Example sentences of "[adv] [adv] on a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you do medical negligence work the employment of a nurse , perhaps only on a part-time basis , can save hours of wasted time and be very cost effective . |
| 2 | Agnes sat down gingerly on a worn green velvet wing chair . |
| 3 | I have never spent so long on a single project . |
| 4 | Yes , the same thing is like erm , if I do , the rest of the shop for the rest of the d , that day , but I do goods the next night , erm , that shop 's okay for the next day , and it 's , it 's only like on a one day basis . |
| 5 | By contrast , in the second innings , when Australia 's tailenders had been sent in early on a wet pitch , Darling found himself going in No. 9 with 511 on the board and his side 635 ahead . |
| 6 | The Ali Watch : how absurd that it would one day drop down here on a little hospital on Hilton Head Island , South Carolina . |
| 7 | With good meteorological predictions , directed Anti-parachute flights might be confidently undertaken , perhaps even on a commercial basis . |
| 8 | His legs began to feel weak and he sat down hard on a red plastic and chrome chair , while he held his sandwich suspended half-way to his mouth . |
| 9 | We shall examine in particular the extent to which recent changes in the NMGC represent survival strategies predicated primarily on the assumption that the organisation should continue and only secondarily on a clear conception of the service which it can should provide . |
| 10 | Obviously , do not expect your pet to settle down readily on a wet or uncomfortable surface . |
| 11 | What has happened because this problem has been recognised is that the police are having to go down there on a regular basis and actually stop people doing this stupid manoeuvre . |
| 12 | Each of the five judgments rambles over the territory in what can only be called a head-scratching way , making it impossible for the consumer of the judgment to know at the end just what the law is held to be , except negatively , and then only negatively on a few points . |
| 13 | He sat down heavily on a two-seater sofa upholstered in the palest of pinks , and pulled off his shoes . |
| 14 | When the sightseeing tour was over , Little Billy sat down again on a large branch and said to the whole company of Minpins , ‘ Look , I 've had a lovely time with you all , but how am I ever going to get home again ? |
| 15 | He sat down miserably on a large rock , took out his pipe , and found a match to light it . |
| 16 | The fact of being ‘ family ’ is no guarantee that people can live together happily on a long-term basis , and almost any other good ‘ care ’ arrangement that can be made for an elderly person is better than a cat-and-dog life with relatives , where there is no common ground for agreement , and constant quarrels make home life a misery . |
| 17 | An article will be published in the C.B News asking for assistance , not necessarily on a full time , regular basis . |
| 18 | She asked for any qualified teacher interested in assisting with training — not necessarily on a full time basis — but willing to sit in and observe and become involved generally — perhaps you have a special knowledge and/or interest in Music — Dance — Anatomy — Etc or would like to know more about training and the role of the trainer . |
| 19 | The College 's offer was simply to provide students to undertake work experience — but not necessarily on a direct replacement at the same level . |
| 20 | But that , that 's just one little part of it but and because there 's been a lot of quite worldwide travel of young people , not perhaps on a massive scale , but at least the young people of each country are more thinking more of them |
| 21 | By doing so , we can see how women carers can , and do , experience disproportionate reductions in their incomes and living standards ; absorb extra care-related expenses through restricting their own personal expenditure ; and experience increased financial dependency , not only on a male partner but also on the person they are caring for . |
| 22 | Industrial location depends not only on a good water supply or plentiful , cheap , raw materials , but also on capital , surplus wealth , and , perhaps above all , someone to start the activity — entrepreneurial spirit . |
| 23 | However , the threat of importation of the disease has returned , not only on a small scale relating to violation of quarantine regulations by dog owners but because the rabies virus has been spread throughout Europe into France ( UK 's nearest continental neighbour ) by the red fox and concern is rising too about rabies-infected bats in Europe . |
| 24 | The bringing together of workers was therefore not only on a larger scale but also more continuous than at other oil industry sites , including the isolated platform construction yards at Kishorn , Nigg , and Ardeseir in Highland Region , where many workers travelled from home daily or at least went home at weekends . |
| 25 | This concept sprang from the resemblances between European specimens such as Petralona and African crania such as Broken Hill , but it depended not only on a clear demarcation of the specimens such as Petralona and African crania such as Broken Hill , but it depended not only on a clear demarcation of the specimens from H. erectus and modern H. sapiens ( still very defensible ) , but also on a demarcation from the Neanderthals . |
| 26 | This concept sprang from the resemblances between European specimens such as Petralona and African crania such as Broken Hill , but it depended not only on a clear demarcation of the specimens such as Petralona and African crania such as Broken Hill , but it depended not only on a clear demarcation of the specimens from H. erectus and modern H. sapiens ( still very defensible ) , but also on a demarcation from the Neanderthals . |
| 27 | I 'd swap my vest and plasters for a Marks and Spencer circle-stitched bra , a rigid , pointed contraption that made me look as if I had a couple of ice-cream cones up my jumper : I could never fill them to the end ( not even on a good day ) and the last waltz would result in dents in the ends . |
| 28 | Between his eighth and twelfth years , he was at four Plymouth schools , and then , not even on a regular basis ; he only attended when his grandmother could get together the few pence required to pay his fee . |
| 29 | Manager Geoff Cooke and his coaches had the look of men unashamedly glad South Africa are not here on a longer tour because the Boks are getting better by the minute . |
| 30 | There 'd be a two-bedroomed bungalow — tucked away there on a modern estate , thought Pascoe . |