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 . |