to meet together in the open air or elsewhere for a lawful purpose , but the right of A to go where he pleases so that he does not commit a trespass , and to say what he likes to B so that his talk is not libellous or seditious , the right of B to do the like , and the existence of the same rights of C , D , E , and F and so on ad infinitum , lead to the consequence that A , B , C , D and a thousand or ten thousand other persons , may ( as a general rule ) meet together in any place where otherwise they each have a right to be for a lawful purpose and in a lawful manner . |
| 9 | I know , I know Brian would n't at least three but , and this , and this was n't really big enough and they use two side by side , whenever they were late or away for a weekend I took over and see to the cats feed , they were sweet erm used to come on the porch and meow at me , it 's my dinner time , come on , just get not time yet , used to come to the porch , and tell me , they used to know when I was n't coming home , how do they do it ? |
| 10 | a false indication that a price is expected to be increased or reduced or maintained ( whether or not for a particular period ) ; |
| 11 | And if you 're building a long flight , it can always be broken up with separate landings , either where the flight changes direction , or just for a change of pace . |
| 12 | pictures or shopping or round the market or just for a walk or for a meal . |
| 13 | Interest is paid gross to all customers investing £50,000 or more for a fixed term of at least seven days . |
| 14 | And Financial Assurance ( 081–367 6000 ) was paying 8.05% on £5,000 or more for a period of four years . |
| 15 | Erm , well , I assume you mean out of recent Leeds United players ( you ca n't seriously be comparing him with the real greats of football can you ? ) . he could certainly hit it , and sometimes goal-bound ( and quite often into the wall or behind for a goal kick ) . |
| 16 | When handpumps break down , they can stand idle for want of maintenance , not for a week or two , or even for a few days , but for the lifetime of all the villagers . |
| 17 | However anyone looking to it for an explanation of how women have come to be excluded so completely from the control of machines , or even for a theoretical framework within which to pose such a question , is in for a disappointment . |
| 18 | Many of the debts sued for , all undefended , had been outstanding for three , four , five and six years , or even for a longer period . |
| 19 | Getting away for the weekend , or even for a day of walking , is the ideal cure for those post-summer-oh-my-God-how-can-I-afford-Christmas blues . |
| 20 | Why wo n't you come over to us for a week , or even for a night ? " |
| 21 | I think it 's a matter that should be approached slowly , perhaps making it necessary to stay overnight , or even for a few days . |
| 22 | However a hand drill can be a useful extra tool for making holes in locations remote from a power supply , or simply for a one-off drilling job in the workshop for which it is not worth unpacking and setting up a power tool . |
| 23 | Our cupid symbol indicates that we can recommend a special room for either a special room for either a honeymoon holiday or simply for a romantic celebration break . |
| 24 | Whether for a family occasion , an overnight stay , social or business function , a reception large or small , or simply for a quiet drink and snack , Statham Lodge Hotel welcomes every visitor in the same friendly way . |