Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb base] [verb] on a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I propose to broadcast on a world-wide scale , a message to the good folk of this fair planet . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ Buying paper in rolls in economical and , because I like to work on a large scale , provides greater potential for expression . |
| 3 | I love going on a nice train journey ! |
| 4 | ‘ You 're right — and that 's why I 've decided on a different plan , one that will keep us safely out of temptation 's way . ’ |
| 5 | Even close up the Mad Axe still has an air of quality about it and the finish is one of the best I 've seen on a Korean guitar . |
| 6 | I know , but , mum that , that was , that was five years ago , I mean I 've moved on a great deal since then |
| 7 | And one of one of the things that I 've got on a regular basis is the many of the things Harlow Council put on like pop concerts country and western have actually been used by people who who perhaps live outside of Harlow so the Council are now looking at a charging policy but also we should also gon na introduce into the theatre is the leisure card which actually includes that the people actually live in the town local and the reproductional sort of show if they can do so they should buy . |
| 8 | Each yoke carries a properly designed and built-in PTT button , unlike some of the Jubilee clipped-on afterthoughts I have seen on a great many Wichita and Lock Haven singles , with the associated ‘ curly cable ’ disappearing behind the lower instrument panel . |
| 9 | It may be objected that my argument defines individualism too narrowly ; for rather than contrasting the properties of individuals as such with those of social wholes , I have focussed on a particular range of traits , and in doing so may be said to have neglected properties to which the individualist can legitimately appeal . |
| 10 | ‘ I have come on a scientific investigation to rectify the freak effect which brought those poor unfortunates , ’ he waved at the screen , ‘ to this forsaken place . |
| 11 | If you want to save on a regular basis you can arrange for a fixed amount to be transferred from your Current Account into the Deposit Account every month . |
| 12 | That 's the nice thing about Romantica … you can have a highly active holiday if you want to but if you do n't , you can wander around the Club and feel like you 've landed on a beautiful tropical island ! |
| 13 | ‘ And so you 've come on a friendly visit ? ’ |
| 14 | This book helps on just about any game you care to name on a wide variety of computer formats . |
| 15 | However , let us assume that you have decided on a full-out why-dun-it . |
| 16 | We lay entwined on a secluded hillside . |
| 17 | While non-verbal communication of the kinds described above have a powerful role in underlining , reinforcing or betraying our feelings and aspirations , the moment we try to communicate on a wider scale than inter-personal , we must look at other sign systems to convey meaning . |
| 18 | ‘ We practise lying on a bouncing ball and reading aloud or singing the words in the book . |
| 19 | we can carry on with this next week , as , as you see , we 've touched on a big topic , so we 'll , we 'll leave it to you to introduce next week 's discussion , whatever way you think fit , erm , that raises other issues which you want to talk about . |
| 20 | We 've moved on a long way from the original version . ’ |
| 21 | Yes we 've approached on a regular basis we 've we approach |
| 22 | It 's an anomaly that a ) we want the parabear to descend safely and not too far distant , while b ) we have to rely on a fair breeze to elevate the lifting kite and carry the droppable load . |
| 23 | Whatever the rights and wrongs of this debate , the fact remains that we do not live in a perfect world and , like it or not , we have to rely on a large amount of data derived from animals . |
| 24 | If we have decided on a moderate degree of modulation , it is well to know what is most effective and what subsequent progressions ( to return to the tonic ) are good . |
| 25 | Let us assume that we have fixed on a particular language . |
| 26 | It is for instance a continuous and powerfully effective factor in the change of lexical meaning ; and as it happens , we have touched on a syntactic case in this very chapter , in the development of fixed relative order for classes of adjectives in prenominal position ( cf. , too , the emergence of " characteristic " and " occasion " values for prenominals and postnominals , respectively ) . |
| 27 | ‘ For some time now we have operated on a customer-led basis , ’ explained Paul . |
| 28 | In Northern Ireland we have embarked on a major programme of investment covering all sectors of the region 's transportation system . |
| 29 | In Gwent we have embarked on a major study to do this and will be offering a prostate health check to over 10000 men aged between 55 and 70 in a study that is associated with the European programme concerned with early prostatic cancer . |
| 30 | In Heriot 's we take this very seriously , and we have embarked on a major enhancement of our language provision , to give all our pupils a grounding in two languages — either French and German , or French and Spanish , depending on the year of entry . |