Example sentences of "[adv] [adv] [noun] on [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The U N H C R operations room puts all further convoys on hold . |
| 2 | He has nearly 29pc of the company , but that will be reduced to just under 21pc on flotation . |
| 3 | He has nearly 29% of the company , but that will be reduced to just under 21% on flotation . |
| 4 | March usually has the heaviest rainfall , just over 100mm on average . |
| 5 | Laurence del Brok began acquiring property on a small scale in 1236 , and over the course of his lifetime he spent well over £1,000 on property acquisitions . |
| 6 | Therefore I believe that man and his God have evolved together over that immense period of time which started with the advent of earthly life , reaches right through to the present time and will continue onwards forever , or until there is no longer life on earth . |
| 7 | The Third period reaches from the end of the Second period , right through to the present time and on for ever , or until there is no longer life on earth . |
| 8 | Modern research shows that industry had its roots in the previous rural life of home weavers and part-time farmers , that technological innovations ( such as Abraham Darby 's use of coal in smelting iron , 1709 ) took many decades to supplant existing methods of production and provide for successful exports , and that early reliance on water power and canal transport placed limits on expansion . |
| 9 | Too often time on site is absorbed in dealing with contractor 's queries rather than in looking at the work . |