Example sentences of "[vb -s] [pron] [adj] [noun sg] on the " in BNC.
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1 | Each patch of colour in the boats and trees has its equivalent patch on the water but these colours , even the whites , move increasingly towards the amber of the water and enable you to see through . |
2 | She is supported by the man 's hands on her legs , and has her left hand on the man 's shoulder and her right hand on the head of the kneeling figure . |
3 | She , too , places her professional reputation on the line and any criticism of the clinical environment or her style of management needs to be handled tactfully if it is to receive a good hearing . |
4 | His thinking is reflected in his later autobiography , which incorporates his Historical Note on the Various Projects of Descent on England . |
5 | Next , Hercules has his right foot on the body of the Queen of the Amazons , from whom he took her girdle . |
6 | On right-handers he has his whole body on the back of the bike , left leg in the sidecar , right leg in mid-air . |
7 | And Jesus adds his own comment on the Genesis passage from which the one-flesh teaching is taken , ‘ What God has joined together , let man not separate ’ ( Matt. 19:6 ) . |
8 | NEC says its new focus on the business market instead of the scientific and engineering market is down to the 36% growth in the latter market . |
9 | NEC says its new focus on the business market instead of the scientific and engineering market is down to the 36% growth in the latter market . |
10 | The glissando begins on the second beat , reaches its upward limit on the third , returns to its starting-point on the fourth , and ends on the first beat of the next bar . |
11 | This means the voter marks his second preference on the ballot paper ; and , if his first choice candidate does not finish in the first two , his vote is transferred to one of those who is still in with a chance . |
12 | Collins is the amorous object of a football referee 's fantasy which affects his professional life on the field . |
13 | How cruel , to present-day ears , sounds her final comment on the misguided heroism of the brothers — ‘ a beau geste indeed ’ . |
14 | Protein kinase C phosphorylates Gi and prevents its inhibitory action on the catalytic subunit . |
15 | John rests his not-inconsiderable front on the glass counter of the gun display which offers a nice little Derringer for the wife , or a thirty-eight special . |
16 | LIKE THE EARLY MONKS ON THE SCEILIG ROCK , MICHAEL VINEY FINDS HIS CREATIVE SPUR ON THE IRISH EDGE OF THE ATLANTIC |
17 | He squirms his little bum on the stool . |
18 | The very fact that the gravitational attraction dominates tells us that matter on the large scale must be net electrically neutral to very high precision . |
19 | This may involve special categories of trader , such as the market maker , who is under an obligation ( by the exchange rules ) to quote a price in a given contract whenever asked ; the designated broker , who agrees to promote a particular contract without giving a binding commitment to deal ; and the " local " , who trades his personal account on the exchange floor . |
20 | In the main , he is critical of the trend towards over-watering and over-feeding , and explains their detrimental effect on the condition of British courses . |
21 | You get wee hooks and you hang them up and they stick there right , and just put your cups on it in a row and it gives you more room on the table . |
22 | RUNNING 's nutritionist , gives you some advice on the subject . |
23 | Plotting OU N against OY 0 gives us one point on the unemployment-income curve ( point A in graph ( iv ) ) . |
24 | Who watches them Little House on the Prairies ? |
25 | It comes with its own installation program and , once that 's been run , you 'll find that the application occupies its own subdirectory on the hard disk and is not just one file , but hundreds . |