Example sentences of "[noun pl] [to-vb] [pron] [noun sg] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She has since returned 11 times to continue her research on the long-term environmental effects of the US/Vietnam war , and last year published the book The regreening of Vietnam ( The Women 's Press , £17.95hb ) . |
| 2 | The first part of the poem deals with Sir Walter 's attempts to impose his mastery on the natural environment . |
| 3 | The hunger strike was interpreted in some quarters as an attempt by the RAF prisoners to increase their influence on the command structure outside prison . |
| 4 | Crosby needs further good results and performances to stiffen his hold on the job but said yesterday : ‘ The Sunderland board does n't go looking to sack people . |
| 5 | Brian Clough had used some unkind words to describe his side on the morning of the match , but on Saturday 's evidence we beat a good side . |
| 6 | Stephen Murray had saved up for months to take his wife on the trip . |
| 7 | And after being surprisingly left out of the South African party that reached the World Cup semi-finals last March , Cook has much to prove and not too many years left in his legs to make his mark on the international game . |
| 8 | Most accounts assume it 's a director 's medium , in which the writer merely provides raw material and the producer a certain amount of logistical backup , enabling directors to put their vision on the screen . |
| 9 | During grape picking Signor Lombardo , the owner , invites guests to visit his vineyard on the slopes of Etna where he produces a wonderful red wine . |
| 10 | Whether handing over stretches , or allowing light railway lines to be built alongside BR lines , it insists on running special training programmes for the LRT workers to ensure their security on the track . |
| 11 | But political conditions favoured Lutheranism more than Calvinism and gave free scope to Lutheran composers to develop their church-music on the basis of hymnody , with such a publisher as Georg Rhaw , a former cantor of the Thomasschule at Leipzig , to encourage them . |
| 12 | With its object-oriented NeXTstep environment , the NeXT Computer System from NeXT Computer Inc is an obvious early port of call for object database vendors and Versant Object Technology Corp has announced plans to put its database on the NeXT line . |
| 13 | At the other end of the spectrum are the ‘ dark greens ’ , who believe essentially that the system is inherently corrupt and unsustainable , and that any attempts to ameliorate its impact on the natural world are utterly forlorn . |
| 14 | It has also enabled the health professionals to give us feedback on the screening from their perspective . |
| 15 | Then the flowers have to have devices to force their pollen on the insect . |
| 16 | Head teachers seek to provide opportunities for pupils to complete their homework on the school premises |
| 17 | The administration was successful in persuading three Republican senators to alter their stance on the bill , however , so that on June 21 the vote in the Senate was 65 to 35 , or two votes below the required majority . |
| 18 | Not only is it ‘ the first publication geared towards the unique needs and interests of prisoners , ’ it tempts convicts to spend their cash on the mail order goods on its advertisement pages . |