Example sentences of "[adv] on a [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Scientific logic has put men on the moon , but seems incapable of solving the energy crisis or of providing the means whereby mankind can live purposefully on a finite planet with shrinking resources . |
| 2 | Glanton 's current plans for the Barnes depend entirely on a favourable judgment from the Orphans Court . |
| 3 | Strawson himself relies entirely on an intuitive sense of the line between them , but we can see from the history of the social sciences that such intuitions change with time and place . |
| 4 | The College 's offer was simply to provide students to undertake work experience — but not necessarily on a direct replacement at the same level . |
| 5 | In Britain , aside from the Ministry of Defence , which is the largest purchaser in central government , the most significant purchasers are as follows : the Department of Transport , spending about £1 billion a year ; Her Majesty 's Stationary Office , which spends about £250 million a year ; the Property Services Agency , servicing public buildings and other property , spends about £1.8 billion a year ; the Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency , responsible for all central government information technology advice , organizes everything from multi-million pound computer systems to peripheral services , such as micro-computers , service and maintainance ; the National Health Service spends nearly £3.5 billion annually on a wide range of supplies and services through the NHS authorities ; and , finally , local authorities buy a very wide range of goods and services . |
| 6 | The priest 's home was usually near the church , it was not until the eighteenth century when services became more infrequent that it was thought proper for the priest to become established in a big house , perhaps on a distant part of the glebe , and live with much of the dignity of a squire . |
| 7 | The colonies as a group quickly emerged as a key element in British strategy because they were net dollar earners ( basically because of Malayan rubber and West African products such as cocoa ) and could be made so on a bigger scale by a number of policy devices . |
| 8 | Those who wish to continue to serve can volunteer to do so on a part-time basis in the Ulster Defence Regiment . |
| 9 | He was basing it only on a recent knowledge of Trueman and the belief that his committee colleagues are capable of doing whatever it takes to preserve their ill-gotten privileges . ’ |
| 10 | As a result of both of these considerations , it is most unusual for MAS to act for a buyer on a contingent fee basis ( other than an MBO or MBI team , and then only on a selected basis with a suitable risk reward ratio . ) |
| 11 | What would have happened if penicillin had not been discovered , or if years of patient research had failed to explain why sulphonamides acted only on a limited selection of microbes ? |
| 12 | If the Laboulbeniales is found only on a single species of guest , or only on the host , this may indicate that the commensal relationship is of fairly recent origin . |
| 13 | This concept sprang from the resemblances between European specimens such as Petralona and African crania such as Broken Hill , but it depended not only on a clear demarcation of the specimens such as Petralona and African crania such as Broken Hill , but it depended not only on a clear demarcation of the specimens from H. erectus and modern H. sapiens ( still very defensible ) , but also on a demarcation from the Neanderthals . |
| 14 | This concept sprang from the resemblances between European specimens such as Petralona and African crania such as Broken Hill , but it depended not only on a clear demarcation of the specimens such as Petralona and African crania such as Broken Hill , but it depended not only on a clear demarcation of the specimens from H. erectus and modern H. sapiens ( still very defensible ) , but also on a demarcation from the Neanderthals . |
| 15 | The easiest approach is to plan the gore as one half only on a folded sheet of paper , then to cut out the pattern through the two leaves , open out flat and transfer to a piece of stout card or hardboard , With an average of 14 to cut , did you remember to include the hem width ? |
| 16 | The reasons behind playing this game were not based only on an abstract conception of duty , but also on the notions expressed in More 's conclusion to the stage managing which offered Richard III the crown : |
| 17 | THE sons of two members of 60s rock band Cream are to appear together on a new album to be released in January . |
| 18 | There is something beautifully simple and old fashioned about the whole family working and playing together on a warm afternoon beside a clean , bubbling stream . |
| 19 | Andrew Kuttner , Pat Sutton and Eddie Welch have been training together on a regular basis at the Sports Centre for two years . |
| 20 | She was a woman alone on a blustery night with no one by in case of need : here was reason enough for timidity . |
| 21 | All the emotional turmoil and excitement of the outbreak of war , all the long drawn out details of my training , the thrills of flying and the fear of death , all the bustle and anticipation of the last few days had ended in this , in my standing alone on a slushy path in the late afternoon with absolutely nothing whatever to do . |
| 22 | PRESIDENT-ELECT Bill Clinton yesterday lived up to his promise to set America swiftly on a new path by ordering talks with his takeover team just hours after celebrating victory over George Bush . |
| 23 | Carried away on a rushing tide of dark enchantment , she quivered as his tongue caressed her skin , his mouth feather-light as it brushed enticingly , back and forth , over her swollen nipples . |
| 24 | Pick up some tubes of Daler-Rowney 's Designer Gouache and you could find yourself whisked away on a colourful trip to Venice and Rome . |
| 25 | I am sorry to have to say I shall not be able to attend the AGM since I will be away on a short holiday with my family . |
| 26 | I am away on a short holiday in Scotland between August 14th-26th but would be pleased to discuss this over the telephone when I 'm back . |
| 27 | A teacher who has been away on a short course including elements of both these skills , and can therefore give useful general advice . |
| 28 | However , if you make an effort to be positive , you 'll get swept away on a tidal wave of valid enthusiasm . |
| 29 | She had been away on a little holiday in Spain and knew nothing . |
| 30 | After all , he was the chief scientist on board the boat , it was his $250,000 paying for this month-long expedition ( this research vessel cost $7000 a day to run ) , and he was getting a little nervous out there , all by himself , getting colder by the second and drifting away on a little piece of ice . |