Example sentences of "[noun pl] [prep] [verb] on [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The MPs noted that health boards catering for dispersed rural populations ‘ face special problems in balancing the demand for local accident and emergency services against the possible risks of relying on a limited local service , particular for seriously ill or severely injured patients . ’ |
| 2 | We are also proud to be in the vanguard of training and safety initiatives for our Division as we place a great deal of importance on the safety aspects of working on a major construction site . |
| 3 | She believes that it prevented many Labour supporters from registering on the electoral roll ( in the hope of avoiding payment ) , thus depriving Mr Kinnock of a large number of votes . |
| 4 | In any event , Heinz was off work for two months before embarking on a steady descent of menial jobs , ending up as a kitchen cleaner . |
| 5 | You will in fact find any shade will look acceptable so experiment with different combinations before embarking on an actual garment . |
| 6 | The carcinogenic effects of smoking on the respiratory tract are well known , but the effect of smoking on the stomach is less well known , although there is much circumstantial evidence that smokers are at a higher risk of developing gastric carcinoma . |
| 7 | In three rounds of voting on the first day of the two-day congress held in Gdansk , Krzaklewski emerged as winner from a field of seven candidates . |
| 8 | And so , despite the undeniably galling aspect of being asked to rejoice in so meagre a victory after decades of hammering on the hallowed portals of power , I believe it would be foolish to look this particular gift-horse in the mouth . |
| 9 | Knuller Ltd , the publishers of the magazine , had offended sensibilities by printing on an inside page , under a column headed ‘ Males ’ , a series of ‘ gay contact ’ advertisements . |
| 10 | Ivo , all the way from London , England , is discussing with Motley Crue the possibilities of working on the next ‘ This Mortal Coil ’ project — which will be called ‘ This Motley Crue ’ . |
| 11 | He was not a man to whom gracious speech came easily and his cheeks , roughened and weathered by years of riding on the open moor , twitched as he sought for words . |
| 12 | A lifetime of measuring men 's inside legs and making weak jokes about dressing on the right side or the left — ‘ of the bedroom , I mean , sir ! |
| 13 | In short , you will he required to apply the principles of thinking on a regular and systematic basis . |
| 14 | Academically , he was a bright pupil , though it would appear he had difficulties in concentrating on the day-to-day routines — perhaps through boredom , often an indication of the brighter child . |
| 15 | The Blancs , who have lived in the cottage seven years , spent a long time looking at many ranges before deciding on the white Miele kitchen with its terracotta trim . |
| 16 | This study overcomes these problems by collaborating on a reciprocal basis with people who are inside the system . |
| 17 | Although there are dangers in concentrating on a single see , the information provided by Gregory does allow a study of episcopal elections over the best part of a century . |
| 18 | We now consider how the substance of those different sorts of essay is organised and presented , starting with techniques for commenting on a given passage . |
| 19 | Becker 's surprising defeat by Spain 's Jordi Burillo in Barcelona last week suggests the former Wimbledon and world champion has still not come to terms with playing on the European clay , which predominates to the end of the French Open in early June . |
| 20 | The tradition of large , sometimes very large vases , probably still grave-markers , continues and the spreading of the figure-zones on these leads to drawing on an unprecedented scale ( fig. 9 ) : a monumental art of which there will be more to say in the next chapter . |
| 21 | Even as recently as 1982 , Robbe-Grillet would explain his transgressive narrative techniques by relying on the Sartrean concept of contingency ( see Oppenheim 1986 ) : the disruptive narrative syntax conveys the fragmentation of man in the world , the absence of meaning in his novels can thus be said to correspond to the gratuitousness of existence . |
| 22 | I will switch emphasis from attending Branch meetings to meeting on a one to one basis with these people in each branch . |
| 23 | She had lit a cigarette and was alternating puffs with nibbling on a Danish pastry and sipping coffee . |
| 24 | Daring skiers used the 60ft ramp to make airborne acrobatic leaps before landing on a giant air-bag at the bottom of the slope . |
| 25 | The first-year unit integrates the approaches of historians and political scientists by focusing on the changing characteristics of the state as it has emerged in the modern world . |
| 26 | It will also pay particular attention to the construction of expertise and the quality of comprehension of policy issues through focussing on the various policy communities and concentrating on three areas : urban air pollution , estuarine and coastal water quality and soil contamination . |
| 27 | It goes on to Culworth , where it meets Banbury Lane , and may have proceeded along this Lane to the great markets of Northampton , where the cattle were sold in large numbers for fattening on the rich Midland pastures . |
| 28 | If liked , fill the cavity with little sweets before placing on the final triangle . |
| 29 | Take your time with this one and make sure you experiment with different left hand fingerings before settling on the best one for you . |
| 30 | The FT-SE fell 22 points before rallying on the cheerier economic news to close down 10.3 at 2716.2 . |