Example sentences of "or [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Also under examination is the feasibility of a 35 to 40 knot inshore lifeboat , launching from a slipway , davit or off a beach . |
| 2 | The campaign has been given additional clout this weekend , with referees under instruction to dismiss instantly anyone guilty of head-high tackles on or off the ball , and not to send them to the sin-bin where they have gone too often in the past . |
| 3 | They 've been building it for God knows how long , cancelling trains , people ca n't get on or off the platforms . |
| 4 | It must also be said that a plain boiled ham presented on or off the bone is a delight to the jaded palate and should not be ignored because it remains undistinguished by any special cure . |
| 5 | Available on or off the bone , the meat is usually from only the breasts of the birds and is lightly smoked , moist and quite delicious . |
| 6 | These can either run off the public-telephone network , or off the smaller PABXs that control businesses ' own in-house telephone systems . |
| 7 | For most people , a penny on or off the standard tax rate — that formulation again ! — pales into insignificance compared with their pre-tax income , the inflation rate , the size of their pension and their mortgage interest rate . |
| 8 | Neither could they smoke or ‘ be guilty of noisy behaviour or bad language on or off the course ’ . |
| 9 | The bottom line is , of course , that Yorkshire have signed a fine cricketer who is good enough to do well wherever he is either on or off the field . |
| 10 | She looked as if she could have stepped straight out of an urchin 's game on the street of a Northern Italian village or off the front cover of Vogue . |
| 11 | But he did n't stop drinking on or off the set . |
| 12 | Anyone can have HIV : young or old , hunky or thin , black or white , on the scene or off the scene . |
| 13 | Use the same command , preferably at a relatively early stage once the dog has settled down after being let out of the car , or off the leash . |
| 14 | A great talking-point , on or off the 'phone — turn your desk into a helipad ! |
| 15 | A full on-licence enables the licensee to sell liquor for consumption either on or off the premises to any member of the public who is permitted by the law to consume it . |
| 16 | But if I am competing , on or off the track , I want to win . |
| 17 | The foundation stage is then followed by , or merges into , a more specific stage which provides a more specialized education or training , which may be on or off the job , or a mixture of both . |
| 18 | In earlier version of the program it was impossible to line anything up anyway because the program 's internal accuracy was insufficient ; the classic 11 point being converted by the program into 10.98 point with the rounding errors occasionally throwing an extra line on or off the page . |
| 19 | So you figure that he either hit his approaches stiff — or off the radar screen . |
| 20 | " Public house licence " which authorises the sale by retail of alcoholic liquor for consumption on or off the premises . |
| 21 | " Public house " is defined by s.139(1) as including an inn , ale-house , victualling house or other premises in which liquor is sold for consumption on or off the premises . |
| 22 | It was held that they were entitled to do so on the basis that a public house licence authorises the holder to sell by retail alcoholic liquor for consumption on or off the premises and an off-sale licence authorises the holder to sell by retail alcoholic liquor for consumption off the premises . |
| 23 | ( 1 ) Subject to the provisions of this Act , no person shall , except during the permitted hours : ( a ) sell or supply to any person in any licensed premises , or licensed canteen , or in the premises of a registered club any alcoholic liquor to be consumed either on or off the premises , or consume in , or take from , any such premises any alcoholic liquor . |
| 24 | Or off the ground . |
| 25 | The Colemans were driven to Filanta Court , on Archbishop Makarios Avenue , and handed the keys of No. 62B , a large three-bedroomed apartment with a balcony overlooking the port of Larnaca from which everybody getting on or off the ferry from Lebanon could be observed through binoculars . |
| 26 | The word ‘ new ’ did not actually appear on the order form but nevertheless it was clear from the form that the car would come either from the manufacturer 's stock at the factory or off the production line . |
| 27 | Clicking on this reveals the SmartIcons dialog box and it 's pretty obvious how this works — you simply drag icons on or off the list on the left of the screen . |
| 28 | How many passengers is it envisaged will get on or off the trains at Stratford ? |
| 29 | The next 3 Surveys will investigate in greater depth the factors that assist or impede the various activities of farm families on or off the farm , whether agricultural or nonagricultural , paying special attention to the impact of policy . |
| 30 | Gould also made a considerable name for himself at home , finally attaining the scientific status he had yearned for as an ornithologist , on or off the field . |