Example sentences of "one [adv] or " in BNC.

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1 The big glass and the notes for the big glass , he wrote , not the big glass by itself and the notes by themselves , the big glass and the notes for the big glass , the notes for the big glass and the big glass , he wrote , never the one alone or the other alone , for neither by itself has any meaning , neither by itself will have any force , but always both together , not as text and gloss , not as image and caption , but always as exchange and delay , mirror and reflection .
2 It 's either the one above or the one below
3 There was one yesterday or the day before .
4 Independent of this physical cause there exists always one more or less contrary evil to the cure of maladies in any Hospital whatever which results from the great number of sick assembled in one place , the bodies of which occasion emanations which alters more or less the wholesomeness of the air , but this cause may in some manner be done away with by the great cleanliness of the Stables and fumigations that might be performed from time to time …
5 Grey lags , by contrast , have thick necks and large heads merging into a huge triangular bill in one more or less continuous line . ‘
6 They join the Army to get guns , and they 're always in trouble for possessing one illegally or swiping a few rounds of ammunition .
7 Can I blow you one today or not ?
8 Yeah the advert for them , well we 'll go out there first thing , I mean we 'll go out there first and then we can come back and get a card and we should know whether we 've got to get one here or not sha n't we ?
9 Is that for one then or
10 I should think it must be that one there or James Wattana
11 Are you all working on the same one incidentally or have you got separate ones ?
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