Example sentences of "[noun] on a [noun sg] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Valerie , ’ the editor of the Mail on Sunday said to me once , after I had filed a neat and convincing piece on an earthquake the ground had trembled beneath me in Rome , where Lou was playing with the London Symphonic and a wall had fallen on top of me and trapped me for two hours — ‘ you are the mistress of controlled reportage . |
| 2 | While the text may be mere words on a page the discourse takes on a deeper and more determinative role . |
| 3 | The forward tilt is admirable but these chairs have a disadvantage : by placing the knees on a pad the feet , with their receptors , are prevented from being placed flat on the floor . |
| 4 | Am busy doing near voluntary work for the — if you felt amazingly generous and like joining I 'd accept a cheque for £8 in their favour too — IT does staggering work on a shoestring the size of vanishing silk thread . |
| 5 | It was in Calcutta last January on a pitch a blind man could tell was going to allow the spinners to turn the ball square , that Gooch decided to play four seamers . |
| 6 | As in this simple mental experiment of the narrative ending , most experiments in literary studies involve taking related versions of a text and seeing what effects on a reader the differences between them have . |
| 7 | Even in the corn-exchange of a country town on a market-day the equilibrium price is affected by calculations of the future relations of production and consumption ; while in the leading corn-markets of America and Europe dealings for future delivery already predominate and are rapidly weaving into one web all the leading threads of trade in corn throughout the whole world . |
| 8 | By holding an expensive meeting on a weekday the Royal College of Physicians denied a voice to the very groups that most need to participate in the debate . |
| 9 | In addition to this , candidates are required to submit a dissertation on a topic The course has been developed with a view to preparing students for proceeding to research work in their field , or seeking employment in cultural institutions or the media . |
| 10 | With a text on a word-processor no one version is final , any version can be altered without a trace . |
| 11 | Instead of meandering up a path to the top , chatting amicably to a pal about how George Michael used to be good in Wham and passing round the butterscotch , they choose a cliff and try to reach the summit by slowly inching their way up vertical rock , pushing their fingers into tiny fissures and standing with one toe on a ledge the size of a pebble . |
| 12 | hi again — as we ( norway ) once again prepare for a clash against Poland i thought i bring an update on a posting a made some weeks ago . |
| 13 | The West End on a night the world of showbusiness was toasting the success of the Chief Inspector who has a following of millions . |
| 14 | Bags booted , she opened the rear door on an area the size of your average lounge and bowed us inside . |
| 15 | Ideally a canopy should separate the beasts , and ideally a stallion should not accompany two mares on a pallet the size of a diving board . |
| 16 | Evans suggested that if the complete picture showed an attack on a city the houses depicted may have been part of an outer defence wall in which no ground-floor doors or windows would have been possible . |
| 17 | I mean I w when I was dropping dead with exhaustion one evening I said to him look Tony , the there 's I 've cooked a chicken , there 's a big chicken cooling on the table and there there were red sauce , potatoes , gravy , I said , stick the lot on a plate a micro and , you know , film it over , microwave it oh well I sha n't bother to eat anything now of course he was paying me for his food |
| 18 | I 'm gooin' ter put the kettle on an mek a cuppa tea . ’ |
| 19 | Which are quite frightening about opting out , erm some of you will remember that we 'd attended Welwyn Garden City on a picket a month ago , and erm as a result of campaigning there , within the hospital , with the press and the Council , they have been turned down so they are not being allowed to opt out . |
| 20 | It really should n't work , but the wretched book is so irresistible that I devoured it in a day , fighting off friends and strangers who fell on it like vultures on a carcass the moment it was cast aside with a happy sigh . ’ |
| 21 | It is also very preparation for climbing , since balance and swing are crucial , especially when you have to swing up six feet and balance on a ledge no wider than a fingernail … . and as for amateur dramatics — you should see some of our training sessions ! |
| 22 | A man might hope to support a wife and fairly large family on a pound a week ; some managed on ten shillings ( 50 p ) a week . |