Example sentences of "on a [adj] [noun sg] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On a modern computer a halt instruction must be a privileged instruction ( see 3.5 ) if it is provided . |
| 2 | And you may actually have to use Betnovate on a preventative basis every now and again . |
| 3 | On a fifth occasion the appellant approached a woman who was walking to work , grabbed her breast , but walked off when she pulled away . |
| 4 | Although on a straightforward vote the smaller associate members of the ICC hold 20 votes compared to the two each held by the nine Test nations , England have not given up hope completely . |
| 5 | He concluded that on a correct analysis the taxpayer 's operations which generated the relevant profits were operations carried on in and from Hong Kong . |
| 6 | On a two-address computer a " move " instruction which specified the address of both store locations would be available . |
| 7 | European sales jumped by 18 per cent to just over £3billion for the quarter , and on a similar rise the enlarged US activities passed £1billion , the global total moving above £5 billion . |
| 8 | [ T ] here is no reason why the law should not protect on a similar basis the enjoyment of other rights . |
| 9 | On a similar matter a local resident mentioned that the owners of the property known as Rivendell have , in effect , extended their garden by planting shrubs etc on the grass verge thus making it impossible for either vehicles or pedestrians to use this as a refuge in an emergency . |
| 10 | On a technical level the book is well-informed , well-presented , and is a valuable addition to any serious mountaineer 's library . |
| 11 | It brought together on a grand scale the children of many nations whose parents and older brothers would have fought on opposing sides in the war . |
| 12 | Few other people have found land ownership on a world-wide scale a subject for humour . |
| 13 | The manner of his election was dubious in the extreme ; Gallus had spent much time at the court of Theuderic , but at the time of Quintianus 's death he was in Clermont ; while the citizens were trying to decide on a new candidate the Holy Spirit descended on Gallus , according to his relative Gregory , and on the advice of his uncle Inpetratus he set off and presented himself to Theuderic , who authorized his consecration . |
| 14 | On a good day a driver could make over $2.75 ; if he has a month of good days he earns more than a civil servant . |
| 15 | On a good day the climate in LA is close to perfection : it is possible to understand what brought all these millions to a vast , waterless , resourceless basin , between the mountains , the desert and the sea . |
| 16 | And on a good night the stars would seem to brighten ; if you looked up it was like a clear winter 's night in the city , one of those nights when you find yourself on a dark street , one without streetlamps , and for once you can see that the stars have different colours ; they are like still fireworks . |
| 17 | On a global scale the estimate is that between now and the end of the century — this is international labour organization — one thousand eight hundred million new jobs , as against a present world population of four and a half million . |
| 18 | But even on a cursory examination the doctor had been in no doubt . |
| 19 | Such paths are called geodesics and naturally on a flat surface a geodesic is a straight line . |
| 20 | On a drum-scanning system the map to be digitized is laid on a rotating drum and a sensor is passed across the map ; one pass of the sensor generates one line of the raster . |
| 21 | Often , on a small field the most critical situation will be a ‘ stop-go ’ launch . |
| 22 | The paralleling of Sweeney and the Cyclops here does on a small scale the work of the anthropologists ' comparative method , ‘ to make manifest the similarities and identities underlying the customs of races very remote in every way from each other ’ , though both are part of the ‘ mind of Europe ’ . |
| 23 | Godwin illustrates on a small scale the proximity of cesspool and pump ( Fig. 34a ) which an investigator in the town of Stafford in 1866 found to be a more general rule : ‘ The water supply of the whole town is obtained from wells , many of them in close proximity to receptacles of filth ; and I am in the habit of saying , partly in joke , but principally in earnest , that the persons living at No. 6 drink the water that is made at No. 7 . |
| 24 | The rectory , some hundred yards from St Andrew 's , was a high Victorian monstrosity , facing north , and perched on a small mound the better to catch the chilly winds of the Cotswold country . |
| 25 | For children , students , old people and anyone on a restricted income the choice of buying rather than borrowing is not open to them |
| 26 | On a Chunky machine an alternative to cotton thread is one end of 2/30 industrial yarn . |
| 27 | On a practical level a GP 's surgery generally has a receptionist . |
| 28 | This is because on a long timescale the main effect of the glitch is an increase in slowdown rate , which is responsible for the slope in the later part of Fig. 1 a . |
| 29 | No doubt there is something mildly shocking about such behaviour , academically considered , though on a long view The Structure of Complex Words may look like the most sustained compliment ever paid by a critical mind to a great dictionary . |
| 30 | Based on twelve thousand pound benefit , for the thirteen week deferred period , on the inflation proof plan , so it 's the best plan , you 're running it from , for thirty years , on a thousand pound a month guaranteed income if you 're off sick or ill . |