Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] [verb] on [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus , the draftsman should be especially careful before embarking on a long list of matters that fall within a particular covenant . |
| 2 | You can do this by driving on a quiet , wide road with no traffic about , gradually increasing your speed and moving the steering slightly to produce a very slight weave . |
| 3 | Use the opening reverse punch to achieve this by advancing on a diagonal . |
| 4 | Some are funded by grants-in-aid ( such as the Training Agency ) ; some by statutory levy ( such as the Horserace Betting Levy Board ) ; some by annual grant ( such as the Health Education Council ) ; some by departmental vote ( such as the Central Council for Education and Training in Social Work ) ; some by drawing on the National Loan Fund ( such as New Town Corporations ) ; and some by charges for services ( such as the Agricultural Marketing Boards ) ( Rhodes , 1988 , p. 129 ) . |
| 5 | At the policy committee Coun. Tony Richmond , Conservative group leader , accused Labour of ratting on an earlier pledge to allow the disabled access . |
| 6 | The influence had already rubbed off on former team-mate Ally McCoist , who was dropped from a vital old firm derby in 1991 for going on a prohibited trip to the Cheltenham Gold Cup . |
| 7 | Thanks so much for sending on the extra questionnaire ; it was such a conscientiously answered one , too . |
| 8 | Peacocks and swans roam wild in the grounds and there are lots of tiny corners , among the sweet-scented flowers , perfect for lazing on a sunbed . |
| 9 | BY THE time it actually became based in Reading in 1971 , the National Jazz , Blues & Rock Festival — as it would soon be known — had begun to epitomise all that was ominous about sitting on an ex-council rubbish tip amidst capricious weather and listening to the sound of the beat boom go bum . |
| 10 | The crowded conditions they lived in were ideal for passing on an infectious agent . |
| 11 | The heat of summer had gone and the cooler November days were ideal for running on the superb surface . |
| 12 | The Art of Laughter … a cartoonists job is all about drawing on the funny side of life … |
| 13 | Gryschenko had been known to be unhappy about embarking on the first leg of the race . |
| 14 | It was unfortunate that he returned for a short time but this was necessary in order for him to complete training prior to deploying on an operational tour . ’ |
| 15 | Jorghino , suddenly spring-heeled and full of running on the right wing , outflanked the Dutch defence before producing an inspired centre . |
| 16 | As Table 33 of Appendix 1 shows , when people were asked what factors they judged important in deciding on a particular type of credit they had chosen recently , the rate of interest was judged least important among the five factors suggested ( the others were cost of credit , convenience , amount of payment , and length of time over which payments are spread ) . |
| 17 | All the common direct access devices , whether disk , semiconductor ‘ disk ’ or mass storage device , have a track concept that is important in deciding on the best arrangement of indexes . |
| 18 | Three of the ‘ Dainty Dozen ’ ( as the 482nd christened them ) who had been MT drivers during the war drove the party around in a 12-seater minibus that flew Union Jacks to warn the unsuspecting American public that they were not used to driving on the wrong side of the road . |
| 19 | He was used to sleeping on the lightest level . |
| 20 | He advises that while the unit backs onto our store , as a self-contained unit , it should continue to be available for let on the open market . |
| 21 | A risk-averse individual would only be indifferent between transacting on the forward market and transacting on the future spot market if the terms he expects on the uncertain future spot market were sufficiently more favourable than the forward market to encourage him to take the risk . |
| 22 | It filled space and was believed capable of acting on the nervous system of living forms directly , depending upon the individual fluctuating resonances in the body . |
| 23 | ‘ I 'm sure you 're quite capable of passing on a simple message . |
| 24 | But Chris Greenwood , the principal research engineer , said : ‘ We 've got a transmission capable of working on a wide range of vehicles , including Formula 1 cars , tanks , buses , delivery trucks , earth moving machinery and off-road transport of all types . |
| 25 | The yard were adamant in insisting on the increased price without having any legal justification for so doing and the owners realised that the yard would not accept anything other than an unqualified agreement to the increase . |
| 26 | Many respondents , especially those answering ‘ no ’ , interpreted question 1 by focusing on the traditional model of sole practice , and appear to have answered on the assumption that support for any enforced modification of the present model would give rise to a negative response . |
| 27 | But better still is the delightful Gothic cloister which opens on the southern side of the nave , an asylum all the more praiseworthy for opening on the far side on to the street , and with an admirable fig tree standing in one corner to remind you that , northern Gothic or no , you are in the south . |
| 28 | Initially ( Chapter 2 ) , I shall trace the progressive development of Nizan 's life and work between 1905 and 1939 by focusing on the three formative structural influences that shaped his existence : the family unit , the schooling system and the communist party . |
| 29 | Competent dinghy sailors , or those with limited cruising experience , learn to handle anchors and engines for Mediterranean style mooring , ready for skippering on the Ionian flotilla . |
| 30 | Although he was wary of commenting on a specific meeting , Mr Hyde said the company ‘ would not make it a matter of policy to say we have been in contact or received authorisation , if that had n't been the case ’ . |