Example sentences of "[to-vb] on [art] [adj] [noun sg] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | The human mind — which , from this viewpoint , is the brain — is said to work on the same plan as a computer , with operations being carried out on physical symbols . |
| 2 | Understanding that their design needed some improvements , Bell started to work on the basic airframe as GE started to improve the powerplant . |
| 3 | ‘ I would n't like to play on the same team as him or even get changed in the vicinity of him , ’ he said a year ago , after Justin came out . |
| 4 | And he had to put on a brave face as he manned the tombola stall at a primary school Christmas bazaar where his children Adam , seven , and five-year-old Amber were among the revellers . |
| 5 | Faith , her boyfriend and I waited to ride on the same flight as the box . |
| 6 | Describing the deal as ‘ a highly significant step in European retailing ’ , the chairman of Kingfisher , Sir Geoffrey Mulcahy said : ‘ Our merger will create a business with the muscle to compete on a European basis as well as enhancing growth opportunities in our domestic markets . ’ |
| 7 | He adds sadly : ‘ It 's impossible for me to go on a quiet date as I get recognised everywhere and asked for autographs . ’ |
| 8 | That case can thus be seen to proceed on the same basis as the colore officii cases . |
| 9 | What was even ‘ funnier ’ was when I went into the car i thought Id switch it to radio 5 , to see how they could manage to report on a different game as usual . |
| 10 | Do you really believe that the first contact after weeks of silence just happened by sheer coincidence to fall on the same day as your arrival here ? |
| 11 | When assessing your budget plans , it is as well to err on the cautious side as regards the additional income you will be likely to earn as — although this has been improving — many so called ‘ retirement jobs ’ are notoriously badly paid . |
| 12 | Other diarrhoea-causing bacteria seem to operate on the same principle as cholera enterotoxin ie. by blocking sodium and chloride ion reabsorption and causing chloride ion secretion into the gut lumen . |