Example sentences of "[conj] live on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | One could overlook the slack pacing and low joke-count of The Folks That Live On The Hill . |
| 2 | The friends laughed and squealed with delight as they took a short boat trip to see the crocodiles and hippos that live on the lake . |
| 3 | The ancestors of practically all the animals that live on the vast plains of western India originally came from the deserts of North Africa and the Middle East . |
| 4 | The migrations of lemmings are stimulated by overcrowding ; so too are the movements of aphids ( insects that live on the sap of plants including greenfly ) . |
| 5 | The other unfortunate thing about lifts is that they are always breaking down , and if you are in your seventies , prone to arthritis and live on the seventeenth floor , it means that you are frequently housebound . |
| 6 | The Japanese had been trained in jungle warfare , and knew how to trek across country and live on the jungle . |
| 7 | You could let a bit of it and live on the rent . ’ |
| 8 | National newspapers thrive and live on the publicity material and information generated by public relations people no matter who they represent . |
| 9 | Put your money in the capital , rent and live on the capital . |
| 10 | At the very top are those superior employees — librarian , tutor , governess , lady 's companion — who not only work but live on the family side of the house , and may sometimes even eat at the family table . |