Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] or [noun] [vb -s] [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | What it may be capable of doing in the living cell whether for good or ill remains to be discovered , ’ |
2 | It had not always been as bad as in the past year or two , but this is not uncommon as-any form of fear or negativity feeds upon itself as time goes by . |
3 | Mines had been a potential hazard at or near the scene of fighting or port approaches since 1983 . |
4 | The specificity of this form of violence or coercion has to be recognized , however one feels about the terrible consequences of it for the innocent . |
5 | In a case where the reason for requiring a specimen of blood or urine arises under section 7(3) , there is no question of the driver having any option to exercise . |
6 | Whilst the ambiguity and allusiveness of late 19th century sculpture was firmly rooted in the representation of the human figure the ( point of contact between the two exhibitions ) which acted as a metaphor for emotion , that of Chadwick or Wilding goes beyond that so that the human body is alluded to indirectly , as a train of associations rather than direct mimetic referent . |
7 | The thatched houses often consisted only of a roof of pandanus or coconut leaves on four poles , with rolled-up slats of interwoven pandanus leaves which could be lowered in case of rain . |
8 | Similarly , the prevention of further episodes of self-poisoning or self-injury continues to be a problem , and while retrospective investigations have given support to the policy of psychiatric intervention , prospective studies have failed to demonstrate any effect on repetition rates . |
9 | The issuing of cheques or bank notes on the security of withdrawable deposits enabled the creation of a paper currency which was central to the financial revolution and crucial for the growth of commerce and manufacturing . |
10 | In order to be able to bind in this way the sequence of nucleotides in the synthetic piece of DNA or RNA needs to be complementary to the viral sequence . |
11 | Of course , it is still necessary to proceed with therapy to help overcome the fear itself , but no barrier of inferiority or failure has to be overcome . |
12 | The point , however , is not whether exploitation of women or men occurs in TNC factories , for they are capitalist institutions predicated on the exploitation of all the factors of production . |
13 | This theme of energy or stamina reappears in their careers as a determination not to go under when the ship hits a storm , a striving to avoid failure . |
14 | For most , however , the road from Andean mining towns like Potosi or Llallagua runs to the informal economy — as street traders in the cities or the coca farms and drug factories of Chapare . |
15 | This does not preclude employers from offering help with lunch or travel costs to young people , although this should be negotiated through the school or education authority . |
16 | The ladies of Tollemarche , Alberta , were always wonderfully clever at disposing of their menfolk ; so that these gentlemen , if not already in their graves , were encouraged by their wives to depart northwards in search of business , or , to escape from constant nagging , to conferences in Ontario or hunting trips in British Columbia . |
17 | The tradition of distancing oneself from knowledge or research begins in school , and the horror of emotional interference or personal feelings is , I submit , a very masculine approach to the study of our world — whether the physical or social world . |
18 | In the first place many references to the visitor in student or staff disputes with university authorities do not involve questions of law at all . |
19 | ‘ The thief who is in prison is not necessarily more dishonest than his fellows at large , but mostly one who , through ignorance or stupidity steals in a way that is not customary . |
20 | Product quality at the Essex factory is also inferior , measured against any index , whether it be ratings out of 10 , defects per vehicle or warranty costs on each car leaving the factory gate . |
21 | The specifically indeterminate forms that inhabit the underside of misericords — birds with human heads , dragons with foliage tails — give way to bats , cats , men — on horseback or performing somersaults under the ledge to balance it on various parts of their anatomy . |
22 | The royal icing used for run-outs or flooding needs to be very slightly runnier in consistency than usual , so mix in a little unbeaten egg white or water , a drop at a time , until you achieve a cream-like consistency . |
23 | It is true that he gave one daughter , Eadburh , in marriage to Beorhtric , king of the West Saxons ( ASC A , s.a. 787 ) , and another , Aelfflaed , to Aethelred , king of Northumbria , in 792 , but the revival of a Northumbrian coinage at this time by Aethelred ( see above , p. 158 ) and the inauguration of a new West Saxon coinage by Beorhtric at Winchester or Southampton testifies to their continuing independence . |
24 | speaks at masses or meetings writes for the newsletter |
25 | It is doubtful that such activities can be interpreted as remnants from pre-communist society , soon to disappear as socialism or communism comes of age . |