Example sentences of "[modal v] [be] [adv] [noun] or " in BNC.
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| 1 | Should be slightly acid or neutral , with a pH of 6.5–7.0 . |
| 2 | Transfer category should be either ASSESSMENTS or NOASSESSMENTS . |
| 3 | There are no special requirements in relation to the formation of a multi-national partnership — save that all the partners must be either solicitors or RFLs and there must be at least one of each to make it an MNP . |
| 4 | I think it must be all Sarahs or what else or something , all Sarahs are registered as very intelligent |
| 5 | The alternative to institution-led standards might be either deprofessionalisation or re-registration tests of competence . |
| 6 | Tutwork was also estimated on a tonnage basis , the miners being paid on a bargain according to the actual weight of material extracted , which might be either ore or stone . |
| 7 | Because N may be either headlights or darkness they could also produce the sentence The darkness penetrated the headlights . |
| 8 | I would go further and accept that the armoury of common law defences , such as those which prevent recovery of money paid under a binding compromise or to avoid a threat of litigation , may be either inapposite or inadequate for the purpose ; because it is possible to envisage , especially in modern taxation law which tends to be excessively complex , circumstances in which some very substantial sum of money may be held to have been exacted ultra vires from a very large number of taxpayers . |
| 9 | In Powys , the HLCA payment would be either £28/LU or £42/LU for sheep ( £44.50/LU for cows ) in the ‘ severely disadvantaged ’ zone which occupies most of the county . |
| 10 | But if Sunderland won , then the team relegated would be either Bristol or Coventry , depending on the outcome of their game against each other . |
| 11 | Three months after these transactions , suppose the share price will be either 500p or 300p . |
| 12 | And Hereford — that will be either Worcester or Stafford . ’ |
| 13 | Solid begins to form at point A. Depending on the composition of the mixture , the solid will be either benzene or naphthalene . |
| 14 | Consequential loss can be where delay or loss of a letter or package could involve you in additional expense over and above its actual value . |
| 15 | In the first case , either interpretation is fully acceptable — it can be either Farjeon or his style of undressing which has the quality of being clumsy ; and quite possibly the existence and use of such sentences provide the interpretative syntactic basis for the type which follows it , which therefore represents in a sense a second order of syntactic patterning . |
| 16 | The second letter , which can be either A or F , indicates whether the share forms part of the FT All Share Index ( A ) and if the company is also a constituent of the FTSE 100 ( F ) . |
| 17 | Failure to obey any instructions he or she might issue in this context may amount to the statutory offence of obstruction of a police officer in the execution of his duty , for which the sentence can be either imprisonment or a substantial fine . |
| 18 | These are soft lacquer discs which record your ‘ A ’ and ‘ B ’ side from your studio master tape ( these discs can be either 7″ or 12″ , depending on your chosen format ) . |
| 19 | So the child , can be born to Miss Jones , have a father called Smith , and the child can be either Smith or Jones . |
| 20 | Available in a variety of sizes , the table linen can be either hand or gently machine washed and will provide pleasure for years to come . |