Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] [pron] or [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I accept that there has been a steady concentration of power in the hands of large , sophisticated and diversified publishing companies , yet it is still possible for you or me to set up on our own , and publish highly professional and innovative books from our own back bedroom at very little cost . |
| 2 | However , as stated above , nine out of the 11 in the action sample who said at second interview that they continued to prefer home care gave much more unequivocal answers ; stating not merely that they would not like the dementia sufferer to be in institutional care , or that they would feel guilty about him or her going into residential care ( as did the carers of Miss Wainwright and Mrs Nolan ) , but also that home was where they envisaged and wanted the sufferer to remain . |
| 3 | Some symptoms can occur immediately after birth — the baby 's first bowel movements may be too thick or sticky for him or her to pass . |
| 4 | However , would it be realistic to define legal problems as those with which the private practitioner normally deals ? this definition involves the combination of two factors — the selection of appropriate problems by potential clients and , on presentation , their acceptance by the solicitor as appropriate for him or her to handle . |
| 5 | so er usually people , people do , people do leave but it 's usually because they , they , they 're they 're sick of it or you know they , they want |
| 6 | When many of these are taken by one person it is still useful for him or her to ensure that the separate responsibilities are kept in balance — and essential if the work is to be of use to other teachers . |
| 7 | You know if he 's not sure of something or he does n't |
| 8 | Clearly , if a member of the band has maintained the books until this point , it would n't be practical for him or her to continue . |
| 9 | But that , that causes its own problems because erm , you know , do you just become one of them or what do you do , and |
| 10 | No mention is ever made of any of the basic principles of homoeopathy and the undergraduate who has heard of the subject is likely to qualify with an inbuilt prejudice against it which will be difficult for him or her to overcome later on . |
| 11 | The second type is where the child has a disability which prevents or makes it difficult for him or her to make use of educational facilities of a kind generally provided in schools — within the LEA 's area — for children of his/her age . |
| 12 | Generally , it is best for him or her to have some input into the management and other contracts instead of inheriting them from a lawyer . |
| 13 | We 've got two of everything or we 've got two of everything to come . |
| 14 | Computer programmers and analysts will be allowed to make use of programming techniques and skills which they have learnt and which have become part of their own skill and experience , unless there is something very special about them or they have expressly agreed not to make further use of them . |