Example sentences of "[noun sg] [prep] [noun] or [art] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | In all other cases — as , for instance , a sale of goods or a contract for services or a loan of money — the contract was voidable in the sense that the infant would not , on attaining full age , become liable unless he took steps to ratify it . |
| 2 | The question people will ask is whether it is a budget for Britain or a budget for the Tories and the answer is that it is clearly the latter . |
| 3 | Is the movement of such metalwork carried out by the manufacturer at all , as opposed to the purchaser or wearer , for instance as gifts or the movement of people in marriage ? |
| 4 | There is space at the waterfall for parking or a picnic , and here cars must be turned for the journey back to Dent . |
| 5 | Well , one gran that lives alone we get five pound an for each birthday , we normally get five pound for a birthday and then she buys us a present for Christmas or a gift voucher . |
| 6 | At some stages in their lives children are quite convinced that they have magical powers and often after a tussle about bedtime or a rejected request to watch a TV programme will ‘ wish ’ that the irritating adult would vanish . |
| 7 | For a few it is immensely strong , and the search for law or a great master at Bologna — for theology and Abelard at Paris — played its part in bringing students to distant schools in the early twelfth century , the first great creative age in the formation of medieval universities . |
| 8 | To speak of a search for God or a relationship with God would perhaps be putting it too strongly . |
| 9 | He bashed away at it with the A.S.M. solidly from eleven fifteen , when he arrived at the theatre , until half past two , without any break for lunch or the drink he desperately craved . |
| 10 | Obtaining an entry for update or the creation of a new entry requires the lexicographer to be a member of a group which owns the bundle ( or range of entries ) to which the entry belongs . |
| 11 | Today it is the fabulous panoramic restaurant and Terrazza Brunelleschi roof garden which are the crowning glory , boasting superb views of the city , and providing a fine setting for dinner or a refreshing aperitif . |
| 12 | Who knows ? perhaps a figure for evil or the place of sinfulness and evil . |
| 13 | There 's a raging controversy right now about which guitars sustain better — a glued-on neck , a neck through body or a bolt-on — when in my opinion it does n't make a damn bit of difference . |
| 14 | There 's a raging controversy right now about which guitars sustain better — a glued-on neck , a neck through body or a bolt-on — when in my opinion it does n't make a damn bit of difference . |
| 15 | If I do n't manage the bedspread I know that my friend would really like a loose , plain , black sweater in fine wool for winter or a synthetic yarn for summer rather than one of my more dashing designer confections . |
| 16 | Many of the statements on strategy and thinking of Clausewitz or the earlier Chinese military authors are as applicable to competition in the business world as they are in military matters . |
| 17 | An example of th , of the stress might be the administration of steroids or the occurrence of another disease , most notably , in this day and age of course , aids , would lead to T B coming out in this way . |
| 18 | Even now , however , no decisions had been taken on the speed of emancipation or the form it should take . |
| 19 | ‘ His business , ’ one observer noted of Pillai , ‘ is to do a good job , whether the job is the procuring of animal manure or the crushing of nationalism or the nursing of village sports . ’ |
| 20 | More than half of all recorded crimes are car crimes , involving the theft of vehicles or the theft of property from vehicles . |
| 21 | There is no mention of U-boats or the Luftwaffe . |
| 22 | At Plymouth County Court , Judge Cox said that South West Water was allowed to discharge effluent into the water , but its legal discharge consent made no mention of phosphates or the detergents which cause foaming , technically called surfactants . |
| 23 | But interestingly there 's no mention of Majorism or the citizens ' charter . |
| 24 | These 300 suffered from a series of various iatrogenic complaints , including occasional disruption of the reproductive system , loss of hair or a change in its colour and texture , and a variety of eye disorders including the development of cataracts . |
| 25 | Sometimes loss of money or the loss of a job causes fears such that men may wonder what will become of their families . |
| 26 | On the few occasions when a particularly serious accident involving great loss of life or a very large aircraft occurs , the Secretary of State will order a public inquiry . |
| 27 | I agree that criminal vandalism is appalling : it can often lead to loss of life or the risk of serious injury . |
| 28 | These can include either a loss of control or a tendency to freeze in the face of attack . |
| 29 | The total time lost by system users as a result of errors or the need to correct errors should not exceed twelve and a half hours taken over a three month rolling average ( i.e. 98% accuracy of processing ) . |
| 30 | If the squint is the result of paralysis or an imbalance of the muscles , an operation is essential . |