Example sentences of "[to-vb] [adv] on [art] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A maid jumped and began to scream shrilly on the same note as her mistress . |
| 2 | At such moments he knew that he loved Frances , and he could feel the seductions of a conventional marriage , of meals such as this happening every Sunday , of knowing each other 's daily news , not always having to catch up on a few months ' worth of events . |
| 3 | This enables several users to work simultaneously on the same document by locking on to the section relevant to them , rather than accessing the entire thing . |
| 4 | I will want to come back on the same point that 's just been made , but if before I get to that there are some other points that I think I should make in explanation of the lead we have given , if I may call it that , in putting forward the distribution of the Greater York total . |
| 5 | Although they were gruesome , the markets virtually ignored these widely expected figures to concentrate instead on a few signs of impending economic recovery , such as improved unemployment figures . |
| 6 | In challenging the idea of a natural separation of spheres , the nineteenth century feminist movement took up two major positions : first , that women wishing to enter the public sphere should be able to do so on the same terms as men , and second , that women 's domestic talents and virtues should be extended to the wider sphere beyond the home . |
| 7 | The line penetrates into the mountainside and tunnels a wide upward spiral in the heart of the mountain , to emerge again on the same mountain face at a level 35m ( 115ft ) higher . |
| 8 | Luckily I managed to warm up on a few business trips ! |
| 9 | I was now at a bit of a loss as to what to do next , so I wandered upstairs to the room that housed the books covering my subject , just to check up on a few things . |
| 10 | Third rate ‘ IN the third ( division ) Southend have no problems scoring at home , but Sunderland were desperately unlucky not to go ahead on the half hour ’ |
| 11 | They won because Gloucester , brave and energetic and often on top in the second half , took too long to close down on the former Eire winger Jeff Chandler . |