Example sentences of "[coord] [pron] [is] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 That way little or nothing is revealed .
2 Modern beliefs , one might think , ought to be in the rationalist mould of the Enlightenment , but little or nothing is taught about the psychology of consciousness in schools , except in terms of religious studies .
3 In medical schools a great deal is taught about the medical and other consequences of high alcohol consumption but little or nothing is taught about alcoholism , the addictive disease .
4 If ‘ story ’ suggests a narrative sequence towards which Double Or Nothing is gesturing , Federman it the same time questions each fictional possibility so thoroughly that the only reliable sequence becomes the narrative voice which is constantly shifting in person and tone .
5 In the old language andegari meant hawthorn , and a bush of that type probably at one time marked the external borders of the city of Mediolanum , although little or nothing is known of that first town .
6 At present little or nothing is known about these patients .
7 Client agrees with KPMG ( for itself and on trust and as agent for the others mentioned below ) fully to indemnify and to hold harmless KPMG , its partners , employees , its lawyers , [ Stephenson Harwood ] , any Approved Broker and ( subject to Client 's prior consent to their engagement ) any other advisers , agents and consultants retained by KPMG in connection with the Offer ( any and all of which or whom is referred to as an ‘ Indemnified Person ’ ) from and against any and all losses , claims , costs , damages , actions , proceedings , demands , liabilities and expenses whatsoever , joint or several , ( collectively ‘ claims ’ ) which any such Indemnified Person may suffer or incur and which relate to or arise from , directly or indirectly , KPMG 's engagement hereunder and/or the provision by KPMG of its services in connection with the Offer .
8 They must have been on to her or somebody 's given her away , one or t' other , 'cos it must have been a set-up cop .
9 or somebody 's looking for this or somebody 's looking for that
10 or somebody 's looking for this or somebody 's looking for that
11 You 've got to look at them from different angles , see if there 's any smoke bellowing out from anywhere , or somebody 's hanging out of a window .
12 Five and six in the morning , and you 're always waking up in the middle of the night cos you do n't know , you know , if summat 's happened or summat 's gon na happen .
13 No company which is fully owned by non-residents or which is controlled by non-residents is allowed to acquire a controlling interest in any other joint stock company .
14 7.1 Each of the Parties agrees during the term of this Agreement not to participate in any project which competes with the Project or which is designed to fulfil the same or similar objects .
15 It is common for the articles of association of a company that is a management buy-out vehicle , a joint venture company , or which is owned by multiple shareholders to provide that the sale of the assets and undertaking of the company requires the consent of specified individuals .
16 They walked on in silence for a time , and then Hilary said : ‘ I still think your mum 's playing a dirty game , or she 's imagining things .
17 She 's writing a children 's book , erm , well she 's written one , and it 's going around to the publishers and she 's written or she 's writing a second .
18 Or she 's staying to thank O'Brien personally — I really do n't know . ’
19 Perhaps someone 's still there , or she 's tucking Darius up in bed .
20 Can you bring hers in , or she 's gon na create hell biscuits .
21 or she 's doing a embroidery or doing something
22 Or she 's playing a drum .
23 She does , but she does n't know how from what I can make out , she does n't know how long , much longer is going to stick at Reading or she 's going to do her usual , stick at something for two , two months .
24 I 'm glad you like my essay , but I do n't like what you 're doing ’ , or would he think ‘ oh dear I 've got to put with this or she 's going to write a bad report on me ’ .
25 But , at the end of the day , it is still down to the individual to make sure that he or she is getting the best deal possible .
26 For the advertiser who is concerned as to whether he or she is getting a good deal from an agency or media specialist , companies such as Media Audits provide a service that compares the buying performance of different advertisers and their agencies in similar markets and media .
27 you 're visiting a War or MOD Disablement Pensioner who is being treated for the disablement he or she is getting the pension for or
28 It can also help us to identify why a student is not achieving the stylistic effect he or she is seeking .
29 This will not materially affect the buyer unless he or she is seeking to continue with the unauthorised use .
30 that the candidate knows which outcomes or units are included in any assessment he or she is undertaking .
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