Example sentences of "[coord] [indef pn] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is little or nothing on the coloration of other everyday materials , such as leather and paper , nor is there any mention of non-substrate uses , such as in dye lasers or photovoltaic cells . |
| 2 | It 's all or nothing on this one ! |
| 3 | or nothing on there . |
| 4 | It 's all or nothing with her . |
| 5 | ‘ It 's all or nothing with her . |
| 6 | You 're not gon na go far or nothing with it are you ? |
| 7 | From time to time , national spin doctors — or ‘ medecins du spin ’ , as we say around here — would emerge to say something or nothing at inordinate and chauvinistic length . |
| 8 | If you have chosen bread to make up sandwiches , use only the thinnest scrape of fat ( preferably a polyunsaturated margarine or nothing at all ) . |
| 9 | Collectively , the population of Britain perform millions of acts every day during their waking hours , yet the net result of all this is not chaos and confusion , but a reasonable approximation of order : motorists drive on the left-hand side of the road , not on the right ; shoppers offer coins and banknotes , cheques and cheque cards in exchange for goods and services , not goats and chickens or nothing at all ; love-making takes place indoors in bedrooms , and not outside on the pavement . |
| 10 | The best time to do this is first thing in the morning , after going to the bathroom , wearing your night clothes or nothing at all , but keep it the same every day . |
| 11 | ‘ Now it 's a Brahmin , or nothing at all — which would be simpler . ’ |
| 12 | We are not alone in having the grant cut , some of the governing bodies have only been given one year 's notice or nothing at all . |
| 13 | Did it mean something , or nothing at all ? |
| 14 | Or nothing at all ? |
| 15 | It 's either all or nothing at all down there . |
| 16 | On the other hand , Chain and Florey were armed with apparatus which means little or nothing to the layman . |
| 17 | Their careless , feckless , irresponsible father was gone and though he contributed little or nothing to their care or well-being while he lived , his going left an enormous gap in each of their lives . |
| 18 | Africa , South America and Australia appear to have contributed little or nothing to the pedigree cat world . |
| 19 | In the south of England , Dorset , Hampshire and Surrey were affected to some extent — again much more in some parts than others — but the south-eastern corner of England owes little or nothing to the enclosure commissioners . |
| 20 | It was proof that what had meant so much to her meant little or nothing to him . |
| 21 | Although regulations concerning the duties of an independent examiner have yet to be issued , there is an implication that such a person would charge little or nothing for their services . |
| 22 | ‘ But I am not one for settling for mid-season mediocrity — it 's all or nothing for me . |
| 23 | The children pay little or nothing for attendance fees , and only pay according to their parent 's means . |
| 24 | ‘ I 'd have thought it would be the West End or nothing for Dane Jacobsen — superstar . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ I always thought it would be marriage or nothing for you — especially after the way you 've kept men at arm 's length over the years I 've known you . ’ |
| 26 | And by now it was all or nothing for both teams … |
| 27 | The general world outside knew little or nothing of them . |
| 28 | We hear the haunting sounds of the Humpback whales as they communicate under the sea , across vast distances , but understand little or nothing of what is passing between them . |
| 29 | The minster at Beddingham seems to have lasted from 750 to 880 , but we know little or nothing of it , save its Abbot Plegheard named in a charter of 825 . |
| 30 | Third , the author has generally seen little or nothing of the actual restoration work , yet , once it is finished , presumes to assess it with unshakeable authority . |