Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] [verb] [pron] on a " in BNC.

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1 erm it may be erm a a good idea to use it as a erm as a first scheme perhaps to erm to try and er car park and if you look at that at the beginning and just keep it on a on a rolling programme then all that does n't get so enormous er it does n't get such a a large task so maybe if er , but it does need coordinating perhaps we should think about it .
2 Sometimes , it can be useful to write each main point in the argument on a separate card or sheet of paper , and physically reorder them on a table in front of you , joining up the points in your mind with a linking commentary .
3 Wood shattered as Bodie 's shot narrowly missed him , penetrating the shed and finally expending itself on a brick wall .
4 We tried tooth and nail and finally impaled it on a thorn tree , tugging at it until the branch flew off and hurtled us into a ditch .
5 Yeah , get it downloaded on disk and then put it on a P C downstairs .
6 Working on a clean , flat surface , decide exactly where you wish to place the flowers , and then arrange them on a horizontal level first so that they do not slip off .
7 That the real Peter Lawton killed six people and then killed himself on a motorbike less than two weeks ago ?
8 In Benny 's house , where she was considered a very pampered only child , she had to borrow the kitchen radio and then perch it on a chair because there was n't any socket near enough to her bed to plug it in .
9 Allow it to cool , and then pour it on a plate .
10 Spread out the seaweed into the shape in which it is to be pressed while still in the water , then slowly lift it out of the basin , keeping it flat , let it drip for a while and then place it on a waterproof surface .
11 Building a stand for 25 tanks of too thin wood and then placing it on a sloping floor .
12 He would analyse the paper sample , photograph and enlarge each individual letter and then mount them on a comparison chart , and the jury would pass it solemnly from hand to hand and wonder wily it needed a highly-paid expert to come and explain what anyone could see with his own eyes .
13 Always use the same set of scales and ideally place them on a piece of wood or chipboard for a more accurate reading .
14 Well I 'll tell Phil then and no Saturdays but also get it on a daily basis .
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