Example sentences of "[adv] on a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Scientific logic has put men on the moon , but seems incapable of solving the energy crisis or of providing the means whereby mankind can live purposefully on a finite planet with shrinking resources . |
| 2 | Breeze blew her nose fiercely on an earthy handkerchief , and stumbled into the car . |
| 3 | The leaves are narrow , shiny , oval or lance-shaped , light green on the upper surface and reddish beneath , arranged opposite on a pinkish-greenish stem . |
| 4 | They grow opposite on a dark green , purple-tinged stem . |
| 5 | I think better on a full stomach — but I know one thing I 'm doing immediately after breakfast . ’ |
| 6 | Mere mortals forgive better on a full stomach , so how about dinner on Saturday ? |
| 7 | Glanton 's current plans for the Barnes depend entirely on a favourable judgment from the Orphans Court . |
| 8 | The first was the introduction of the Apple Macintosh which was the first personal computer to be based entirely on a graphical interface as opposed to the more conventional character-at-a-time systems . |
| 9 | Strawson himself relies entirely on an intuitive sense of the line between them , but we can see from the history of the social sciences that such intuitions change with time and place . |
| 10 | If so , they had n't expended much on a decent script . |
| 11 | Such paths are called geodesics and naturally on a flat surface a geodesic is a straight line . |
| 12 | In the evolutionary version , the payoffs are changes in fitness ; hence , although they may be difficult to measure , they do fall naturally on a linear scale . |
| 13 | Corbett chewed thoughtfully on a small manchet loaf from a basket covered by a white linen cloth . |
| 14 | Before very long on a planetary time scale the surface temperatures would reach Cytherean values . |
| 15 | I have never spent so long on a single project . |
| 16 | An article will be published in the C.B News asking for assistance , not necessarily on a full time , regular basis . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | The College 's offer was simply to provide students to undertake work experience — but not necessarily on a direct replacement at the same level . |
| 19 | Three months in America in 1914 , raising funds for St Enda 's and mixing with hard-line Irish-Americans , set him single-mindedly on a revolutionary course . |
| 20 | Especially on a lost cause . ’ |
| 21 | He enjoyed good relationships with adults especially on a one-to-one basis . |
| 22 | Another method is to pin the seam , especially on a straight run . |
| 23 | She 'd had it inlaid with a hundred , several hundred small white fairy-lights , and it gave the effect of a real fantastic night sky , especially on a good night . |
| 24 | TRAVELLING these days , especially on a low budget , is supposedly aided by the plethora of guidebooks , travel companions and survival kits . |
| 25 | As I sat looking up at this magnificent bird , especially on a fine day , I used to feel a terrific urge to see a bird of prey flying to a lure , which I 'd read about in my falconry books . |
| 26 | And another job we had to do erm especially on a rainy day , ready for the worst . |
| 27 | At this point attention will be drawn , especially on a sunny day , to the white capping of the fell rising beyond the kilns , having the appearance of a cloud clinging to the crest . |
| 28 | Especially on a sunny day . |
| 29 | It can also be recognized after etching , especially on a universal stage : dolomite remains at 30 µm , giving fourth- and fifth-order pinks and greens , while calcite is reduced to 10 µm or so , giving second- and third-order reds , blues and yellows ( Dickson , 1966 , p. 491 ) . |
| 30 | First , it shares characteristics which are common to many of the activities typically undertaken by women , especially on an unpaid basis — routine , repetitive tasks which have few circumscribed limits of time or obligation . |