Example sentences of "[verb] on [adj] [subord] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , no more than about a dozen viruses have been produced on a commercial scale and only a few of these have been used on more than a few hundred hectares per year . |
| 2 | We now have a unique chance to build on more than a decade of solid progress , bringing further benefits and new successes to a nation that is , at last , getting used to real achievement . |
| 3 | She 's a tough , single-minded lady who has n't achieved her present position without treading on more than a few toes . |
| 4 | The superior quality of the German workman was being remarked on more than a century ago . |
| 5 | But , with projected costs approaching $100 million ( £71.4 million ) and the Massachusetts budget seriously overburdened , Republican governor William F. Weld is not prepared to gamble on less than a sure bet . |