Example sentences of "on [art] [noun] of a [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 Mr Symington was on the board of a savings and loan , as Mr Goddard 's advertisements allege , but he resigned in 1984 when the thrift was still in good shape .
2 This demonstration was the first independent action on the part of a teachers ' association ; previously , they had been government controlled .
3 There 's nothing finer than standing on the edge of a Dales hill like this looking down at the landscape strung out below .
4 However , this depends on the existence of a sellers ' market ( exporters in a strong bargaining position ) which might not always exist ; the importer might insist on being invoiced in his own currency .
5 The lexicon that has been developed is based on the vocabulary of a learners dictionary ( the OALDCE ) and supplemented by words from the LOB corpus .
6 It 's ironic that you should still make excuses for the fact that the band can play really well , yet there 's nothing here that ca n't be appreciated on the level of a blues number .
7 It 's ironic that you should still make excuses for the fact that the band can play really well , yet there 's nothing here that ca n't be appreciated on the level of a blues number .
8 The document on the formation of a customs union was not unanimously agreed .
9 Avon Rubber was also buoyant , adding 25p to 435p on the back of a profits recovery .
10 At the very minimum they must have been made on the basis of a police guarantee that matters would be manipulated so that courts would not impose additional punishment for the illusory offences .
11 Local authorities house people from the waiting-list on the basis of a points system , which varies between different local authorities , points being gained according to such criteria as length of time on the waiting-list , current housing situation , numbers of children , and so on .
12 For example , in one case there was an important issue concerning the redefining of the catchment area for the school , whilst , in another instance , discussions were continuing on the design of a sports area for evening use by the community .
13 Negotiations on the establishment of a customs union were ahead of schedule , and the Commission was forecasting that the union could come into effect by 1967 , three years earlier than originally planned .
14 THE brutal murder of a child leaves a firm trace on the mind of a police officer like an indelible pen .
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