Example sentences of "on [pron] [prep] [art] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Gav — who probably epitomised thick-skulledness , though admittedly would not be amongst one 's first fifteen when it came to offering proof of heavy traffic within the central nervous system — opened one bleary eye and focused on me with the same accuracy one has grown to expect from security forces aiming baton rounds at protesters ' legs . |
| 2 | These ledgers can be easily subdivided , enabling several clerks to work on them at the same time and it is also easier to withdraw old accounts and insert new ones in their place . |
| 3 | ‘ Well , he can atone for his sins by waiting on you for a few days , ’ Jack said laughingly . |
| 4 | In fact , she did not realise she was to have the honour conferred on her for a few days after the letter arrived . |
| 5 | She felt a flood of heat as he stared down at her , felt the deepening intensity of his gaze on her in the few seconds before his mouth descended slowly to take possession of her lips . |
| 6 | She said that because he was a volunteer she felt she could not call on him in the same way as with a paid worker . |
| 7 | Goneril and Regan almost have hypocrisy thrust upon them , in that Lear 's invitations to flatter for instant profit do impose an intolerable burden on anyone of a less than firm integrity . |
| 8 | He stood in the hallway puffing on it for a few seconds to make sure it was fully alight . |
| 9 | But there was a post on the lonely road and sometimes if I was tired from hunting I would take stance on it for a few moments , to rest . |
| 10 | Look on it in the same way as the treads on your bike or car tyres . |
| 11 | Scotland failing to capitalise on pressure and inflicting wounds on themselves at the same time is another common event , though , and a first-half penalty missed by Gary McAllister had a profound effect on Andy Roxburgh 's side . |
| 12 | " The autumn gales 'll be on us in a few weeks , and the volunteers wo n't be so easy to come by after that . " |
| 13 | He should understand that ‘ the story of Christ is simply a true myth : a myth working on us in the same way as the others , but with this tremendous difference that it really happened : and one must be content to accept it in the same way . ’ |
| 14 | Pennies and Singing Detective raised interest and expectation , but not on anything like the same scale . |
| 15 | His competitor , Barry O'Donovan of Carbrook Chemicals , does not export on anything like the same scale as himself , he says . |
| 16 | Women rowers ca n't take part on anything like the same scale as the men yet , but the feeling was they 're here to stay : |