Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] or [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some are fitted with halogen bulbs for overall punch , or spots to light specific objects or to highlight . |
| 2 | They move along the underground systems to either emerge in due course or stay tight to rabbits they have encountered . |
| 3 | Since 1986 the proportion will have fallen even further , as some Conservative local authorities have sold their old people 's homes to either private operators or housing associations . |
| 4 | Will the investment in new wagons be justified by private operators or leasing companies given the uncertainty of the market ? |
| 5 | Causton plans to alter the ends of the polymers to make them stick better to specific surfaces or make them attractive to only a particular protein . |
| 6 | A bargaining strategy is the broad framework or plan for obtaining your overall objective . |
| 7 | The concept of bad faith has remained either largely in the region of hypothetical cases or has been treated as synonymous with improper purposes or relevancy . |
| 8 | When applied to forecasts of present population it can reveal interesting possible futures or help to confirm more precisely suppositions already made . |
| 9 | Stop that annoying leaking or dripping tap by using the Monument Tap Reseater Tool . |
| 10 | Because she was a plain Potter she wanted her fruit plain , not frosted with garish patterns or stencilled with poinsettias . |
| 11 | When asked at what level unitary authorities should be created , the results were evenly split : around half the sample favoured them at broadly district level while the other half preferred regional level or expressed no preference . |
| 12 | Foals with meconium retention exhibit colic-type signs or continued straining . |
| 13 | Rather , the time spent negotiating detailed heads of terms is usually better spent on starting due diligence or negotiating the main agreement . |
| 14 | This is very contrary to our traditional view of trying to segment and fragment the information and trying to keep it at the business specific level or trying to keep it at the corporate level . |
| 15 | Around the end of the silent era and in the early sound days , the glass was actually in front of the camera during shooting , possibly adding storeys to a low building or giving a view of non-existent distant hills , or whatever was required . |
| 16 | Neutralisation has an established legal pedigree and in contemporary conditions it remains a possible political formula to resolve or dampen down certain regional conflicts or to stabilise regional conditions which otherwise could escalate into a superpower confrontation . |
| 17 | A : Obviously , I have personal feelings against Rottweilers , but I 'm calling for a total ban or muzzling in public places which should be extended to Dobermans and German Shepherds . |
| 18 | If you have a friendly GP or know somebody at your hospital ask them whether they would be prepared to carry a poster or your brochures advertising your personal injury work . |
| 19 | Although the spectral index at phase 0.7 , close to the maximum , is about -2.0 between 606MHz and 1,660MHz and typical of most pulsars , at 408MHz the flux density is actually less than that at 606MHz and is lower than the extrapolated spectrum by a factor of about 4 ( Table 1 ) , indicating that strong absorption or scattering is occurring even when the companion is on the far side of the pulsar . |
| 20 | my Lord , er , er , in , in my submission the , the , the highest really could put their case is that if the matter were referred your Lordship simply did n't stay proceedings or permitted them for example to apply for interim payment or permitted them to take some procedural steps to pursue their action so that they were n't unduly delayed should they succeed at the end of the day and that would be a major concession because it would run against a normal rule cos on a reference the entire proceedings are stayed , that 's not a case just saying even if that is done , er that anybody is saying that particular measure is or is good is not good or may not be forced in the interim |
| 21 | Though taking up an interest for its own sake may also lead to new friends and a good social life , it can be helpful or necessary to join a club purely for emotional support or to forge fresh contacts . |
| 22 | Friendship is more likely to be offered in terms of emotional support or help in times of crisis . |
| 23 | He has already reversed many measures taken by previous governments , which used martial law over economic matters and to detain political opponents or ban them from work or travel . |
| 24 | Sore chest or stitching pain with the cough or deep breathing . |
| 25 | Very shy and hard to flush , often zigzags , frequently only detectable by distinctive low mooing or crooning note ; When does fly skims low and drops down , hardly ever rising again . |
| 26 | If you 've got permed hair or have been inspired by Making Waves on Page 8 , then this great give-away is for you ! |
| 27 | In particular , grazing molluscs leave characteristic erosions from a leaf edge ; birds , particularly the wood-pigeon , feed on clover and often leave characteristic beak-marks ; weevils remove circles of tissue , often leaving the upper epidermis intact ; sheep ( causing damage probably indistinguishable from that caused by rabbits ) remove whole leaves , leaving torn petioles or leave their bite marks on the leaflets that remain . |
| 28 | For natural looking , long-lasting hold with shine , simply spray it onto dry hair or add texture and shape by sculpting hair with your fingers after you 've sprayed . |
| 29 | The basic problem with these killed virus flu vaccines is that they do not provide either complete protection or retain their effectiveness for very long . |
| 30 | Rather than attribute this either to cultural explanations of an over-socialized kind or to market explanations which are under-socialized , the chapter has built upon the earlier discussion of Japanese specificity in order to develop a power/institutions model for this analysis . |