Example sentences of "on a [adj] [noun] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | On a fifth occasion the appellant approached a woman who was walking to work , grabbed her breast , but walked off when she pulled away . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | [ T ] here is no reason why the law should not protect on a similar basis the enjoyment of other rights . |
| 6 | On a technical level the book is well-informed , well-presented , and is a valuable addition to any serious mountaineer 's library . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | But even on a cursory examination the doctor had been in no doubt . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | Often , on a small field the most critical situation will be a ‘ stop-go ’ launch . |
| 15 | 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 ’ . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | For children , students , old people and anyone on a restricted income the choice of buying rather than borrowing is not open to them |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | Britain won the enclave , and , in 1860 , also acquired on a perpetual lease the Kowloon peninsula , adding in 1898 more islands and the New Territories of mainland China on a 99-year lease . |
| 22 | While the Soviet side presented views on ensuring security in Asia on a collective basis the Malaysians ‘ acquainted the Soviet side with the essence of the proposal on the neutralisation of Southeast Asia ’ . |
| 23 | ‘ We 'll be putting together an oversight group with the top EDS and KF people , which will determine on a regular basis the business needs of the company . |
| 24 | TENANTS living in council owned sheltered accommodation could be allowed to keep their pets without having to apply for permission on an annual basis.Uttlesford District Council has allowed tenants to keep a pet dog or cat , but until now only on a temporary basis.For the past two years , tenants have had to apply annually for permission to keep a pet under the council 's rules . |
| 25 | In data manipulation on a parallel computer all bits of a word are processed at the same time , while on a serial computer the bits of a word are processed one after another . |
| 26 | Another defeat , this time by Wigan , was the 13th of the season at Feethams , with Bury scoring a second half winner to finish the away programme on a sad note the 16th on tour . |
| 27 | On a mixed farm , there would be a larger number of buildings for cattle , while on a pastoral farm the reduced need for waggon horses caused the stables to be small and there would be little accommodation for crops . |
| 28 | On a hot day the engine-out rate of climb did little for the blood pressure . |
| 29 | In addition to the profits made on a rising market the TOM permits investors to try to make profits on a falling market . |
| 30 | On a lesser scale the clearance of the Weald continued much as before , with the slow , back-breaking burning of scrub and grubbing-up of tree stumps the task entailed . |