Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] [verb] [adv] on [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is notable that students with no qualifications or who enter only on the basis of O-levels have relatively high non-completion rates , while students entering on the basis of one A-level or Access courses have completion rates which are marginally better than A-level entrants . |
| 2 | Now it seemed as if his arms tapered all the way down to his fingertips where they lay lightly on the wheel of the Audi . |
| 3 | A water where they feed both on the bottom and at the surface can be outwardly identical to one where they feed only on the bottom . |
| 4 | A water where they feed both on the bottom and at the surface can be outwardly identical to one where they feed only on the bottom . |
| 5 | He told Stephanie to put her feet up and went into the kitchen for solitude , where he began purposefully on the dishes . |
| 6 | My friend went on down the winding road for about two miles , finishing at the quayside , where he rapped smartly on a door . |
| 7 | I wanted to check on the landing patch that I keep there on a semi-permanent lease . |
| 8 | The café itself is so crowded with smoke that I sit outside on a bench . |
| 9 | It was unthinkable to begin walking before knowing the repair was complete , so I sat glumly on the wheelbarrow which we had lifted off the trailer . |
| 10 | The truth of the matter was that she relied heavily on an assistant at work and a private nurse at home . |
| 11 | This then means that we feed daily on the Bible , which tells us about his righteousness — or right-relatedness to him . |
| 12 | Enforcement is ‘ a subject that we consider still on the table . |
| 13 | Then , when I really insisted that they keep right on the centre line , they found they could do it if they tried hard . |
| 14 | Most products — and even people — require special techniques to ensure that they look right on the TV screen . |
| 15 | When signing the protocol on 12 December 1977 , both the UK and the USA declared that they did so on the understanding that the rules in the protocol were ‘ not intended to have any effect on and do not regulate or prohibit the use of nuclear weapons ’ . |
| 16 | Just as groups depend on the allocation of roles ( and power ) , so they depend also on the consequences of power — conflict/cooperation , trust/ mistrust , etc . |
| 17 | Commending the Criminal Justice Bill to Parliament in 1947 the Home Secretary , Chuter Ede , said that it followed closely on the lines of a Bill which had been before the House of Commons in the session 1938/9 . |
| 18 | The garment is so peculiar that we might dismiss it as a quirk of the rhyton carver 's imagination , but for the fact that it features again on a seal impression from Agia Triadha , where the rhyton also originated . |
| 19 | The question always is whether the defamation is of the class itself ( in which case no action arises ) or whether ordinary readers would believe that it reflected directly on the individual plaintiff . |
| 20 | The hip belt should be adjusted so that it fits snugly on the hip girdle , and not round the waist . |
| 21 | Secondly , there is a temptation to attach a diagnostic label to each condition so that it fits neatly on the problem list . |
| 22 | Most students of the phenomenon however , are convinced that it is ‘ real ’ but that it depends exquisitely on the context . |
| 23 | The advantage the pure watercolour has over all other media is that it depends greatly on the light passing through the colour being reflected back from the white paper . |
| 24 | Maggie would not close her eyes , because that would be cheating , but she shortened her focus so that it rested precisely on the window-panes , and although they were not dirty and the moonbeams seemed to shine straight through them , they were there . |
| 25 | But the test of true gentleness is that it relies deeply on the love of God , and is therefore closely associated with confidence in God . |
| 26 | At the Chair he pricked his ears and sailed over the gaping ditch with such abandon that he pecked slightly on the landing side . |
| 27 | A propos , one is tempted to suggest that he reflect further on the Walther Benjamin question of the aura which perhaps no longer needs to be ‘ blocked ’ since it is historically lost . |
| 28 | In 1598 , the estates reverted back to Maximilian Dalison , although it was not until 1601 , that he regained his full inheritance , and it is unlikely that he spent much on the maintenance of the buildings as it appears he was always short of cash . |
| 29 | And er he sort of admitted that he lives absolutely on the fringe of the no go area . |
| 30 | ‘ So he runs slowly on a ball . |