Example sentences of "a [noun] or [verb] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whether you want a printing or drawing package , if you intend to spend around £150 or more , your first port of call should be the big integrated graphics bundles , quite simply because of their outstanding value for money . |
| 2 | Take the enclosed to a printing or duplicating Agency and arrange for at least 9 copies to be made . |
| 3 | Once the information is captured in one format it is almost inevitable that it will be the wrong one for a typesetter or publishing company and a whole industry exists to convert both disk and software formats . |
| 4 | If a rating or precepting authority over-rated or over-precepted , the remedy was in the hands of the electorate … |
| 5 | Has a repeated ‘ kik ’ note , and a ‘ song ’ rendered as ‘ wait , wait ’ uttered slowly on a rising or falling scale . |
| 6 | A potential failure of contraception had been recognised by 171 patients : 93 reported a split or leaking condom ; 13 reported a condom coming off during intercourse ; 32 admitted inconsistent use of condoms ; 32 reported forgetting to take contraceptive pills or taking antibiotics concurrently with the pill ; and one reported a late injection of medroxyprogesterone acetate . |
| 7 | Features that have been attached to FRNs include floors ( the coupon can not fall below a minimum rate ) , caps ( the coupon can not rise above a maximum rate ) , droplocks ( if the coupon falls below a certain minimum the FRN converts to a fixed-rate instrument for the remainder of its life ) , convertibility ( into a fixed-rate instrument at the option of the issuer or investor ) , callability , and a sinking or purchase fund . |
| 8 | Once you have traced out your basic floor plan and work triangle you can develop the rest of the kitchen to include more work space ( like a pastry or baking preparation area ) , more storage , other appliances , an eating area ( if there 's room ) , perhaps a desk area , and look into more technical details like electric outlets , and lighting . |
| 9 | If you look in your autoexec.bat or config.sys files you may see REM in front of a sentence or command line . |
| 10 | A slow retrieve , occasionally stopping to allow the bait to sink back to depth , then speeding up to run the bait to the surface working the bait as a lure or wobbled bait would be , the difference is that on this occasion you could be doing it at 150 yards from the bank and an area never covered by bankside wobblers . |
| 11 | Fit a handrail or build parapet wall beside long flights , especially if they will be used by children or the elderly . |
| 12 | In a take-off or landing accident he will obviously make early contact with local air traffic control and obtain a copy of the flight plan . |
| 13 | 24 The timing machine above is part of a computer or calculating box . |
| 14 | As credits proliferated , the EPA decided to establish a banking or brokerage network through local governments for selling the credits from one firm to another , with the result that Louisville , San Francisco and Seattle initiated banking programmes . |
| 15 | The main point of contention , according to one of the shops visited is the distinction between what is a ‘ genuine ’ sale item ( i.e. one that has been on sale in the shop at full price for not less than 28 consecutive days during the preceding six months ) and a ‘ special purchase ’ , such as a remainder or bargain book . |
| 16 | Contact time can be solved by repeating chemical application , changing chemical to a faster acting type such as from an alkali to a solvent , changing from a liquid to a gel or using foam cleaning . |
| 17 | This list has been prepared without a buying or selling perspective and , hence , for practical reasons it might be decided to omit certain terms when acting for either party . |
| 18 | Similar considerations apply to the definition of net assets , which again have been presented without a buying or selling perspective . |
| 19 | But before you rush off and spend your savings on a weaver or crib biter , think ahead . |
| 20 | Do n't be tempted to use a straightener or perm relaxer as they wo n't help the condition of your hair . |
| 21 | Section 18 penalizes the possession of a firearm with intent to commit a crime or to resist arrest : this is a more specific variation of section 16 , catering for the defence that the firearm was being carried for use in a robbery but with no intention that it would actually be used to endanger anyone , only to frighten — that would be a section 18 offence . |
| 22 | A client is entitled to have his affairs treated with complete confidentiality ( save with his consent , or where the solicitor 's duty is overridden by his public duty to disclose matters tending to the commission of a crime or to disclose information in response to a sub poena or witness summons ) and the retained solicitor is under a duty to ensure that his co-partners and staff do nothing which might result in a breach of that rule . |
| 23 | When headquarters control extended to such mundane questions as whether a chemical or flushing toilet should be installed and whether surrounds should be grassed over or concreted , it is easy to understand the frustration of the engineers in the divisions . |
| 24 | Machines that are considered ‘ out of the way ’ in a corner of the room will be relatively more unsociable if they block off a doorway or interrupt television viewing . |
| 25 | Cheaper tiles resemble cord or felt carpets , while more expensive ones may have a cut or shag pile , or even look like expensive velvet-finish carpet , with no joints visible . |
| 26 | Even having a drawing or sketching program is n't the whole answer because , in many cases , the user will not want to draw something freehand but copy an existing image into the computer . |
| 27 | Thus the star of the show is the mock-up of a banquet complete with the extraordinary salt cellars he commissioned from the Regency silversmith Paul Storr — a crab and winkle here , a triton or braying donkey there , all of gold . |
| 28 | On a car or winch launch , the pull of the rope or launching cable exerts very little stabilising effect , but the rapid acceleration usually ensures that enough speed is gained to have good control . |
| 29 | ( 3 ) Subject to subsection ( 2 ) above , at any meeting of a licensing board the chairman shall , in a case of equality in voting , have a second or casting vote : |
| 30 | Provided that at a meeting of a licensing board the chairman shall not have a second or casting vote on an application for the grant or provisional grant of a new licence , and such an application shall be granted by the board only by a majority of the members thereof present and voting . |