Example sentences of "[adv] [adv prt] on [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 He treated Richard Branson with imperious disdain ; twice inviting him to his home , and being pointedly out on both occasions ; then declining to share his torpedo-sized spliffs when a meeting was at last arranged .
2 Trailing to a Cliff Thompson goal at half time Herrington were soon back on level terms when Tom Welsh scored only to again go behind to a David Ross effort .
3 The rear seat is also mounted further back on different mountings .
4 Either traverse right until just right of the arête , then boldly straight up on small holds to an easing in the angle and protection , or take a lower traverse across the wall until it is possible to work back up and leftwards to join the direct way at the protection .
5 SAG chairman of the board , John Robertson said ‘ we were n't expecting to have to work so hard at promoting the technical specifications … and the price is having to back off on these projects . ’
6 They spend their time far out on warm seas once the short northern summer is over .
7 Being late-August , most of the birds had already flown south , though some pairs of kittiwakes remained , crammed together high up on tiny ledges .
8 The challenge , a 5km run , a 30km cycle ride and then back on 2 legs for the long run home .
9 Since then he 's been waiting for him higher up on various tracks .
10 The sale , which began in 1955 , has been in decline : last winter fewer than 290 booksellers and 12 publishers took part , significantly down on previous years .
11 The 1993 winter sale , which ends on 30th January , has so far been a major disappointment : fewer than 290 booksellers have taken part , significantly down on previous years .
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