Example sentences of "[noun pl] [adv] [verb] on [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What is worrying is that these countries may serve as reservoirs of infection should any of the richer countries ever get on top of their own VD problem . |
| 2 | Later in the century political factions still depended on association with particular claimants to the throne . |
| 3 | Plans to build a series of nuclear pressurised water reactors halted , although Sizewell B will still be completed ; funding on promoting energy efficiency has been halved ; insulation programmes cut by 60 per cent ; 100 times more spent on research into nuclear power than on renewable energy . |
| 4 | Are newsletters always printed on paper of a distinctive colour ? |
| 5 | Given that Singer and his supporters deliberately cast the manifesto for animal liberation in the image of these two charismatic originals , to benefit from their impetus , it is no surprise that complaints about second-class citizenry , or unequal rights justifiably voiced on behalf of blacks and women , surface in the other arena of cats , dogs , apes , and dolphins . |
| 6 | APBC members only work on referral from veterinary surgeons , so please discuss your case first with your vet and ask to be referred to the local APBC practitioner . |
| 7 | Leaders therefore decide on behalf of the people and the system helps individuals to achieve their own goals . |
| 8 | The police always looked on top in an eventful first half and translated their superiority into goals just before half-time . |
| 9 | If the Dani are being killed simply to make space for settlers from Java then it is appalling , and for reasons previously advanced on behalf of the Ethiopian tribeswoman . |
| 10 | Published reports rarely comment on evidence for the function of domestic pottery , and unlike studies of later medieval pottery the presence or absence of sooting on the vessels ' surfaces is not always commented on . |
| 11 | Admiral Habib Olahi and some others finally escaped on foot across the mountains into Turkey . |
| 12 | Agents also work on behalf of purchasers and some specialise in certain tasks , e.g. transport and distribution , advertising and market research . |