Example sentences of "on [noun] [adv] [adj] [conj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There had been copper dragons and dragons painted on porcelain so fine that light filtered through them and their colours seemed to change as you looked . |
| 2 | Throughout the 1970s the leitmotif of Community activity had been that of ‘ harmonisation ’ ; national frontiers and barriers to trade would subside as detailed legislation on subjects as varied as car parts , pasta , animal fodder and professional training , were enacted to create common Community standards leading to a united economic market . |
| 3 | I have been extremely fortunate to have worked in three scientific spheres : botanical , paleontological and malacological , over 19 years and even luckier to have been able to do scientific illustrating for publication , on subjects as diverse as grass flowers and tiny rodent jawbones ! |
| 4 | ET went to Manchester to find out your views on HOME ALONE II and BEAUTY AND THE BEAST . |
| 5 | with the problem of hunger still in evidence in LDCs , some Third World governments have turned to other strategies to make the best use of resources and organise distribution , the onus being on distribution as much as production . |
| 6 | A concise , practical household guide with information and expert advice on topics as diverse as stain removal , gardening , home decorating and cookery . |
| 7 | No particular form of words is necessary to create a floating charge ; it suffices if the intention is shown ( a ) to impose a charge on assets both present and future , ( b ) the assets are of such a nature that they would be changing in the ordinary course of the company 's business , and ( c ) the company is free to continue to deal with the assets in the ordinary course of its business . |
| 8 | To rid the UK of the label , the document says , the government must introduce fundamental policy changes on issues as diverse as air , water and waste policies , Antarctic oil exploration and greenhouse gas control . |
| 9 | To minds of absolutist temper like Leavis and Winters , this was contemptible ; and undoubtedly it is next to impossible to establish criticism as an academic discipline on grounds so sandy and shifting . |