Example sentences of "[noun sg] [adj] [prep] [art] [noun pl] on " in BNC.

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1 But there is probably no substance that will make wrinkles disappear permanently and by midlife many of the lines on our faces have been etched there by laughter or frowns over the years .
2 Similarly , fraudulent conversion , contrary to section 20(1) ( iv ) of the [ Act of 1916 ] , required an act inconsistent with the terms on which the property was received .
3 Following the further arguments of which we have had the benefit , I should find it very difficult , in conscience , to reach a conclusion adverse to the appellants on the basis of a technical rule of construction requiring me to ignore the very material which in this case indicates unequivocally which of the two possible interpretations of section 63(2) of the Act of 1976 was intended by Parliament .
4 Predictably , a much-mentioned colleague absent on sick-leave gets the job two of the characters on stage are rivals for .
5 On the tenth day eight of the men on my course went to spend three days studying photography , four did locks and keys and seven went to study Roman Catholicism .
6 We asked our panel to rate each of the parties on four scales : being united , having convincing policies , being likely to keep their promises , and being moderate .
7 It is , however , possible that this animal is a hunting dog similar to the types on Colchester vessels .
8 It seems gang members cruising by thought some of the actors on set were for real and got heavy .
9 ( 2 ) , the transferee holds the licence subject to the conditions on which it was originally granted : subs .
10 A feature of statistical predictors is that their accuracy when applied to future subjects can be disappointing relative to the accuracy apparent from the cases on which the predictor was constructed .
11 I think I should add very shortly that having considered the many authorities cited , even if I had come to a different conclusion on the issue about consideration , I would have come to the same decision adverse to the owners on the question whether the payments were made voluntarily in the sense of being made to close the transaction .
12 so he 's only , he 's got a one of the new B M W seven three five that er no the big Merc , a big new Merc through that 's right , not the the latest Merc so he says er er he 's a bit disappointed with the brakes on the M G but Dave said they were a phenomenal brake for an M G he said
13 Q THIS year some of the buds on my clematis , Comtesse de Bouchard , have either dried up or produced very small flowers .
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