Example sentences of "[adv] on a [noun] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I could pay , I would have to pay the first eighty somewhat and I would have to pay the first ninety , ninety somewhat on a pair of glasses |
| 2 | No salaries were guaranteed and their income depended almost entirely on a proportion of fees from enrolments in classes and courses at civilian and military centres . |
| 3 | As dawn appears in the sky our progress quickens ; after crossing a few fields and climbing several hedgerows we are suddenly on a road with farm buildings a short distance away . |
| 4 | The word ‘ attested ’ is important : there was certainly more to-ing and fro-ing between Persia and Greek states than is recorded , especially on a change of ruler . |
| 5 | I think , you 'd be surprised here , I do , with how the bands speak at like , especially on a rockumentary on T V. |
| 6 | Certainly there can be no doubt that Islam looks at its most impressive in a great urban cathedral mosque , especially on an occasion like Id . |
| 7 | The company wants to blast 200,000 tonnes annually on a site at Windyhill Farm , between Elderslie and Johnstone . |
| 8 | The physiotherapist may show you how to practise standing and balancing , with the patient supporting his arms at the correct height , perhaps on a chest of drawers . |
| 9 | With you as narrator perhaps on a plinth to stage left or something . |
| 10 | Well away from the beaten track he laid her gently on a bed of moss and bracken , and she opened her arms to him , loath to lose his touch for even a second . |
| 11 | Lord Justice Watkins said the Divisional Court could review an order of the magistrates ' court made for the purpose of preventing an abuse of its process and had done so on a number of occasions . |
| 12 | But for such vituperation and the violence it provoked the law could not punish him , though it tried to do so on a number of occasions . |
| 13 | However , a properly conducted appeal ( on the facts and not merely on a point of law ) would be capable of curing any defects in the original hearing . |
| 14 | And more : ‘ LEGA … represents en bloc the fourth or fifth grouping in Italy , behind IRL , ENI and Fiat , but more or less on a par with Montedison . ’ |
| 15 | According to the Financial Times , Sir Lawrie is not only on a salary of £220,000 a year , but is to have his pay backdated seven months . |
| 16 | Section 24(3) provides a defence which is available only on a charge under section 1(1) ( b ) of the Act . |
| 17 | IBOA is now pursuing this issue , not only on a Bank by Bank basis , but also at industry level . |
| 18 | But lasting influence depended not only on some form of regular , close contact , but equally crucially on a sense of affinity , of common inheritance and character , which allowed a grandchild to see in a grandparent a model for his or her own development . |
| 19 | Ever since we first played together for London Schools and roomed together on a tour to East Africa we have been very close . |
| 20 | Then he saw her shoes , scuffed with mud , placed together on a sheet of newspaper at the hearth , and his heart leapt . |
| 21 | Charity stared , stunned , at the open , upside-down jewellery box on her bathroom floor , and at the necklace that winked up at her , looking like a dozen teardrops strung together on a web of silver . |
| 22 | For 12 months , BP and Unipart worked together on a basis of trust , getting together the right people from both sides , brainstorming and exploring the many opportunities for collaborative activity — not just in Eastern Europe . |
| 23 | Do it alone on a sheet of paper before the negotiation , or do it together on a flip chart or white board during the negotiation . |
| 24 | Now sit , quite naturally , just as you would , alone on a beach in order to dream and gaze at the sea . ’ |
| 25 | Somewhere on the edge of this feeling she knew there was danger , but for the moment she allowed herself to drift alone on a cloud of enchantment . |
| 26 | Twenty-four ? — had forty quid to throw away on a bit of sacking . |
| 27 | AN EPIC match , of huge social and political significance beyond the narrow confines of Barbados , had almost everything save perhaps a crowd , and reached an enthralling climax on the final morning when South Africa , needing only 79 runs with eight wickets remaining for an historic victory in their first Test for 22 years , were swept away on a floodtide of West Indian pride and aggression . |
| 28 | Then he learnt that she was the man 's daughter , and frivolous thoughts were swept away on a tide of sympathy . |
| 29 | She clung to Jacob 's arm , saw him spirited away on a tide of compliments . |
| 30 | In fact it had been blown away on a gust of wind as soon as the crate was opened in Liverpool and was never seen again . |