Example sentences of "or [adv] in a " in BNC.
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| 1 | It will grow into a shrubby bush 3′–4′ tall and looks equally beautiful grown alone or companionably in a border where it will flower away to your heart 's content . |
| 2 | Not being paid by anybody else , and the housewife , you know , that are not able to leave home , or eventually in a hospital . |
| 3 | So , when acting in such a case , add to your additional enquiries made of the local authority , or better in a letter , some such enquiry as this : Is the Authority aware of any infilling or any geological stratum which might result in the instability of the foundations of any building erected on the site for which planning consent has been granted ? |
| 4 | If that decision is the right one , then the spirit can progress to the next lesson ; if the person gives in to temptation , then the spirit has to be faced with that choice again and again ( either later in that same life or perhaps in a future one ) until the right decision is reached . |
| 5 | There are far too few illustrations for the size of the volume : ideally a dictionary of this size should contain many more , displayed in either date , alphabetical or country order , or perhaps in a comparative sequence . |
| 6 | While the basic aim of a service should be to provide people with ordinary homes of their own , there are many former long-term hospital patients who would not wish to live alone after many years of living in close proximity to other patients ; such people may feel more comfortable living in a three- or four-person flat or house , or perhaps in a sheltered group of flatlets where communal dining rooms and recreational facilities echo the arrangements in ordinary sheltered accommodation for elderly people . |
| 7 | If a manager had indifferent or poor leadership qualities his subordinates would still do their job , but they would do it ineffectually or perhaps in a confused manner . |
| 8 | At the beginning of the New Year — or perhaps in a couple of months time at the beginning of the new financial year — there is often a need to set up a spreadsheet that shows a time series . |
| 9 | The new rules coming in tomorrow effectively mean the end of the full extent normal rule for people earning £12 or less in a week . |
| 10 | The new rules coming in tomorrow effectively mean the end of the full extent normal rule for people earning £12 or less in a week . |
| 11 | The new rules coming in tomorrow effectively mean the end of the full extent normal rule for people earning £12 or less in a week . |
| 12 | As a master of the long line himself , Karajan would probably have endorsed some of Boult 's sentiments ( many of Karajan 's recordings have been put down more or less in a series of single takes ) , but he would also have agreed to an extent with Gould that ‘ good splices ’ can also ‘ build good lines ’ . |
| 13 | Between these two , an unequivocal dividing line made the plateaux of Leon and Burgos a kind of no-mans-land , across which the two forces ranged more or less in a continual dispute until the middle of the tenth century . |
| 14 | " When they were out of a ship they were more or less in a state of intoxication , during which time they were in the society of the very lowest description that could be found . |
| 15 | The other bones were more or less in a confused mass below the thorax . |
| 16 | There are also several economic unions which operate more or less in a bloc-like manner . |
| 17 | How many times have you seen a horse with his head tied in with draw reins at a show and as soon as the gadget is removed his head shoots up or down in an effort to stretch the neck . |
| 18 | A perfect way to serve them is in a tart of shortcrust pastry , mixed with three or four free-range eggs and plenty of sugar , and baked for half an hour or so in a medium-hot oven . |
| 19 | But a week or so in a holiday cottage is n't the same as becoming a permanent resident . |
| 20 | Drowsiness is first indicated by a reduction in the frequency of alpha rhythm , from about 10Hz to 8.5Hz or so In a young adult , as well as a reduction in its amplitude , and then by its disappearance . |
| 21 | These schemes , then , can be summarized under the following heads : we run residency and award schemes , we run grants to artists and craftsmen and photographers , we run an artists in school scheme , which involves placement of and artist for two weeks or so in a local secondary school , we offer payments to artists for exhibiting in certain galleries , something akin to the public lending right , we also provide assistance for the purchase and commissioning of contemporary work , and finally we run an artists ' register , which is a slide register of work of artists within the region , which is accessible to anyone who wants to come along and look at it , whether they are organizing an exhibition or thinking of commissioning a piece for their own living rooms , or perhaps a piece for their town hall or public library or whatever . |
| 22 | views that hold a good life to be readily achievable only in certain well-defined types of social structure , or only in a society that works concertedly for the realization of certain higher human capacities and the suppression of baser ones , or only given certain types of economic relations among men . |
| 23 | Many other substances play a minor role as insect pigments , occurring either in small amounts or only in a few species . |
| 24 | The general entry requirement for admission to a first degree course , together with some evidence of aptitude for foreign languages , normally a pass at GCSE or GCE ‘ O ’ level , grade C or above in a foreign language . |
| 25 | The latter should include an ‘ A ’ level pass in a Mathematics subject containing at least fifty per cent Pure Mathematics or an ‘ AS ’ level pass at grade C or above in an approved Mathematics examination . |
| 26 | The pendulum which seems to have swung very far in one direction will either swing back or over in a circle and the extreme position will not be maintained . |
| 27 | This motivation arises from the individual 's choice to participate or not in an activity . |
| 28 | Interferon has been given for 24 weeks or longer in a few , mainly Mediterranean , studies ( response rates 26% to 70% ) . |
| 29 | In fact Porter really offers just two possible competitive strategies ( i.e. be a cost leader or differentiate your product ) which can be applied over either a broad range of products in an industry or just in a special niche . |
| 30 | Place in a saucepan half-filled with boiling water ( or preferably in a steamer ) and cook , tightly covered , for 1½ hours . |