Example sentences of "[coord] [noun pl] [verb] [adv] on [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Others were picked up opportunistically because a visitor or student arrived with just the right skills or interests to move ahead on a front I might otherwise have neglected . |
| 2 | He was just telling the driver of the light engine that he would be away in a minute , when from Bradley Fold station box came the 4-5-5 signal ( train or vehicles running away on the right line ) . |
| 3 | The old , traditional method of exchange of contracts for sale by the buyer 's solicitors or representatives calling personally on the seller 's is very rarely used . |
| 4 | The scents of its rare grasses and reeds drift gently on the wind bringing calm and tranquillity to its banks . |
| 5 | The berths were practically dry at low water and vessels lay aground on the mud bottom whilst loading and discharging their cargoes . |
| 6 | A thirteen-episode video designed to teach the language of scientists and engineers working together on an international ( space ) project and using English as the medium of communication . |
| 7 | Stravinsky 's three works for piano and orchestra , the Concerto for piano and wind , the Capriccio , and Movements came together on an HMV record , with Michel Béroff and the Paris Orchestra under Seiji Ozawa , and Stravinsky himself had left recordings of his Danses concertantes , Four Norwegian Moods , the Ode , and the Concerto in D for strings . |
| 8 | Most younger counsellors will have learnt about the war from texts , films and documentaries based essentially on the political view of history . |
| 9 | If the problem is interpreted in this way , the debate between holists and individualists centres initially on the relative scope of the two approaches . |
| 10 | Still , old stereotypes and perceptions die hard on the other side of the desk . |
| 11 | The medium-rise deck access maisonettes and flats built here on a slum clearance site in the 1960s were very unpopular and by the late 1970s had become difficult to let . |
| 12 | The researcher 's work on the effects of taxes on individuals and households draws heavily on the government 's Family Expenditure Survey . |
| 13 | From an early stage regular homework is given and channels of communication are established through the child 's daily use of a homework diary , enabling parents and teachers to communicate informally on a daily basis . |
| 14 | The village tavernas and bars lie practically on the doorstep of this attractive hotel which is exclusive to Club 18–30 . |
| 15 | Much local news consists of accounts of terrorist and army activities and reporters rely heavily on the army press official for immediate and up-to-date information . |
| 16 | It has provided an advice service to staff and students , conducted research and published information , but perhaps most of all has provided through its regional and local groups , and national conferences , an opportunity for teaching staff and others to meet together on a regular basis to share ideas and experience . |
| 17 | Weeds and thistles sprouted freely on the roofs , growing tall and strong , bursting into flower , then seed , triumphantly . |
| 18 | But priorities shifted once on the summit . |