Example sentences of "[noun] for [verb] on the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is certainly a case for insisting on the democratic control of the EMS , but that means getting more , not less involved in European politics , messy , complex and frustrating as they may be to those who long for simple black-and-white , left-and-right simplicities . |
| 2 | Literary theory is at present in demand as a point of reference for writing on the visual arts . |
| 3 | He , along with some of the older nakodas , had divined through omens and astrological portents that this was the last auspicious day for embarking on the seasonal voyage . |
| 4 | In the 1830s the advent of steam power focused attention on the possibilities of a rail tunnel and the engineer Aime Thome de Gamond spent most of his working life producing a variety of cross-Channel schemes including a single bore tunnel with two railway tracks and an interchange station for shipping on the mid-Channel bank . |
| 5 | His bill for spying on the English Marxists was $712.10 . |
| 6 | ( d ) We have made explicit the reason for focusing on the last novel — we chose it because it acts as a summary of Tey 's work , and so is an appropriate topic for a conclusion . |
| 7 | It goes on to Culworth , where it meets Banbury Lane , and may have proceeded along this Lane to the great markets of Northampton , where the cattle were sold in large numbers for fattening on the rich Midland pastures . |
| 8 | This will be followed by a consideration of recent developments in relation to the provision of land for housing on the one hand , and conflict over land use between industry and non-industrial uses on the other . |
| 9 | This is particularly true for early attempts at flying cross-country , where it is vital to use a priority system for concentrating on the important aspects of the flying . |