Example sentences of "[noun pl] [adv] [vb base] on [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Consumer Credit Act 1974 and the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 largely prevent these abuses , but it is true that , in so far as those Acts allow them to , finance companies still insist on the terms being as beneficial to themselves as possible . |
| 2 | In the east , says Buckle , ‘ many bridges just sit on the columns like a stack of cards ’ . |
| 3 | Both are large enough to carry dense plumage and subcutaneous fat ; both are hunters of other birds and small mammals , and ravens also scavenge on the leavings of other species , including man . |
| 4 | On average we have had 35 family members and 30 juniors , but because of the difficulty of ‘ policing ’ the courts we believe that at least twice that number of juniors actually play on the courts without paying a subscription ( members get a key , but juniors let their friends in ) . |
| 5 | Any comment made about the sub-standard display of the opposition against Rangers can be misinterpreted as an implication that the champions occasionally thrive on the shortcomings of others . |
| 6 | The paper was prompted by the Law Society 's concern over the increasing cost of defaults — it estimates that claims against its compensation fund will reach £20m annually , mainly attributed to defaults of sole practitioners ( defaults within partnerships usually fall on the solicitors ' indemnity fund ) . |
| 7 | However , it must be remembered that these points also lie on the boundaries of adjacent polygons . |
| 8 | Why do so many suppliers of goods and services still rely on the services of middlemen ? |
| 9 | However , patterns of segregation within towns also depend on the ways in which roads and railways have expanded , and on political decisions regarding the location of council housing and more general planning policies . |
| 10 | Foxes , weasels and other ground predators also flourish on the rodents , reducing their take of eggs and fledglings , and more of the young birds survive to breed in future years . |
| 11 | Objections to the proposals essentially turn on the terms under which any devolution would take place , and the question of the competence and reliability of the organisations which would be taking on responsibility for the sites . |
| 12 | Bacteria then work on the nitrates converting them firstly to nitrous oxide and then to free nitrogen gas . |