Example sentences of "[vb base] on [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Where they spend winter has hitherto been uncertain ; there is now strong evidence that most of the stock moves south in autumn and winter immediately under pack ice ( Marschall 1988 ) , where they browse on algae . |
| 2 | Good examples are angelfish species which browse on sponges in the wild and butterflyfish which feed on coral polyps . |
| 3 | ‘ Families sleep on floors at relatives and friends . |
| 4 | This is one of those maverick ideas books that arrive out of nowhere and sleep on reviewers ' shelves until someone notices them . |
| 5 | It has been suggested that there are three theoretical approaches to regimes binding erga omnes : they can be regarded as a special concept within the law of treaties constituting an exception to the res inter alios principle ; they can be justified on a public law basis whereby a group of States assume quasi-legislative competence to create a regulatory regime for a defined territory in the overall community interest ; or other processes such as recognition , acquiescence , estoppel , historic title , or the formation of customary international law can produce an erga omnes effect on treaties intended to have that effect . |
| 6 | The procedure is exactly the same when you fly on instruments ; but without the external visual references . |
| 7 | Fly on wings of love in the air and to the skies , be exempt like the sun from all riding beasts … |
| 8 | The Langley girls hunt on Tuesdays and Thursdays and Mrs Langley will expect you then , and to stay a little longer than usual . |
| 9 | hesitate on things . |
| 10 | that hesitate on parapets so narrow |
| 11 | Re-think on steroids . |
| 12 | Press through our nothingness where we sprawl on beds , |
| 13 | Farming journalists and politicians who visit New Zealand come back convinced life without subsidies is not just attractive but a realistic option — an argument they generally base on claims that British farmers by conventional standards are amongst the most efficient in Europe . |
| 14 | Variants of the learning method for a single node , and others , appear on pages 59–73 of Zurada ( 1992 ) . |
| 15 | It may be significant that the stage direction ‘ A Composition in imitation of Hunting ’ — not set by Purcell — and the opening of the Act 5 masque , where the theatre score places his ‘ Dance for Six Monkeys ’ but Q1692 does not , both appear on pages which belong to outer G ( pp.44 and 48 respectively ) . |
| 16 | If no X appears , halve the numbers that appear on lines 5 and 13 . |
| 17 | Lawyers are worried about the rights to compensation that those who appear on computers will have if they can prove that they suffered damage by wrong information being stored about them . |
| 18 | It is individuals who , in one capacity or another , appear on lists used by surveyors to select as their samples . |
| 19 | Prayerfully meditate on Ephisians 4 : 15–16 and ask the Lord to guide you in your involvement with regard to the missionary work we as a church support . |
| 20 | We report on fathers and fetuses ; music ; the universe as seen through the Hubble space telescope ; and the resurrection of the dead , as seen by an imaginative cosmologist |
| 21 | Auditors will be able to comply with the Cadbury recommendation that they report on directors ' statements with regard to companies ' internal controls but only if there is clear guidance for both sides on a number of scope , technical and reporting issues , an analysis by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales concluded . |
| 22 | We also report on initiatives being developed in the regions in support of general SVQs . |
| 23 | We report on patients with chronic viral hepatitis who died of hepatic decompensation during or shortly after interferon alfa treatment . |
| 24 | Explore and report on ideas , development and resources outside the group . |
| 25 | Review homework — individuals report on targets . |
| 26 | From the pastoral comforts of the Plateau de Bénou , the road twists abruptly down past the villages of Bilhères and of Bielle , another valley ‘ capital ’ this , with some fine fifteenth-and sixteenth-century house fronts , but particularly commendable as a slated roofs cape seen from higher up the road — this is Béarn , and grey slates arc what you expect on roofs , no longer Basque tiles . |
| 27 | Part II privilege extends , subject to affording the victim a reasonable right of reply , to fair and accurate reports of : Findings or decisions ( not necessarily the evidence on which they are based ) of any association ( or committees of associations ) formed in the United Kingdom , and empowered by its constitution to exercise control over , or adjudicate on matters relating to : ( a ) art , science , religion or learning ( b ) any trade , business , industry or profession ( c ) persons connected with games , sports or pastimes and who are contractually subject to the Association . |
| 28 | Foreigners costing the NHS millions Purge on patients who dodge paying bills |
| 29 | knock on effects , benefits to the rest of the |
| 30 | Now , they sing songs about it , dance for it , and even knock on trees in honour of it . |