Example sentences of "on [det] [noun sg] [adv] [adv] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Do n't procrastinate — make a start on each project as soon as possible . |
| 2 | There are no proposals either in er draught directive form or before this house on that matter as far as I know and certainly er if that were to be the proposal it would be objected to strenuously on this side of the house . |
| 3 | Children really are on another planet as far as they are concerned . |
| 4 | ‘ My mind has n't always been focused on this operation as fully as it should have been . ’ |
| 5 | I am anxious that you should start work on this project as soon as possible , so that there are no last-minute delays , I should therefore be grateful if you could start on the first batch of frames , of which I give details below : |
| 6 | ‘ Tell Governor Nicholson to ring me on this number as soon as possible . ’ |
| 7 | On either side as far as the eye could see , long lines of children , dwarfed by the adults stooped over the restless machinery , reached or crawled , snatched or darted , in and out of the network of rattling belts and hissing pipes , playing a constant game with death . |
| 8 | They set out up the hillside , going slowly , picking their way from one bush and tussock to another and pausing continually to sniff and stare along the great expanse of grass , which stretched on either side as far as they could see . |