Example sentences of "[is] a [noun] of [noun sg] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | Oh I sort of went home and sort of crashed out in , it 's a day of communication on on your own it 's quiet tiring , . |
| 2 | Trade unionists sacked from a Government spy base are to seek compensation for loss of earnings if there 's a change of Government on polling day . |
| 3 | Yeah , there 's a bit of meat on her |
| 4 | you know erm not that they will but er you know it it 's , it 's one of these things that , that sort of looks like there 's a bit of variety on it when you 've got mm |
| 5 | Ca n't I got walkman yeah right , and listening to hardcore put the earphone up cos there 's a bit of hardcore on the What ? |
| 6 | There 's a bit of polythene on the top love er that 's it , to keep it clean . |
| 7 | and he 's , he 's just ke you know what I mean , I think he 's , he 's getting an extension so that 's why there 's a bit of delay on that . |
| 8 | That 's a bit of sugar on the pill ! ’ |
| 9 | There 's a magnum of champagne on offer , along with the original of the cartoon supplied , as ever , by ACCOUNTANCY 's cartoonist Tony Holland . |
| 10 | If there 's a spot of dirt on them , they 'll impound them in Perth and they 'll go and do it all over again . |
| 11 | Look , there 's a splash of sauce on my sleeve . ’ |
| 12 | There 's a lot of interference on this in n it ? |
| 13 | ‘ My guess is there 's a lot of skepticism on whether this guy can do the job . ’ |
| 14 | That 's a lot of time on the flat stages , not so much on the fierce and extended mountain climbs that are to come . |
| 15 | Chairman of selector Ted Dexter has called Jarvis 's shock selection for the tour a ‘ hunch ’ and the controversial bowler knows there 's a lot of pressure on him to stay fit and improve on his admittedly modest international record — 14 wickets in six Tests at over 50 runs each . |
| 16 | This is a good university with a reputation because we do have to work hard but that does mean there 's a lot of pressure on us |
| 17 | I mean , there 's a lot of pressure on somebody like Steven Hendry because he 's , he 's hardly any age at all even now , is he ? |
| 18 | Yes , I 'll shall put it on the spare bedroom bed , not that there 's a lot of room on there , but still . |
| 19 | Suppose , for example , the rate of technical progress is a function of expenditure on research . |
| 20 | The first is a build-up of paint on the window and its frame , caused by years of redecoration . |
| 21 | Well t I mean to the extent that that is happening , that there is a development of trade on the sort of , you know , with the periphery of the empire and with erm areas outside the empire , and that was certainly happening in this period , I do n't see why it should have a significant impact on the peasant population because there is n't really any evidence that it 's , in a sense , trickling down and enriching the peasantry . |
| 22 | Although there is a wealth of literature on second language acquisition — usually in children of primary school age or younger , and usually as a consequence of schooling in a second language — the processes of the foreign language classroom are not necessarily identical or even generally comparable . |
| 23 | There is a wealth of information on birth methods , whether to breastfeed your baby or not , and even potty training . |
| 24 | If Frey is an exponent of gloom and doom , then Regan is a master of myopia on this issue and shows an unbecoming lack of sensitivity which suggests that his answer would be No . |
| 25 | Down here there is a metre of snow on the windward side of the lavvu , and I fall over a small rucsac that had disappeared . |
| 26 | There is a glimmer of hope on the horizon . |
| 27 | VDUs lie smashed , with their electronic entrails ravaged , keyboards are smeared with something sticky , every drawer in the place is open and filled with pools of liquid , there is a coil of excrement on the floor . |
| 28 | However , the legal position is far from clear and there is a lack of authority on this point . |
| 29 | This public impression thrives in a climate of secrecy , or , to put it more fairly , in a climate where there is a lack of information on the selection process , the selection criteria , the selection policy and the selection decisions . |
| 30 | This is a portrayal of malevolence on a grand scale . |