Example sentences of "[adj] on a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Langdon , of Park Avenue , Redcar , was working for subcontractor Tees Marine on an oil rig module , and was seen to collect the material , but never returned . |
| 2 | ‘ I want a patch-through on a secure line to Vice-President Odell , ’ he said , ‘ and I want it now . ’ |
| 3 | Yesterday we saw some criminals being paraded in public on a lorry , and being ‘ criticised ’ by the crowd . |
| 4 | Some foreign children are residential on a permanent basis . |
| 5 | Your RR already has a US V8 engine , a Buick As you are only allowed to increase the power by 20% this can easily be achieved by changing the camshaft , carburettors ( for a four barrelled Holley and Offenhouser manifold as fuel costs are not a problem ! ) and fitting tubular extractor manifolds to the exhaust Large power increases are not sensible on a seventeen year old vehicle without major overhaul , steering , suspension etc |
| 6 | ‘ It would be hardly sensible on a quiet day , but you know how they run here . ’ |
| 7 | Stephen Clapham , an analyst at Hoare Govett , said : ‘ It will take time to cut costs in the acquisitions , but they look sensible on an 18-month basis . ’ |
| 8 | All credit to Bann , though for not shutting-up-shop on an already lost cause as Mark Carson pegged it back . |
| 9 | Great Britain tour skipper Garry Schofield will head back to Australia next summer to play for Manly on a £50,000 short-term contract . |
| 10 | The fast video card is superfluous on a file server but the VL-bus cached IDE host card is ideal . |
| 11 | Norway to resume whaling In announcing its decision , the Norwegian government said that its intended catch of 2,000 minke per year was justifiable on a " sound , scientific and sustainable basis " . |
| 12 | On it there 's a paraffin stove for immediate needs ( my coffees ! ) , but most food is boiled or fried on a metal construction the size of a large upturned basin which has two openings into which long pieces of wood are fed . |
| 13 | Lindsay is favourite on a short-list of 15 for Rugby League 's top job as Chief executive when David Oxley retires . |
| 14 | One would think , in some Christian churches , that the Devil is entirely concerned with tripping-up the faithful on a day to day basis and has nothing to do with racism , class hatred , war , ecological disaster , and political oppression ( see chapter nine ) . |
| 15 | But there are other people also entertaining on a grand scale at the regatta , as part of the corporate hospitality that 's laid on every year . |
| 16 | That he should have been proved wrong on a number of points should occasion no surprise . |
| 17 | A spokesman for Home & Overseas — the company which organises the AA insurance Pat bought — stresses the importance of covering everything that could possibly go wrong on a ski holiday . |
| 18 | So , normally the boiler will malfunction on the D6 roll of a 6 , but if the Steam Tank has sustained 1 wound it will malfunction on a 5 or 6 , if it has 2 wounds it goes wrong on a 4 , 5 or 6 and so on . |
| 19 | If the reach is fairly broad the fleet often steers a very curved course to the next mark , so it is sometimes worth deliberately keeping well clear on a low course . |
| 20 | The law is quite clear on a deduction for employees ' training costs , which are allowable as a business deduction under ss 588 and 589 , ICTA 1988 . |
| 21 | God knows they have trouble enough so IBM would appreciate it if we were perfectly clear on a couple of points that came up a fortnight ago ( UX No 418 ) . |
| 22 | That proposal is also the preferred option of Israel 's Likud coalition government — as Levy , the Israeli foreign minister , made clear on a recent visit to Washington . |
| 23 | I made it clear on a number of occasions over recent years that there was , in retrospect , one change that I wish we had not made at the time , but it was one that was urged on us by right hon. Gentlemen opposite . |
| 24 | The Government have made it clear on a number of occasions and I repeat it now : there will be no amnesty for non-payers . |
| 25 | But he was much too strong for the opposition , breaking clear on a short , testing climb through Sherburn House after 1 7 miles to beat another Long-trained runner , James Walker , of Cramlington , by 47 seconds . |
| 26 | Sure , ‘ Something So Good ’ and ‘ Harbour Force ’ are thoroughly adequate on a headnodding level , vaguely emotional and politely insistent the both of them . |
| 27 | If the Photon option is unrealistic on a budget can you suggest any other way I can access MIDI functionality with my acoustic . |
| 28 | They wo n't think this is very funny on a Sunday evening , eh ? ’ |
| 29 | Ooh yes , I said it 's very funny on a Friday night ! |
| 30 | Fly high on a wing and a prayer : Simon Calder gives 10 commandments for making the most of US unlimited airpasses |