Example sentences of "[adj] be a [noun] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | While it is true that different assessment procedures usually focus on one or other of these different aspects of language , this is a reflection on the recent history of psycholinguistic research and ought not be taken to imply that assessment is best carried out by focusing on discrete areas . |
| 2 | Yes , this is a question on the er , resolution two , item five . |
| 3 | this is a restriction on the debtor personally preventing him from disposing of or dealing in any property owned by him . |
| 4 | This is a point on the lawn where there may not be any starling . |
| 5 | ‘ This is a report on the PhD work he did , if you 're interested . |
| 6 | This is an attachment on the pump cable which is pushed into the plug socket of the domestic supply like an ordinary plug . |
| 7 | This is an update on the consultation following the conference which was held in July nineteen ninety two I think , yes , erm and basically seeking the committee 's approval to have a follow up conference this July in the centre in and to all members of the Council to attend as erm for approved as approved duties . |
| 8 | This is just , I 'm not going to through these exercises , this is an exercise on the apostrophe to show , not possession this time , but that letters have been left out of words . |
| 9 | This was a variation on the routine he would put himself through every time after a man he had just slept with had left the flat ; he would check his body for scratches , bruises and teethmarks . |
| 10 | Shipping 's net contribution to the balance of payments was a mere £15m but this was an improvement on the previous two years . |
| 11 | Some ant chambers contain fungi and these are kept in check by nematodes ( cf. fig syconia discussed below ) and many species tend sap-sucking Homoptera : aphids most commonly in temperate regions , coccids ( scale insects ) in the Old World tropics and membracids ( tree hoppers ) in the New , and these are a drain on the host-plant . |
| 12 | The latter was a stop on the line between Greenock and Gourock in Renfrewshire . |
| 13 | The first is a prisoner on the run , after escaping from Edinburgh Sheriff Court this morning . |
| 14 | The first is an attack on the main element in the experiential explanation . |
| 15 | That is an advance on the previous year and a testimony to the Royal Ulster Constabulary . |
| 16 | Well let me explain the erm oh that 's , that 's a description on the back . |
| 17 | The Bill refers to £200 million a year being saved on the cost of collection , but it does not mention whether that £200 million is a saving on the cost of collecting the poll tax or on the cost of collecting the original rates . |
| 18 | I 'm not quite sure whether that was a pat on the back or what but anyway erm and when Martin offered you for a drink I actually took it as a cup of tea actually so |
| 19 | I would not normally have said that that was a reflection on the respective debating abilities of the hon. Members for Sedgefield ( Mr. Blair ) and for Blackburn . |