Example sentences of "on [det] [noun sg] [verb] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Stepping down at the end , he lay on the bed of nails and rolled across it to the foot of the ladder , which he climbed , pausing on each blade to detach a yellow paper prayer flag and send it fluttering to the ground . |
| 2 | On the third day tenant reps on each team gave a full presentation of their team 's proposed solution . |
| 3 | The Queen , who will be accompanied by other members of the Royal Family , will on that day present a new colour to the RAF . |
| 4 | It would work , I explained to him — and it is a demonstration of how something that is essentially simple can on that account have a firmer structure than a more complicated mechanism — by dint of borrowing from the banks a sufficient sum of money for the initial purchase . |
| 5 | Jim McLellan profiles film star Julia Roberts under the uncompromising headline ‘ Pretty Vacant ’ and on another page conducts a scathing dissection of instructional sex videos . |
| 6 | To say that Josephine Butler and Millicent Fawcett were ‘ diametrically opposed ’ on this issue shows a worrying ignorance of 19th-century British history . |
| 7 | In contrast to the Woodchester mosaic , that from Barton Farm has only two circular bands ( which on this occasion enclose a central roundel ) . |
| 8 | On this basis to achieve a significant result at the 5% value with a power of 90% 400 patients would be required . |
| 9 | It was further claimed that the wage determination mechanism conducted on this basis gave a strong impetus to inflation . |
| 10 | The clean sounds on this Laney have a very ‘ DI 'd ’ nature to them , though the crunch control offers some dirtier , but very useful rhythm sounds . |
| 11 | Though it is rare to find consensus among footballers and the media , few on either side had a good , or even printable , word for Toshack in Wales while he was marching Swansea to the top of the hill and down again . |
| 12 | The day proved to be a pleasant one and Corbett , with Ranulf in tow , humming some filthy ditty , enjoyed the quiet ride down the winding country lane , the trees on either side forming a green canopy above their heads . |
| 13 | The road was bendy and twisty with large shady trees on either side forming a beautiful avenue . |
| 14 | The road was bendy and twisty with large shady trees on either side forming a beautiful avenue . |
| 15 | It will settle and drape itself on either side forming a natural , water-shedding thatch . |