Example sentences of "on [art] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Er , I would like to know how much of the the , the , the thing about the bridal magazines and the whole idea of , of a wedding is portrayed and the media has an influence on a a young girl wanting to get married rather than the actual you know , th th , you know how much sh she knows the person , or loves the person , maybe it 's the , the whole image of the wedding that takes over , you know , erm rather than the , the , the practicalities . |
| 2 | No , we can pick up on a a criminal record if he 's got it . |
| 3 | If I had it on a solid floor , but it 's got ta go , do n't forget it 's on a a wooden floor . |
| 4 | They could n't get work and my poor old Dad went miles round these outside villages , on a a old lady 's push-bike , trying to find work . |
| 5 | I think erm there is some dispute as to erm what size the new settlement must be to become what 's termed an integrated and balanced community , and given the importance of this issue , and it has been with us for the last three years , ever since the new settlement was first proposed , erm I find it very surprising that North Yorkshire County Council have not undertaken any work of their own on this subject area , and have relied instead on a a residual approach to find the new settlement size , and I must say I find that very unsatisfactory , what North Yorkshire County Council are inviting you , erm , to accept is whatever size the residual for Greater York is , you know , has been in the past I should say , proposals from the public , from the private sector have come forward , an and the County Council have used those proposals as confirmation that the new settlement of that particular size was viable , it 's a sort of self fulfilling prophecy , now I think that 's unacceptable , what they have n't done is the second part of the technical exercise , which is to look at the thresholds of the various services and facilities required in the new settlement . |
| 6 | London gambled and won on an a free-running game by three tries to one — Dean Ryan , Andrew and O'Leary against Johnson , with Andrew and John Liley kicking the other points . |