Example sentences of "[conj] [vb -s] on a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , if the broker fills an order left with him by his client or deals on a discretionary basis , he is as a matter of law dealing on both sides of the " client " contract ; he is agent for the client , in that he binds the client to the contract , and at the same time he is technically the client 's counterparty . |
| 2 | While Sinclair 's revolutionary keyword and syntax checking system works well for the beginner it tends to stifle the development of keyboard familiarity that occurs on a regular computer keyboard . |
| 3 | The Princess , uncomfortable with her Diana The Goddess image , has found a way of working that depends on a low-key approach , without cameras , excited crowds , and all the pressures the usual public engagement involves . |
| 4 | On employment , all staff are medically screened , a process that continues on a regular basis at their Medical Centre using a system devised by their parent 's Chief Medical Officer . |
| 5 | The specimen is unusually complete for a fossil sea lily , and lies on a fine-grained limestone . |
| 6 | My usage however is more general than Turner 's and depends on a mechanical model . |
| 7 | As one who loves the theatre and reviews on a regular basis , I fall somewhere between auntie and Agate . |
| 8 | If we restrict ourselves to puts and calls on a single security there are 4 simple types of investment strategy to look at : |
| 9 | In the evening , Mrs Hollidaye taught her to play Up Jenkins and dominoes and spillikins on a low table by the fire . |
| 10 | The cancellation fee is usually expressed as a percentage of the contract price , and varies on a sliding scale . |
| 11 | The fit is polished as many times as it takes for the residuals to show no more evidence of a relationship with the X values — for the slope to be zero ; the slope usually changes by gradually smaller and smaller amounts , and converges on a stable result . |
| 12 | The turner still has to hold a great juddering chisel in his hands and relies on a good eye and a steady hand to ensure a true cut . |
| 13 | The symbolism is complicated and relies on a great deal of background information . |
| 14 | Covering a broader range than the single-issue groups , they presented reports and analyses on a wide range of economic and social issues which generally looked forward to the legislation of the 1940s . |
| 15 | The authority has a rolling programme ( for example , Strategy and Programme 1984–1989 ) , and operates on a self-financing basis . |
| 16 | It 's pretty good knowing someone who lives and works on a big Highland estate if you want to sort out your attitude to the big debate on stalking and access . |
| 17 | The castle is ruinous , but lies on a green headland overlooking the harbour . |
| 18 | And this mode of distribution is itself not only technical — manuscript copying and then printing — but depends on a wider technology , primarily determined by social relations , in which the ability to read , which is the true substance of distribution , is itself produced . |
| 19 | A further enzyme , alpha 1,4 fucosyltransferase , can also act on this substrate to produce the Lewis b antigen but acts on a different substrate to produce the Lewis a antigen . |
| 20 | Raw data such as plant locations , weather data and population distribution can be displayed as overlays on a basic land-use map . |