Example sentences of "of [noun] or [verb] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Interestingly , the largest structure in this formulation is not the exchange or transaction of the Birmingham School analyses , but a claim by one speaker which gives rise to fixed possibilities for moves of support or counter claim , in patterns referred to as context spaces . |
| 2 | Senior officers may also impose such conditions as a change of route or starting time in the interests of public order . |
| 3 | An alternative form of fundraising or obtaining support for the school is through sponsorship . |
| 4 | The medical analogy is of a patient either not being treated because of the cost of investigations or undergoing treatment in the absence of data showing which treatment , if any , is indicated . |
| 5 | ¼ ripe avocado , ½ teaspoonful of avocado or wheatgerm oil , 1 drop of chamomile or rose , about ½ a teaspoonful of fine oatmeal to bind . |
| 6 | On the other hand , there is nothing here to show necessarily a diminution in Offa 's enthusiasm for an archbishopric of Lichfield or lessening regard for Hygeberht . |
| 7 | Imminence of fear or provoked violence |
| 8 | Rear seat belts remained intact and attached , with no signs of distress or marking indicative of the belts having been highly loaded , except for a failure of the left seat belt buckle . |
| 9 | But Prince has floated free of grassroots or use value , and ascended to an aristocratic , aerial domain of licence and luxury — where he 's instigated a promiscuous chaos of stylistic miscegenation . |
| 10 | The pair of tilt or liftoff glass sunroofs ( £335 extra ) can be stored in a zipped pocket on the back of the rear seats , and a retractable load space cover keeps prying eyes at bay . |
| 11 | The number of mature students returning to study after years of work or undertaking retraining programmes in the colleges has grown and is likely to continue to do so . |
| 12 | To restore any loss of flexibility or stride length |
| 13 | In the 1914 period the custom was to turn the aircraft upside down and then to load the wings with bags of sand or lead shot distributed so as to represent the various aerodynamic loads which occur under the worst conditions , such as pulling out of a dive . |
| 14 | Furthermore , the basic diagnostic test for pancreatitis has been a measurement of serum or uring amylase activity throughout the study period . |
| 15 | Labour councils also paid higher subsidies in the housing field than other councils , irrespective of needs or resource availability . |
| 16 | Towards the end of Year II , some students undertake a six-week period of placement or work experience in a record office , museum or folk park ; others follow a specially-designed short course which prepares them for Year III and for the world of work beyond graduation . |
| 17 | Towards the end of the second year some major or joint students of History undertake a six-week period of placement or work experience in a record office , museum or folk park ; others follow a specially-designed short course which prepares them for the final year and for the world of work . |
| 18 | At the second Special General Meeting held at Keele University on September 12th , the proposal to create a register of Dormant Members for members who cease active participation of funeral or embalming work but do not qualify for Retired Membership status was rejected . |
| 19 | One of the most common practical problems at the time of someone 's death is that there are lots of extra expenses involved and yet it is not possible to get hold of cash or obtain access to funds because financial accounts have to be reorganized following the death of the person concerned . |
| 20 | But , having been seduced into housing packages by the government and the building industry , it is they who must foot the bill — the government wo n't help and many firms have either gone out of business or seek immunity behind a labyrinth of legal protection . |
| 21 | It is appropriate at this point to discuss the possible " program 's of stress or strain application . |
| 22 | Although markets fail to achieve the most socially efficient allocation of resources or to distribute welfare according to subjective principles of social justice , there is no automatic guarantee that government action will improve matters , especially when the net effect of uncoordinated policies is taken into account . |
| 23 | The hon. Gentleman well knows that there has been a dramatic increase in national health service spending on any measure one cares to take , far and above the amount necessary either to keep pace with the general level of inflation or to keep pace with the level of inflation in medical costs . |
| 24 | Joe Clark , the former Prime Minister , once confessed that , faced with the choice of learning of economics or learning French , he chose the latter in order to get on in politics . |
| 25 | Compensation for time is to allow — on a 1 minute hold — one second for each knot of head or tailwind component . |
| 26 | Hire of bait or fly rod only 75p . |
| 27 | It 's useful when you 've got to contact lots of staff or get information to many people at the same time and allows you to put detailed information down . |
| 28 | Whether this view should lead us to endorse a fully participatory style of democracy or to rest content with some form of interest-group pluralism should be one of the key issues on the agenda for corporate law research . |
| 29 | It is not clear what the standing rule is for hybrid actions brought by way of writ or originating summons . |
| 30 | Here either turn left for centre of Beer or take lane opposite ( for cliff car park ) . |