Example sentences of "[conj] [noun sg] [verb] [adv] on [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Recent research suggests that smoking acts directly on the endocrinological processes controlling menstruation . |
| 2 | There are far too few structures for democratic representation and control over union education , so that decision-making depends mostly on a smaller number of individuals . |
| 3 | Other arms took on the burden , and blood stained richly on the sleeves of Holly 's tunic . |
| 4 | Fife and Drum sprawled contentedly on the floor . |
| 5 | Faith , Hope and Charity sit precariously on the edge . |
| 6 | There was no arrogance in it , no anger , just a gentle exploration that deepened imperceptibly until hunger and passion hovered just on the periphery , deliberately held at bay . |
| 7 | Thus culture at some level of awareness asserts itself to be not only distinct from but superior to nature , and that sense of distinctiveness and superiority rests precisely on the ability to transform — to ‘ socialize' ’ and ‘ ‘ culturalize' ’ — nature' , i.e. to be active and in control . |
| 8 | Ash and smoke blown away on the wind ! ’ |
| 9 | It had a circular room with a compass inlaid in mahogany in the parquet floor , and here father and daughter sat side-by-side on the window seat while he coached her each evening in the school holidays . |
| 10 | Glorious views open up across the Inner Sound to Skye and smaller islands ; road and railway jostle together on the last exciting mile to Kyle of Lochalsh . |
| 11 | Continued life and growth depend ultimately on the maintenance of tranquillity within the human community , which is a prerequisite for the continued assistance of the spirits of the earth . |
| 12 | Arrange the tomatoes and melon wedges decoratively on the couscous and accompany with a lemon wedge . |
| 13 | Managers do need authority , but authority based appropriately on the accountabilities they must discharge . |
| 14 | While sight floats away on a raft |
| 15 | While life continued normally on the surface , it was never the same . |
| 16 | Since curvature occurs only on the boundaries of regions I , II and III , the differently shaped boundaries of these regions have to be identified artificially . |
| 17 | The men 's super-giant slalom was cancelled after snow fell heavily on the Kotakakura piste . |
| 18 | Shares in Gateshead-based Quality Software Products Holdings Plc soared to a 41% premium to the 380 pence issue price when trading began yesterday on the London International Stock Exchange : they were firm at 537 pence by mid-morning . |