Example sentences of "[adv] [adv] on a " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had never been able to lose himself in a crowd , or dash off somewhere suddenly on a whim . |
| 2 | If you do medical negligence work the employment of a nurse , perhaps only on a part-time basis , can save hours of wasted time and be very cost effective . |
| 3 | ‘ I suppose you think that your father and I have scrimped and saved to give you children a good education so that you can waste your time and money at the pictures , ’ said Mrs Mallory , pressing down fiercely on a handkerchief . |
| 4 | The Cam always looks so peaceful , especially so on a winter 's day with no punts or rowing boats in sight . |
| 5 | However I tend to score it much much on a much lower scale because A of the need for the associated infrastructure involved , that will have a very severe impact , and B ma'am the landscape quality , there is the area is of some is of some quality , it is not an area of derelict land as I say . |
| 6 | Agnes sat down gingerly on a worn green velvet wing chair . |
| 7 | ‘ The Sierra , despite being more roomy and having a 2.3-litre motor , gets along nicely on a lot less . |
| 8 | I have never spent so long on a single project . |
| 9 | Especially not on an empty stomach . ’ |
| 10 | He 's still my coach now , obviously not on a full time basis because my home 's in Michigan . ’ |
| 11 | Yes , the same thing is like erm , if I do , the rest of the shop for the rest of the d , that day , but I do goods the next night , erm , that shop 's okay for the next day , and it 's , it 's only like on a one day basis . |
| 12 | By contrast , in the second innings , when Australia 's tailenders had been sent in early on a wet pitch , Darling found himself going in No. 9 with 511 on the board and his side 635 ahead . |
| 13 | He put the pump-action down carefully on an oiled gun bag lying on the gravel . |
| 14 | Perhaps the rather strict parson would not approve of her travelling so far on a Sunday . |
| 15 | Guests of Mark and Cynthia Wilkinson are literally out on a limb when they are invited to dinner — because the couple entertain in a tree house . |
| 16 | Achiltibuie in Coigach is literally out on a limb . |
| 17 | Sometimes , Ibrox Villiers Cley had Marnya play him a piece of music composed long ago on a planet now forgotten in a remote galaxy . |
| 18 | The Ali Watch : how absurd that it would one day drop down here on a little hospital on Hilton Head Island , South Carolina . |
| 19 | well as it is now you , you know , you really do n't wan na be half of them up there and half of them down here on a table . |
| 20 | With good meteorological predictions , directed Anti-parachute flights might be confidently undertaken , perhaps even on a commercial basis . |
| 21 | ‘ Wayward , twisted psykers are hunted down ruthlessly on a host of worlds . |
| 22 | His legs began to feel weak and he sat down hard on a red plastic and chrome chair , while he held his sandwich suspended half-way to his mouth . |
| 23 | To be able to concentrate so fully on a race needs good board handling skills , since you should n't have to think about how to sail the board fast . |
| 24 | As he neared it , he suddenly stopped , staggered and sat down abruptly on a chair , leaning forward and holding his head in his hands . |
| 25 | He trudges along there on a Sunday , in hat , tie , dark suit . |
| 26 | We shall examine in particular the extent to which recent changes in the NMGC represent survival strategies predicated primarily on the assumption that the organisation should continue and only secondarily on a clear conception of the service which it can should provide . |
| 27 | Obviously , do not expect your pet to settle down readily on a wet or uncomfortable surface . |
| 28 | What has happened because this problem has been recognised is that the police are having to go down there on a regular basis and actually stop people doing this stupid manoeuvre . |
| 29 | See well , you could er I still went with the horse and cart down there on a Saturday , take the meat , still the same I done that for a year or two . |
| 30 | I 'll have to go down there on a Saturday , my mum said she 'd take me down there . |