Example sentences of "[conj] [pers pn] [adv] [verb] [noun sg] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | But do n't forget that you only pay interest on the amount you actually borrow . |
| 2 | It is difficult for her and others to grapple with the fact that , although they often oppose racism on behalf of Asian communities , they find themselves unable to control and dictate the forms that anti-racism takes . |
| 3 | I just want to read three anecdotes which , and I mean I 've given you sort of odd statistics and the advantage of anecdotes is that they actually put flesh on the bones I think , and they really give you a sense of what it meant to be er a peasant in China in the nineteen thirties . |
| 4 | If the president of one of our major trades unions is right when he asserts that no company now pays mainstream corporation tax ( that it only pays tax on the dividends paid to its shareholders ) , it would cost the nation nothing to do away with mainstream corporation tax , but think what a boon that could be . |
| 5 | On 7 June 1786 the society noted that it still lacked information on which to base any specific resolution for the encouragement of scientific farriery and the matter was put aside . |
| 6 | but he 's in the U.S.A. at the moment and we only have Blakelock on duty . |
| 7 | If we go for a single currency because we wish to protect , above all , the position of the City of London — still the premier financial centre of Europe — and if we also concede ground on foreign policy , in terms of majority decision making , and on defence policy by creating effectively a defence community , and if we allow the Commission to issue visitors ' visas , we shall be on a slippery slope . |
| 8 | They offered opportunities for men of skill to acquire great position in the world — Arnoul of Ardres caught the eye of Countess Ida of Boulogne through his exploits ; and they also conferred lustre on the great — Geoffrey le Bel and Philip of Alsace were renowned throughout France for their distinguished performances in these show battles . |
| 9 | O'Leary was elected chairman and he immediately drew criticism on the committee . |
| 10 | The library specialises in taxonomic botany ( plant classification and relationships ) , and it also has material on amenity horticulture ; garden history and design ; landscaping ; conservation ; botanical illustration ; botanical travels and exploration . |
| 11 | This raises problems about the legitimacy of the Arab nation ( or , if not , about that of the Libyan one ) ; and it certainly casts doubt on those proposed unions with Chad , Syria and Morocco . |
| 12 | With regard to what he said about Stratford school , if he had taken rather more interest in the school when it was in the control of Newham and insisted on the school keeping up to reasonable standards and if he now put pressure on Newham LEA to ensure that it raised standards in schools , he would be doing more for his constituents than he is by his performance today . |
| 13 | Congratulations to Mr Howard Bloody Wilkinson , not only has he presided over the transfer of David Batty , the sale of the League to the scum but he now seems intent on pissing off Rocky . |
| 14 | This was done most dramatically and ruthlessly in Latin America , e.g. in Mexico under Juarez in the 1860s or in Bolivia under the dictator Melgarejo ( 1866–71 ) , but it also took place on a large scale in Spain after the revolution of 1854 , in Italy after the unification of the country under the liberal institutions of Piedmont , and wherever else economic and legal liberalism triumphed . |
| 15 | For their part it was unnecessary as they only drank what had been boiled for tea or coffee , whereas I often drank water on its own or with fruit cordial . ) |
| 16 | I did n't really look at him , though I immediately smelled alcohol on his breath , and thought , that firm is n't going to last long if it 's sending out drunken drivers to pick up clients . |
| 17 | There is a tremendous feeling of comfort when you finally change direction on such a walk . |
| 18 | They saw her sometimes , watching them from the hillside as they carried peats or hay , wood or baskets of fish that they 'd not sell her ; and each one could feel the chill as she silently vowed vengeance on them all . |