Example sentences of "[prep] [noun pl] [verb] [noun sg] on [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Northend ( Inspector of Taxes ) v White and Leonard and Corbin Greener and Others ( The Times , 26th February 1975 ) , a firm of solicitors receiving interest on a general client account with a bank was held in this case not to be entitled to earned income relief in respect of the interest because it had not been earned in return for professional services and was not ‘ immediately derived ’ from the carrying on of their profession . |
| 2 | ‘ War in Val d'Orcia ’ is her dispassionate account of attempts to keep life on a local estate balanced between bellicose German troops , jumpy partisans , exhausted refugees , escaping British prisoners and the local Fascisti , during the appalling interlude following the fall of Mussolini . |
| 3 | The Partnership had helped to stabilize conditions in the inner city , partly as a result of encouraging a range of organizations to focus attention on the older urban core . |
| 4 | Violence in the Transvaal townships in August and September reached its worst point on Sept. 12-13 , when 50 died in riots in Thokoza township and an indiscriminate massacre of commuters took place on a Johannesburg-Soweto train . |
| 5 | Such people are radically opposed to the idea of sociologists conducting research on the police and long for a return to a ‘ golden age ’ when the proverbial veil of secrecy surrounded police work . |
| 6 | If Tanzania 's ban fails to secure the required two-thirds majority , the Cites secretariat is ready to propose a range of measures to tighten control on the trade . |
| 7 | This is a set of papers giving information on the Home 's approach to care . |
| 8 | The UK Government intends to use its presidency of the Council of Ministers to make progress on the issues raised . |
| 9 | Assembly of engines takes place on a central jig , the radial being built-up , ‘ Christmas tree ’ fashion |
| 10 | More than 60% of adults drink wine on a regular basis . |
| 11 | In times of war it was standard practice for pilots to gain experience on a medium powered aircraft , such as the Harvard , before climbing into anything as powerful as the Corsair . |
| 12 | Out in force a week or so prior to the start of the meeting , they hunted for stories like lions seeking water on a drought-ridden veldt , lingering outside the security fences and eyeing the carabinieri , who would let none through without the appropriate pass . |
| 13 | In these circumstances staff then employ working norms which serve as rules-of-thumb to impose order on the judgment as to whether action is necessary . |
| 14 | On the other hand , it has been argued that in order to maximize the benefits of special education it should become even more specialized , with schools focusing attention on a particular problem and designed and equipped exclusively with this in mind . |
| 15 | For example , much library work with students takes place on a one-to-one basis , and offers opportunities for a different adult/student relationship from that of the classroom . |
| 16 | The new undergraduate rooms in the Hodgkin Quadrangle have proved a most welcome addition now that it is both difficult and expensive for undergraduates to find accommodation on the open market . |
| 17 | Below this bridge are fine cascades ; above it the descending stream is crossed by a new bridge , the road then keeping in close company , the stream being tunnelled in places to prevent encroachment on the highway . |
| 18 | Organisers say it is a chance for landlords to get information on the new 20-year leases . |
| 19 | ‘ It is an open invitation for vandals to place debris on the track which could lead to a derailment . |
| 20 | The Leader of the Ministerial Group on Women leads discussion on the lack of affordable quality childcare available to working parents . |
| 21 | René Théodore , designated as Prime minister under the Washington accord , called on Haitians to put pressure on the military government to force its resignation , and on April 13 the Congress rejected a proposal by the C.-in-C. of the Army , Gen. Raoul Cédras , for a " national conference " ostensibly intended to find ways to restore stability . |