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 . |