Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] on [art] slopes " in BNC.
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| 1 | After a fortnight of uncertainty on the slopes of Everest , the first words from a mountaineering legend , for his girlfriend and family . |
| 2 | The upper levels of the incline were , we believe , supported on foundations deep enough to rest on firm subsoil ; while to reduce the danger of slippage on the slopes and particularly on the steeper embankment at the side , amounts of clay baked on site were mixed with the surface material . |
| 3 | But the estate itself survives , with well designed terraced houses of stone on the slopes of a wooded valley with a stream running through it . |
| 4 | The line still represents a real challenge to footplate crews and one of the major attractions as far as enthusiasts are concerned is to hear the engines working under pressure on the slopes of the Rheidol Valley . |
| 5 | The creamy yellow flowers grew in profusion on the slopes of an old railway embankment . |
| 6 | This tragedy , however , did not dull their passion for skiing and Sarah remembers the early rivalry for supremacy on the slopes . |