Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] [adj] on [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But run too far in unsuitable shoes , whether the cheapest or most expensive on the market , and your feet will tell you . |
| 2 | Our conversation more or less hinged on the fact that he was Vietnamese , so I do n't know why I forgot . |
| 3 | What is more or less manageable on an average wage , like paying the TV licence or buying shoes , causes a major cash flow crisis when you 're living on supplementary benefit . |
| 4 | Well again er I would say conditions were were terrible as far as I was concerned , er a as far as tea breaks and what have you were concerned , you did n't have any what we would call official tea breaks , you simply took your chances and made a cup of tea and hid behind a bulkhead or whatever to drink this , er if you got caught by the foreman or the manager or somebody , then you were more or less bagged on the spot . |
| 5 | A key figure for this last task was the archbishop of Canterbury , but not all were as reliable or as effective on the king 's behalf as Sudbury proved to be : Islip ( 1349–66 ) had not secured the sexennial grant requested in 1356 , although probably even Sudbury would have had problems with such an extreme proposal ; and after Sudbury , Courtenay ( 1381–96 ) was not always obliging . |
| 6 | You ca n't walk anywhere here without finding something to astound you , whether it be something sad or cruel on the one hand or quite beautiful on the other . |
| 7 | Nevertheless , unless the transaction is a management buy-in , for which it is appropriate to ask for a full set of warranties , a reasonable compromise is for the vendor to give the purchaser a set of warranties shorter than normally appropriate on a share sale . |
| 8 | It is nor particularly heavy on the controls , but it does tend to fishtail at bit , due to the massive engine up-front and a relatively small fin and rudder at the rear . |
| 9 | Although very pale on the Monday , like many of your sons and daughters now , she decided it was more important to go to school to sit her mock G C S Es . |
| 10 | A strange relationship , it was built on love and hate , uniquely tender on one side , and unspeakably cruel on the other . |
| 11 | ( During the third century they were celebrating Easter and Pentecost , which were inherited and then modified from Judaism and so dependent on a lunar year . |
| 12 | There are thousands of buildings that despite being interesting and attractive — and perhaps important on a local scale — are not ‘ listable ’ in themselves ; that is to say , they are not of sufficient architectural or historic interest to merit individual protection . |
| 13 | The ventral arm plates are axe shaped ; thin proximally but flaring out with a wide convex distal edge and only contiguous on the first few arm segments . |
| 14 | It has to be a genuine partnership at Cabinet level and all levels of coalition government of the sort that is absolutely established and highly stable on the continent . ’ |
| 15 | Er in actual fa in actual fact not so not so well in that er there are there are negative benefits er as you 'll see in some and less negative on the blue route . |
| 16 | Conversely , large establishments may be reluctant to join since they will be more self-sufficient for bargaining purposes and less dependent on the services and support which an association can offer . |
| 17 | As the base of the Japanese economy becomes more and more industrial and commercial , less and less dependent on the support of the rural sector , and as the shrinking agricultural sector in its turn has less to offer to the rest of the economy , this mutual interdependence between the two sectors will diminish still further . |
| 18 | It was freezingly cold and entirely dark on the roof , despite the snow everywhere . |
| 19 | We were craftsmen and the modern tradesman is at best semi- skilled by the old standards and entirely dependent on the superb machinery now available for the finish , influencing the design . |
| 20 | On the other hand , by itself it is entirely stupid , able to take no decisions other than those included in its programme and entirely dependent on the skill and foresight of programmers and questioners . |
| 21 | hard ones , yes , and just good on the and soft ones . |
| 22 | It took five hours to reach Tagmout , our overnight spot , first crossing the dusty plain then wiggling up long valleys , over spurs and through gorges — the road simply gouged out of the rock and wickedly rough on the vehicle . |
| 23 | They were very young , and totally dependent on the Durbeyfield couple : six helpless creatures who had not asked to be born at all , much less to be part of the irresponsible Durbeyfield family . |
| 24 | In young Rosemary Joshua ( who so distinguished herself recently in Princess Ida ) this production finds a capital Norina , sprightly , stylish and with an exceptional command of coloratura , dead accurate , expressive and always easy on the ear . |
| 25 | Alexei found himself recalling events from his childhood — the dimly understood shifts of influence from one family to another , his mother the niece of the Emperor , his father a commoner and always absent on the Imperial service — and almost before he was aware of it his hand had risen to the gold caste mark on his cheek . |
| 26 | Was A. afarensis a crude biped and still dependent on the trees 3 to 3–5 million years ago , or had man 's ancestors well and truly learnt to walk , possibly more than three million years before ? |
| 27 | With all this expertise , with all this authoritative information at your disposal , I am sure you will be even more productive , more creative , and more effective on the job . |
| 28 | And as we " progress " towards the twenty-first century we are rapidly consuming all the stores of energy that are easily consumed and thus becoming more and more reliant on the less accessible stores of energy . |
| 29 | ‘ The Church of England has been getting more and more liberal on the matter . |
| 30 | As Dick often pointed out , he had seen more flesh on a wooden leg , and more fat on the breakfast bacon . |