Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] [prep] a [noun] or " in BNC.
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| 1 | Is the autopsy going to give us much idea when Angela Morgan died — I mean within a day or so ? ’ |
| 2 | I wandered on a yard or two , pretending to look elsewhere . |
| 3 | cost money , but as far as this committee is concerned the one , of the particular threats is to strategic planning an and that 's something I , I referred to a moment or two ago . |
| 4 | When I took it off afterwards , my hair was a mess , so I put on a turban or tied in back with a band , which is what I do every day . |
| 5 | But I yearn for a child or even children . |
| 6 | have I time for a scrub or what ? |
| 7 | ‘ Do I look like a mugger or a potential rapist ? ’ |
| 8 | I could have navigated to In Salah , regardless of the piste , unless I stepped on a cobra or got my throat cut , but it was no use getting there alone . |
| 9 | Many times while going to school have I grasped at a wall or tree to recall myself from this abyss of idealism to the reality . |
| 10 | Here 's what I did : just at the moment the tears were about to gush out over the waterproof liner , taking the soft lenses in a Niagara-like descent towards the jawbone , I looked at a poster or a newspaper and thought about what the words meant . |
| 11 | The ideal is for me to stop out here on me own because , if I go into a unit or something and stop , it 's quite easy to go straight back on the gear . |
| 12 | LIVING in England , I never expect to get an architectural thrill when I go to a concert or the theatre . |
| 13 | ‘ Well , ’ said Ratagan , ‘ for the next day or two it seems hardly likely that I will be wetting my throat at all , so perhaps it is just as well I indulged in a draught or three last night . ’ |
| 14 | If I went into a club or something , I would notice other people 's clothes , and the label , even though I think it 's silly in a way , and I know they 'd notice mine . |
| 15 | Well my mother was one of the pillars of the Palfrey church and er she er oh I went , my father never used to go , but she used to go and of course I , I used to be an altar server down there when I got a bit older I did for a week or two to the erm do you know anything about an Anglo-Catholic Church I mean where they swing the incense and there is this little boy with the boat ? |
| 16 | I waited for a day or so , expecting some sort of national protest . |
| 17 | Starting with a blank sheet of paper is perhaps easy for some , but for myself , I can neither draw accurately nor can I imagine without a picture or actual model to start from . |
| 18 | They do n't actually know I 'm an artist , they think I work in a factory or something . |
| 19 | They do n't actually know I 'm an artist , they think I work in a factory or something . |
| 20 | Good stuff , but be careful what you let them do after a spoonful or two . |
| 21 | Thanks to what Breeze had earned , they were able to rake up the fares — and now here they were , on their way to a remote Devonshire village with just enough money to keep them going for a fortnight or so . |
| 22 | If you trust to a lawyer or a doctor , then it will be against his code of ethics to betray that trust . |
| 23 | A win or a loss could affect how well you lived for a day or two . |
| 24 | You mean as a newsreader or a a presenter of programme |
| 25 | ‘ You mean in a car or something ? ’ |
| 26 | When you borrow from a bank or building society , it 's usually a good idea to take out loan repayment insurance , then you wo n't get behind with your monthly instalments if you fall ill or lose your job . |
| 27 | ‘ Not only can we match any skin , from lightest to darkest , ’ he says , ‘ but we can give any woman the exact combination of texture , weight and coverage that she wants in a foundation or powder . |
| 28 | Sometimes a piece of fruit or a tub of yogurt is eaten at the end of lunch but more often she finishes with a biscuit or has nothing as dessert . |
| 29 | In general , serial ports are where you plug in a mouse or a modem , and you attach your printer to a parallel port . |
| 30 | You have to be careful when you walk under a ladder or |