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 | And she 'd rather jump on a pony and go ! |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | A piquant feature of Dorchester 's municipal charity was that much depended on a town brewhouse . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | Firstly , and obviously , we only branch on a variable required to be integer-valued . |
| 15 | so it is so easy when you 're only helping on a side line because you 're not doing any of the thought processing |
| 16 | ‘ 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 … . ’ |
| 17 | One should decide whether any information would be better given on a hand-out , or on the overhead projector . |
| 18 | You feel light enough to float on a cloud … |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | Betting tax is charged at 10p in the pound , so tax on a £2 bet will be 20p . |
| 21 | The nature of this will vary greatly depending on a rose 's ancestry , while its appreciation is a very personal matter . |
| 22 | That should stop Pat Eddery or Peter Scudamore suddenly appearing on a horse instead of an obscure rider . |
| 23 | 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 . ’ |
| 24 | A group of American housewives discussed how they combined an exercise routine with everyday living and one recommended her method of keeping a pan which she constantly used on a high shelf , so that she did plenty of stretching every day . |
| 25 | Mr C F Motley of Lincolnshire has a small collection of such things which I feel sure have a rarity value as match-slips are eagerly collected on a world-wide scale . |
| 26 | As with malt whisky , much depends on a distiller 's source of water as well as how and where he ages his spirit . |
| 27 | However , to date this exciting new technology has only adopted on a voluntary basis . |
| 28 | We want to get really festive about this , so answers on a Christmas card only please , to the following address . |
| 29 | Also , she failed to be swayed by arguments that Britain 's future industrial prowess crucially depends on a strong base in computing research . |
| 30 | My concern about this is that I do n't see how a view can be taken at a strategic level on something which ultimately can be only ascertained on a site specific basis . |