Example sentences of "on a [adj] [noun] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now she could see red houses , swimming-pools , race tracks , skyscrapers sticking up like teeth , and roads and railways so uniformly crisscross they seemed like tiles on a vast kitchen floor . |
| 2 | And squeamishness prevented me looking for a tiny insect to place on a sticky dewdrop leaf . |
| 3 | DENMARK will be able to vote on a revised Maastricht Treaty , Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd promised yesterday . |
| 4 | In addition , a joint consultation exercise with the Ethics Committee of the Society of Practitioners of Insolvency on a revised insolvency statement is well under way . |
| 5 | Most UK institutions charge loans on a floating rate basis such that they match floating rate liabilities , but this merely increases credit risk , as interest rate risk is passed on to the customer , with subsequent greater probability of defaults occurring . |
| 6 | The information on a modern laser disc ( often called ‘ compact disc ’ , which is a pity , because the name is uninformative and also usually mispronounced with the stress on the first syllable ) is digital , stored in a series of tiny pits , each of which is either definitely there or definitely not there : there are no half measures . |
| 7 | They will spend more than £40 a week on oil — that 's £2,000 a year — but you could spend £3,000 on a modern filter system and that will be paid back in 18 months . ’ |
| 8 | But I think it still holds true that many things on a modern piano sound and respond differently . |
| 9 | Steadman , of Clare Court , Little Hulton , Greater Manchester , denies murder and robbery , together with Rodney Smith , 27 , of Wildbrook Road , Little Hulton , who the Crown alleges planned the robbery with him and was the getaway driver on a stolen 1000cc motor cycle . |
| 10 | A DOPEY thief thought the hologram of William Shakespeare on a stolen cheque card was a mugshot of the OWNER . |
| 11 | Champion was a friend of two youngsters who died on a stolen police motorbike in July , sparking three nights of rioting in the Hartcliffe area . |
| 12 | After that , there 'd been a bit of a void between floundering furiously in the deep waters of the Mediterranean — her denims weighing her down and her bikini-top , evidently not refastened securely enough , doing a treacherous disappearing act — and being hauled into strong male arms , dragged aboard a strange boat , then deposited on a plush banquette seat , feeling decidedly under-dressed for the occasion … |
| 13 | About this time , I went on a Bywater Auditor Training Course . |
| 14 | On a total responsibility package we will survey , measure up , agree the design and dimensions , and guarantee its fit . |
| 15 | I mentioned earlier that it is nearly impossible not to shed surplus weight on a total calorie intake of 1,000 a day when you are following the F-Plan method . |
| 16 | In the event of his having to pay value added tax and car tax on the import into the United Kingdom of a car purchased by him to replace the car in respect of which a claim has been settled on a total loss basis |
| 17 | Kylie was up at 5am to begin her 12 hour day on the Neighbours set while Dannii had her own demanding schedule — combining school studies with her own job on a prime time variety show . |
| 18 | It means that he can slip out of school , er , in the afternoon , when normally , in nor on a normal school day , he would not be able to do that . |
| 19 | Insp Jaggs said : ‘ It is still subject to negotiations with the magistrates courts committee but we hope to still have use of the cells on a normal court day — Thursdays . ’ |
| 20 | When you have been up for half an hour on a normal working day , how do you feel ? |
| 21 | The sudden cold snap meant the RAC were inundated with 3,000 call-outs in one hour — a 50 per cent increase on a normal Monday morning . |
| 22 | People buying shares in British Telecommunications Plc will be able to deal in shares by punching the keys on a normal push-button telephone : the retail investment company ShareLink Ltd said the service , the first such scheme in Europe , is being offered as part of the marketing campaign for BT3 , the UK government 's sale of a third tranche of British Telecom shares , marketing of which began yesterday ; the system will later be extended to cover other shares ; the government 's remaining shares are to be sold in July ; pricing and details of whether all the remaining 21.8% stake will be sold are due in June . |
| 23 | The strings on the guitar are fed through the back of the bridge , Ovation fashion , which saves the ‘ pulling teeth ’ experience of changing strings on a normal peg bridge . |
| 24 | Effect on a normal weight man |
| 25 | September 5 : Charles has an operation on a torn knee ligament . |
| 26 | However , using more natural stimuli , traffic safety films , Levonian ( 1966 , 1967 , 1968 ) has also shown that arousal can impair immediate memory while enhancing performance on a delayed memory questionnaire . |
| 27 | They share a flat together on a tranquil waterside development near the City , drive a 2-litre Volvo , and take their summer holidays on the Continent . |
| 28 | Memories of the marathon " sew-in " before she left home for the International Youth Congress could not have failed to bring a smile to Eva 's lips , or those of her sisters , if they could have seen her stitching away patiently and efficiently on a hand-driven sewing machine . |
| 29 | It could mean that a claimant would be uncertain as to whether , on a rational basis test , an authority would apply the same meaning to a term that it had used previously , or whether it would adopt a different interpretation . |
| 30 | He had the writer laid out , face down with his baggy trousers around his knees , on a marble-topped kitchen table , and was anally violating him with a large , unwashed carrot . |