Example sentences of "[conj] on [art] [adj] [noun pl] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 've enquired of the regular users of this service and they tell me that on the following days the advertised journeys did not take place : |
| 2 | There is thus no doubt that on the older authorities the courts have refused to review by way of certiorari the decision of a visitor even though they were prepared to grant mandamus to require him to act or to prohibit him from acting in excess of jurisdiction . |
| 3 | Although for a mile around no tree grew , some vegetation had found a root-hold in the crevices of its walls , and on the worn battlements the lightning revealed a dwarfed tree drooping like a flag under the incessant downpour . |
| 4 | The sheep ran on the fells above Ullswater , as they do today , and on the higher reaches the red deer can still be seen . |
| 5 | There are also improvements in the routing department : the early EGs had large pickup cavities under the scratchplates , but on the new versions the cavities have been kept as small as possible to retain wood , with the aim of improving tone and sustain . |
| 6 | This occurs because of local variations in soil properties ; on the upper part of the slope the soil may be truncated but on the lower slopes the soils are mixed with layers of various depths . |