Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] [adv] on [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were splendidly received by the villagers wherever they went , although the Japanese took brutal revenge afterwards on all who had welcomed them . |
| 2 | P. L. Forey offers us a somewhat smug polemic directly on this view ( ’ In itself the scenario is harmless ’ ; ‘ the cause of that ( taxonomic ) pattern if it is considered desirable to know it ’ etc ) . |
| 3 | There was no light except hard bars of sunlight shafting almost horizontally through the broken windows , and the concrete floor gave the place a gloomy chill even on that evening . |
| 4 | Elsewhere the A401 still very heavy in both directions between Abingdon and Dorchester-on-the-Thames due to an accident a little bit earlier on this evening . |
| 5 | And you know that you will always be welcome back here on another occasion . |
| 6 | But functionalism also operates specifically to deny housework 's status as work ; indeed , one of its main premises is that the feminine role in the family is opposed to the masculine role precisely on this dimension . |
| 7 | Turrican II is possibly the greatest technical achievement ever on any computer . |
| 8 | I mean , so there 's he 's still making a reasonable mark- up on that . |
| 9 | Mm I think er what this stuff that I 'm er knocking together here into a pack for each of you is a step in the right direction , I think Mary 's done a , a good job here on this er |
| 10 | Can I also say that the erm the fear expressed about Woolwich , I believe to be fairly well founded Woolwich building , a Woolwich er , Building Society had been on erm , entered into a long time ago on this erm and the letter that was read out at Potter Street area committee from Woolwich indicated that they had n't yet decided whether they would proceed and er I think is I 've talked to the publican since they have promised us an answer this week er we are intending , we have spoken , Dermot 's also spoken to our managing director we are confident we will have an answer from this week and I have to tell you that I think the answer will either no , or it will be so hazy that we 'll need to take some action and make a decision . |
| 11 | All he has been trying to do is to trying to ensure that there 's been even-handed play here on all the stadium sites and it 's disgraceful that his name has been dragged into this ! |
| 12 | Apart from being cold enough to remove your skin , there is a sinister tunnel sweeping water away on some underground journey , and although a metal grid may stop you from joining it , I have visions of diving in naked with a happy yell , only to emerge in the urinals of the aluminium smelter in Fort William . |
| 13 | All of our businesses have maintained or improved their market shares as managers we concentrate on the full year rather on either half and because of our seasonal bias er , those of you who 've been , er , to our interim presentations before er , will remember that without fail I tell you our results at the half-way stage are not a clear guide to the outcome of the year as a whole . |
| 14 | two people book a small mobile home on any high season depart from Saturday the tenth of July oh that 's after you , oh wait a minute , until twenty third of August and only pay the low season charge , save , save over thirty pound per |
| 15 | They were nearly home now and he knew that once inside the house , she would dose the front door symbolically on all that had happened . |
| 16 | Yes , wonder why you 'd want two double exhaust do you , I mean it 's not a very big engine surely on those , Volkswagen is there ? |
| 17 | His brain , never an overactive organ even on those rare moments when it was n't pickled in alcohol , grappled with the fact that he appeared to be in some sort of tent before triumphantly reaching the conclusion that he was at a party . |
| 18 | ‘ Anyone taking a small open craft out on that needs his head examined . |
| 19 | So you were somewhere between the top and the bottom line again on this |
| 20 | That 's do n't like this rain , extra grass , grass seed , the other day just on those bare patches . |
| 21 | On the whole , she decided , being a rat was more chic , but nevertheless she determined to write a long earnest article soon on some subject of profound importance in which she would make a significant contribution to the sum of human awareness . |
| 22 | … You really must put it over that it is your job to know every wretched pipe anywhere on this river system … that it 's your job to know what is going on , who is doing what . ’ |