Example sentences of "[coord] [adj] [noun pl] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Each of these six departments had two or three clerks or junior clerks to assist them in the work . |
| 2 | The social scientist must conduct a fair and balanced enquiry , not allowing personal or political values to affect what is discovered and reported . |
| 3 | I think the reason a lot of guitarists go out and buy traditional Fender or Gibson-like designs has nothing to do with single coil versus humbuckers , vintage trem systems or control layout ; they simply hope that some of their guitar hero 's ‘ mojo magic ’ will rub off on them ! |
| 4 | Many voluntary organisations depend heavily on those with technical , secretarial , accountancy , fund-raising , carpentry , building or professional skills giving their advice free of charge . |
| 5 | ‘ No one can conceive of a revolutionary party saying that it will let enterprises or economic sectors manage themselves , ’ he says . |
| 6 | In the past that same tract was often the corridor along which migrating peoples or invading armies found their route . |
| 7 | The idea of people with telekinetic or telepathic powers frightens me a little . |
| 8 | Tempo runs or low-key races increase your anaerobic threshold and give you experience running at race pace . |
| 9 | There are no absolutely right or wrong ways to apply it , only good or bad practices . |
| 10 | It is very interesting to note that many people who have been unable to eat cheese because of headaches , migraines or digestive problems following its consumption are able to eat organically produced cheeses with no side effects . |
| 11 | She had often thought of it herself , had once or twice in low or high moments suggested it . |
| 12 | It has given my mother a complete raison d'être , since she was n't of the generation that had careers or outside interests to involve themselves in . |
| 13 | 1989:126 ) and many councils had established race relations units or similar structures to implement their policies for equal opportunities . |
| 14 | The UK is also highly unattractive as a place for US or Japanese corporations to site their European holding companies . |
| 15 | And that , by and large , is what tests have done , enabling millions of people from poor or deprived backgrounds to develop their abilities better than the circumstances of birth would otherwise have allowed . |
| 16 | To simply state that the fathers or biblical authors believed something does not address the question as to whether they were right , or whether our picture of the world has not so much changed as to make theirs fantastic . |
| 17 | Only friendly or subordinate cats cover them up . |
| 18 | ( pl. 33 ) Feature either human figures ( usually on horseback ) engaged in a formal hunt , or predatory animals pursuing their prey amidst a fecund undergrowth of foliate forms . |
| 19 | Bennett and Williams suggest that the cells of opening or closing traps acidify their own walls by releasing hydrogen ions . |
| 20 | But from when she had been sixteen and had left the Dame School and stepped right into the home life above the shop , it had been borne into her that marriage was a humdrum affair : two people lived together , apparently happy , yet went their own ways , as shown by her parents ; they did n't think alike , yet they did n't argue ; they never laughed at the same things , nor did local or national events affect them in the same way . |
| 21 | While the rest of the card world attempts to move on by using humour or Snoopy dogs to sell us the festive season , charity Christmas cards remain as old-fashioned , tedious and unimaginative as they have always been . |
| 22 | What the alternative to today 's degenerate and evil society is presents no immediate problem : women are once again hidden from sight , or married ones have their hair shorn ; thieves are once again punished by having hands or legs cut off ; alcohol , or whatever else is ritually prohibited , is banned ; and Koran , or Bible , or whatever constitutes the authoritative compendium or eternal wisdom , provides complete practical and moral guidance on all subjects , as interpreted by those whose business it is to do so . |
| 23 | it is also helpful to note down on the card idiomatic phrases using the lexical item in question , or illustrative sentences to show its range of meaning . |
| 24 | Finland on May 6 announced that it had decided to purchase 64 US F/A-18 Hornet interceptor aircraft in preference to ex-Soviet , French or Swedish models to modernize its air force by the end of the century . |
| 25 | ‘ I wish I were on an island with you and nobody else , with no trouble or danger or terrible memories to make me suffer . ’ |
| 26 | Museums of design or decorative arts validate their collections in different terms . |
| 27 | Proxy or postal votes deny us that right , and there is too much scope for abuse when you hand over your vote to someone else . ’ |
| 28 | Analysys also highlights the way telecommunications operators are making formal or informal alliances to create their service offerings , and suggests that distinct groupings are emerging — the most notable being the one established between MCI , France Telecom and Deutsche Bundespost Telekom . |
| 29 | Today it is quite normal , and acceptable , for non-Muslims to weave prayer rugs purely for their aesthetic merits , and for faithful Muslims to use Hindu or Buddhist motifs to enrich their schemes . |
| 30 | Isolated notes , simple melodic figures , or bell-like ostinati suit it well . |