Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] on a " in BNC.
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| 1 | So seriously analytical was Chapman 's mind that he would rarely comment on a match until several days later , after he had studied every move . |
| 2 | When one tries to analyse the real reasons for the respect which French cookery has so long exacted from the rest of the world , the French genius for presentation must be counted as a very relevant point , and its humble beginnings can be seen on the market stalls , i the small town charcutiers ' and pâtissiers ' shops , in the modest little restaurants where even if the cooking is not particularly distinguished , the most ordinary of little dishes will be brought to your table with respect , properly arranged on a serving dish , the vegetables separately served , the object of arousing your appetite will be achieved and the proprietors of the establishment will have made the most of their limited resources . |
| 3 | Delicately placed on a slight ridge , left-centre and midway between gatehouse and river , the surviving columns of the forum balanced , lifting the eyes to the exactly right focal point in a sky of scintillating , tearful blue feathered with airy clouds . |
| 4 | The suggestion put forward by Hall and Schachtman was that the dishabituation observed in their experiment was not the consequence of a failure of input and representation to match , but rather depended on a change in level of arousal . |
| 5 | A queue had formed by the table holding the teacakes and a crowd gathered to watch the animal sacrifice slowly rotating on a giant spit . |
| 6 | As well as hernias , conditions such as cataracts and varicose veins are also being successfully treated on a drop-in basis . |
| 7 | He had hardly feared being presented with the usual artistic creation swimming in a pool of sauce and accompanied by one or two undercooked carrots and mange-tout elegantly arranged on a side plate . |
| 8 | However , the Irishman countered well and with the scores at eight each the Dubliner eventually won on a count back of 30–28 . |
| 9 | OSF says the Informix Wingz spreadsheet has been ported to its Architecture Neutral Distribution Format technology and was successfully installed on an IBM RS/6000 : a DEC Alpha version will follow . |
| 10 | Successful candidates then go on to work on an MSc dissertation , or are recommended for registration for a PhD or MPhil . |
| 11 | The dispute became more intense in early July after Prince Sihanouk announced his approval of a Khmer Rouge plan for equal quadripartite power-sharing on the SNC , thereby effectively reneging on an agreement signed with the SOC Premier Hun Sen in Tokyo in early June [ see pp. 37532-33 ] . |
| 12 | And she 'd rather jump on a pony and go ! |
| 13 | When you have read a case in the reports or in a case book , do your best to convey this fact by referring to some apposite passage in the judgment or some other relevant detail of the report which will indicate that you have not merely relied on a textbook . |
| 14 | A piquant feature of Dorchester 's municipal charity was that much depended on a town brewhouse . |
| 15 | By the time he arrived at school-leaving age , he had realized the value of education for his career and so enrolled on a day-release college course , eventually completing a Full Technological Certificate , whilst training to be a painter and decorator . |
| 16 | Underneath it , a little table bore blue candles , statues of Our Lady and the saints , and miniature vases of daisies , all arranged on a bit of old sheet with a cross painted on the front . |
| 17 | Firstly , and obviously , we only branch on a variable required to be integer-valued . |
| 18 | so it is so easy when you 're only helping on a side line because you 're not doing any of the thought processing |
| 19 | interact positively with other group members in an increasingly wide range of situations , eg collaborating on an assignment where a specific outcome is required ; |
| 20 | ‘ The French , on the other hand , not only insist on a wide variety of fresh produce but demand that their chestnuts come from the Auvergne , their snails from Clermont , their frogs from Aurillac , capons from the Bresse , mutton from the Berry , asparagus from Lavris … . ’ |
| 21 | One should decide whether any information would be better given on a hand-out , or on the overhead projector . |
| 22 | You feel light enough to float on a cloud … |
| 23 | She never uses the central heating system , only turns on a single bar of her electric fire for about half an hour and then off again for another half hour or so . |
| 24 | Betting tax is charged at 10p in the pound , so tax on a £2 bet will be 20p . |
| 25 | The nature of this will vary greatly depending on a rose 's ancestry , while its appreciation is a very personal matter . |
| 26 | Holly spoke the language , so he 'd better jump on an Aeroflot and get over there and chase it up with the Ministry . |
| 27 | That should stop Pat Eddery or Peter Scudamore suddenly appearing on a horse instead of an obscure rider . |
| 28 | you ca n't settle down to work on a project even though it interests you |
| 29 | yeah , well he obviously has on an R S two thousand twenty , twenty one |
| 30 | So many track workers have been allowed to go that in some parts of the country we are not able to put gangs together to work on a proper maintenance programme . ’ |