Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] on a [adv] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | ( Howell , in this volume , describes a similarly non-violent orientation among the closely related Chewong , but one apparently built on a much less fearful world view . ) |
| 2 | The studies only agreed on a consistently high rate of dream reports from REM sleep . |
| 3 | It is important to realize that the scope of a scheme which apparently focuses on a relatively narrow area may be quite wide by the time all fringe topics ( which are relevant to or have some impact upon the core area ) have been noted . |
| 4 | By approving the Act , Congress has endorsed controversial doctrines and practices hitherto conducted on a largely pragmatic and informal basis by the Commission . |
| 5 | They waited ten minutes , Paul timing it exactly on his wristwatch , then crept back to find Gittings comfortably installed on a newly delivered double bed , beginning his lunch of two fresh fish cutters and half a bottle of five-star rum . |
| 6 | This " subjective " attraction of the Soviet experiment is nonetheless not based on a purely aesthetic stance . |
| 7 | This left the way open for those prominent in the Essex Federation to argue that if such arrangements were acceptable during a temporary absence of tutor-organiser , there was no reason why they should not apply on a more permanent basis if the voluntary members wanted to give their ‘ voluntaryism ’ full rein . |
| 8 | say we 've got it just running on a very weak mixture , erm |
| 9 | It is augmented by tributaries and the magnificent waterfall of Steall and then plunges down a rocky wooded gorge , finally to travel on a more tranquil course to its destiny in Loch Linnhe . |
| 10 | Are you more say on a more personal level , was it at all obvious during the lodge meetings that people who were out people were out , were under pressure to go back ? |
| 11 | Of quadrupled track being reduced to double , double to single , more blade ends and diamonds taken out , yet a highly complex system still remaining on a truly national scale . |
| 12 | As a result , the misappropriation theory still rests on a rather precarious foothold . |
| 13 | This money is not usually distributed on a truly competitive basis , a process that is widely criticized . |
| 14 | For the remainder of her half-hour set , the audience was treated to vintage Aurora Blake — in fact , it was doubtful that she 'd ever put on a more powerful show in any of the venues she 'd performed in all over the world . |
| 15 | We 'll also focus on a very special display the Falcons put on while here in the States . |
| 16 | By the 1850s , Freames Mill had been turned over to the manufacture of pins by Perkins , Critchley and Marmont , who were there for around a decade and who later operated on a much larger scale at Wimberley Mills . |
| 17 | Just practically put on a down there . |
| 18 | Our particular role may be to take over consciously and with some degree of awareness that which was formerly done on a more instinctive level . |
| 19 | He also embarked on a much publicized affair with Emmanuelle star Sylvia Kristel . |
| 20 | The Hanoverian monarchy could also draw on a more profound and lasting source of strength than any of these . |
| 21 | In addition to the types of conjunction discussed by Halliday and Hasan , English also relies on a highly developed punctuation system to signal breaks and relations between chunks of information . |
| 22 | Such social activities as going to adult education classes , taking trips out in their car , going to church , visiting friends and being visited , now happen on a more regular basis . |
| 23 | the curriculum group now comments on a more advanced draft of the program quite a few changes . |
| 24 | ‘ But you did n't ask me here to comment on a perfectly straightforward signal . |
| 25 | She was not at all narrowly fixed on a rigidly academic education ; her warm and vigorous personality made her excellent at public relations and the promotion of her school in the outside world . |
| 26 | Yes Chairman I 'd like to second that and just to erm say very briefly that er erm I , I very much welcome the report and the speed with which the Chief Officer is seen to have addressed most of the issues there are one or two bits that , that were of course were in fact posters , posters er be dealt with erm I have to say I still have some concern erm that the Chief Fire Officer and his team are so well supported on a very broad front on their decision making and their professionalism and yet on other matters of sound advice which has been given by er who are turned aside and just simply not given the proper consideration that they should have as in that er respect Chairman and I , I , I have some concern , erm it , it would not surprise me indeed if the , Her Majesty 's Inspector of er er brigades , when he comes round himself , has some comment to make on that since I think he 's expectations as well are almost as high as mine is . |
| 27 | Although Micah 's words were first heard thousands of years ago , you can find them today inscribed on a very modern building : |
| 28 | Jalal Talabani of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan ( PUK ) , who had recently received fresh assurances of continued Western assistance for Iraqi Kurds [ see p. 38361 ] , had reportedly insisted on a more ambitious scheme involving autonomy for an area twice the size held by Kurdish guerrillas , incorporating the city of Kirkuk , and a clearer commitment by the government to hold democratic elections . |
| 29 | It was not paralleled by any externally influenced recomposition of the political forces in Finland , and in the Afghan case it is precisely the issue of the internal composition of the Afghan regime which will determine whether Afghanistan will eventually embark on a more truly non-aligned path . |
| 30 | Originated by New Horizon , a company totally new to me , BoP is very probably the Windows program that takes up the least space on a rapidly filling hard disk . |