Example sentences of "[adv] on the road " in BNC.
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| 1 | A rapid gear change gave them speed on the corner and he sat bent over the wheel , concentrating fiercely on the road through the sheets of rain . |
| 2 | Police plan security checks from 8am on the road between Balmoral Castle and the church . |
| 3 | ‘ Hyacinth ca n't walk , she fall down on the road , Mada Joyce , come quick ! ’ |
| 4 | Once down on the road they headed for Bagoush , which ironically was the airfield from which they had taken off for their first disastrous operation the previous year . |
| 5 | As on the river bank , Blackberry had moved away and was already down on the road on his own account , sniffing out towards the middle , half-way between Hazel and the bend . |
| 6 | It was a little plane , and it was going to come down on the road in front of the prison ! |
| 7 | ‘ Actually , I happen to have-a flask of Scotch on me , just in case I broke down on the road … |
| 8 | DnC 's worse-than-expected results are indicators that the Norwegian banking sector , if perhaps on the road to recovery , is not all well yet . |
| 9 | For months , she could not get around while her husband was constantly on the road , doing his sales rounds . |
| 10 | There is an invisible frontier just a mile or so on the road north out of Luanda , but it is more of a feeling than anything else . |
| 11 | it 's not as if there 's anywhere where you can hire a bike I 'm sure you know , but , I suppose you 're going along on the road , across the road I |
| 12 | Alone on the road , forbidden to take shelter from any other rider , each man will be assessed for what he is . |
| 13 | Alone on the road and in trouble . |
| 14 | Where there is a pavement or foot path used , do not walk next to the curb with your back from the traffic , look both ways before you step into the road where there is no foot path , walk on the right hand side of the road , it is safer to walk on the side facing on coming traffic , keep as close as possible to the side of the road , take care at right hand bends , keep one behind if that is possible , particularly line heavy traffic on flurry , do not allow children under age five at least out alone on the road , go with them , walk between them and the traffic and always keep tight hold of their hands , if you ca n't do this then use reigns as security , secure them firmly into the pushchair , do not let them run into the road , always wear or carry something bright or light or reflected within the dark of light , this is especially important , that all uses it it 's just the rules I suppose |
| 15 | The town was grey and empty in the dull afternoon light ; cars swished through on the road going north , some with their headlights on , making everything else seem even dimmer . |
| 16 | I think it was probably the other day because erm the wa the ducks were swimming on the road at er six o'clock just on the road near the baths |
| 17 | They ca n't stop the lorries coming over to the bakery cos the bakery 's just on the road can they ? |
| 18 | Preparations were being made to evacuate the farm as I picked up my rucksack , slung it over my shoulder , and joined the others outside on the road . |
| 19 | At the height of the season , July and August , the quantities were enormous , and the carts or trucks had to queue outside on the road . |
| 20 | DeFries was not on the road , I was not on the road and I think David began to feel very abandoned by this company MainMan . |
| 21 | DeFries was not on the road , I was not on the road and I think David began to feel very abandoned by this company MainMan . |
| 22 | Safety campaigns aimed solely at pedestrians are not sufficient in view of the fact that a substantial proportion of pedestrians are struck by vehicles and killed or injured , not on the road but on the pavement . |
| 23 | ‘ People must talk about records on the track and not on the road . |
| 24 | Motorists who are having a rest day at Fort William can be strongly recommended to travel to Mallaig and back on the train , getting a window seat and , for a change , feasting their gaze on the passing scenery and not on the road in front : an effortless journey of sheer delight all the way . |
| 25 | It 's not on the road . |
| 26 | yes , oh , Richard looks more cheerful , he 's jumping up and down , not on the road , come back in this gate . |
| 27 | Not on the road like , but on the path . |
| 28 | You have to start with the assumption that each plant that you have built , however good of its kind or however modern , is already on the road to obsolescence . |
| 29 | It predicts that , despite tougher standards for new cars , the problem is likely to increase for some years to come , largely as a result of a lack of any controls over the emissions of vehicles already on the road . |
| 30 | The first 10 are already on the road , sen off by Michael Heseltine . |