Example sentences of "on [adj] [subord] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It had about 164,000 regulars , of whom only some 80,000 were on more than a three-year engagement . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 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 | Males can afford to let their secondary female struggle on alone because a single bird can still rear some young . |
| 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 . |
| 6 | As we made clear in the previous chapter , its definition of temporary workers might well include people whose jobs are available on other than a temporary basis , but who only intend to stay in these jobs for a limited period of time . |