Example sentences of "on [art] [adj] [noun] ' [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is noticeable when a resident withdraws from meals and sociability ; the attention lavished on a dying resident is noted on the subtle residents ' grapevine . |
| 2 | On the Pahinui Brothers ' album Cooder is listed as playing mandolin , an eight-string ukulele , an ‘ electric tenor guitar ’ and a mysterious thing called the Kona lap steel … |
| 3 | Whether much good would came out of closer formal links between social workers and general practices very much depended on the general practitioners ' attitude . |
| 4 | After complaining they had focused too much on the warring Wales ' angle , the official was challenged : ‘ Surely you can not say that this is a happy marriage ? ’ |
| 5 | He joined the Liberal Party in 1968 and served on the Young Liberals ' executive committee . |
| 6 | In early October 1974 , exactly two weeks before the sailing date to North Africa , a telegram came , saying that the voyage on the Southern Ferries ' ship , The Eagle , was cancelled . |
| 7 | With anti-European Tory MPs openly defying their leader , earlier this year , it appears Mr Major must rely — once again — on the Liberal Democrats ' support . |
| 8 | Mention the economic and social sequelae , the effect on the Hundred Years ' War when soldiers , too , fell victim … the weakening of England 's hold on territories in France . |
| 9 | The House of Lords Select Committee on the European Communities ' report , Energy and the environment , says that without ‘ enormous political will and commitment ’ the Government 's promise to stabilise carbon dioxide emissions at 1990 levels ‘ will never be met ’ . |
| 10 | Apart from whether the weak transmissions from a pair of £25-sets operating on the American Citizens ' Band FM frequency could have penetrated the thick walls of Blake 's cell , which were reinforced with cast-iron segments , with no external aerial and close to the 17 feet-high perimeter wall , there is also the question of how Blake managed to keep a radio in his cell without it once being noticed over six months during which he and his cell were regularly searched . |
| 11 | Although the whole population would vote in the referendum , the counting of the votes would differentiate between racial groups and all changes would have to win the endorsement of those on the white voters ' roll . |
| 12 | He enjoys support from an excellent headmistress in a school visited regularly by an inservice team based on the local teachers ' college . |
| 13 | Elizabeth Wills reported first on the local Mothers ' Union , now in abeyance , and then on the Scramblers group and deanery synod matters , while the final report came from Doris Martin on flower arrangements . |
| 14 | If Sheila does not co-operate with social workers , it may not help if her mother is dragged in on the social workers ' side . |
| 15 | It is common ground that there was no ‘ good cause ’ within the meaning of section 34 ; the university was relying on the three months ' notice term contained in the letter of appointment coupled with the provision in section 34(3) that Mr. Page 's tenure was to be subject to the terms of the appointment . |
| 16 | Hours of hard work on a dyno have produced extra horsepower , which Ian says he ca n't wait to unleash on the British Clubmans ' Championship . |
| 17 | Also on the visiting critics ' itinerary were such exotica as a barbecue dinner and a visit to the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo ; your correspondent , a native Texan , had not been to the rodeo since 1961 , when he shook Roy Rogers 's hand , but none the less did not feel compelled to spice up this report with such familiar Texas seasoning . |
| 18 | In 1975 a steel fence was added on the visiting supporters ' side of the corridor to further restrict access between the two halves . |
| 19 | A special analysis of the overall extent of the temporary workforce carried out on the British/European Communities ' Labour Force Survey bears on the changing structure of the labour market and its likely repercussions on the outlook for Britain 's underclass . |
| 20 | Mr de Klerk also told parliament of plans for a government crack-down on the Azanian Peoples ' Liberation Army ( APLA ) , the military wing of the radical black nationalist Pan Africanist Congress , and of the possibility that the death penalty would be reintroduced after a recent wave of political violence in which victims have included both white and black children . |
| 21 | Transexual Derek Arnell , 28 , underwent hormone transplants and breast implants and was months away from completing the transformation when he went on a fateful girls ' night out . |
| 22 | are on three months ' placement with , on a three months ' placement with the Authority until the middle of September as part of a six months ' training programme organised by the South African Advanced Educational Project . |
| 23 | For example , they seem to survive on a few hours ' sleep ; they will report waking and getting up early ( often to the annoyance of their families ) ; sporting activities include frenetic games ( squash ) and/or strenuous single person sports ( running , swimming ) . |
| 24 | At such moments he knew that he loved Frances , and he could feel the seductions of a conventional marriage , of meals such as this happening every Sunday , of knowing each other 's daily news , not always having to catch up on a few months ' worth of events . |
| 25 | With perfect bad timing Inge , the au pair , had left that very morning on a few days ' holiday , and tomorrow was Nettie the housekeeper 's day off . |
| 26 | The estimable Anderson spoke half-truths as his friend and fellow bag-carrier , Billy Gunn , now explained as he sat on a green caddies ' bench and waited for the call to duty . |
| 27 | Below : On a special enthusiasts ' tour in 1983 at Little Bispham loop . |