Example sentences of "[noun sg] [coord] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The termination of a benefit or a payment or a service is a sharp , specific assault upon identifiable individuals ; it gives political opponents something solid to talk about ; they can actually produce the bodies and point to the wounds . |
| 2 | At the same time also advise him or her that if a cash payment or a banker 's draft is not received within the next five days legal action will be the only alternative . |
| 3 | Section 15 of the Act states that , unless the contract fixes the payment or a method of calculating payment , the supplier will be paid a reasonable amount . |
| 4 | Doreen went on , ‘ Is there a porter or a steward to carry my bag from the car ? ’ |
| 5 | She remembered the difficulties they 'd had repairing Starlings after the war , when you could n't get a brick or a plank of wood , not even if you was royalty ; and she remembered comforting Nell as each granddaughter left home . |
| 6 | She then tested his creativity by asking him to write down all the things he could do with various objects such as a brick or a shoe , and all the things that would happen if certain events suddenly occurred , such as everyone in the world losing their sight or having to walk on all fours . |
| 7 | You 'll have difficulty trying to get hold of a bike or a canoe in the Tatras . |
| 8 | ‘ Will Kenneth Clarke tell my five-year-old daughter why she will not get a bike or a doll 's house for Christmas ? |
| 9 | In nine times out of ten the vehicle concerned will be a motor bike or a motor car . |
| 10 | If you are at work all the time and find fitting in regular exercise rather difficult , then invest in an exercise bike or a rowing machine . |
| 11 | ‘ What 's more important , this magnificent building or a bit of grass ? ’ |
| 12 | It looked more like a public building or a sanatorium . |
| 13 | Scheme organiser Dawn Whitton said : ‘ Entries can include written reports or publications , tidying up campaigns , landscaping projects , studies of a species of wildlife , repairs to an historic building or a scheme to enhance a new development . |
| 14 | And so it can be for a building or a workbench . |
| 15 | The proposal may be to replace just a single building or a row of shops , or there may be plans for a comprehensive redevelopment involving a whole block or more . |
| 16 | Section 11(1) of the 1968 Theft Act provides : … where the public have access to a building in order to view the building or a part of it , or collection or part of a collection housed in it , any person who without lawful authority removes from the building or its grounds the whole or part of any article displayed or kept for display to the public in the building or that part of it or in its grounds shall be guilty of an offence . |
| 17 | But in the case of a single floor of an office building or a unit in a covered shopping centre , the landlord may have a legitimate concern to avoid the necessity of providing services ( eg heating , lighting , hot water , security ) for one tenant only . |
| 18 | It is essential to ensure that where the premises form part of a larger building or a shopping centre the building ( or the shopping centre ) should also be insured as the tenant would wish the whole of the building to be reinstated in the event of damage or destruction and not just the premises . |
| 19 | ( It may be helpful to think in terms of some specific cooperative task , like the production of a building or a machine . ) |
| 20 | This target may be a building or a crossroads , or even an airfield , depending on how devious the compiler of the exercise has been . |
| 21 | The pupil 's surroundings can be used as an aid to mobility by providing clues to help in orientation , and key points in a building or a room can be utilised as reference points in terms of location and direction . |
| 22 | Under such leases , the builder/developer would be responsible for erecting a building or a number of buildings upon a particular site , and detailed provision might be made for the manner of their construction and continuing maintenance , even down to the type of subsequent letting of the buildings which was to be permitted . |
| 23 | Although one may talk of the ‘ total or partial destruction ’ of an object such as a building or a railway yard which may be a military objective , it is quite different , and unacceptable , to speak of the destruction of an area of land . |
| 24 | Most people need either life assurance protection or a means of regular saving — many need both — any they may also require insurance on their house and its contents and on their car or motor cycle . |
| 25 | The only equipment you need is a watch or a clock with a second hand or second display . |
| 26 | Ask most people the time of day and they 'll usually look at a watch or a clock . |
| 27 | Under this scheme private sector owners or developers could receive a grant or a loan , or a combination of the two , for the redevelopment of derelict or disused sites or buildings in urban areas suffering from economic decline . |
| 28 | People who , camcorder or a camera or a video , video camera , |
| 29 | I told him that 's not saying much — I 'm just not a junkie or an alcoholic or a prostitute . |
| 30 | ( a ) The prohibition in paragraph ( 2 ) of this rule shall not apply to a business consisting of a management consultancy or a company secretarial service and which offers none of the services specified in that paragraph save the drafting of documents under sub-paragraph ( 2 ) ( j ) and the giving of legal advice , provided such drafting or advice is ancillary to the main purpose of the business . |