Example sentences of "they [adj] [verb] on [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They all focus on the social worker , and it is social workers who must understand that asking for an order usually means being granted one . |
| 2 | No clear distinction was made between the temporal and spiritual privileges of the Church ; they all stood on the same level , enforced by the same sanctions , guaranteed by the same authority , reflecting the same divine ordering of the world . |
| 3 | Okay now check they all lie on a straight line . |
| 4 | What was more , when we plotted , not strength but breaking strain , against thickness , we found that it did not matter what the whiskers were made of , for they all plotted on the same curve . |
| 5 | In 1770/71 Lagrange set about analysing the various methods then known for dealing with the general equations of degrees 2 , 3 , 4 and he found that they all depended on the same general principle ( see Section 5.2 ) . |
| 6 | The youngsters were so delighted when the final whistle went that they all jumped on the luckless coach , bruising his ribs so badly that he was ruled out of the next weekend 's third team fixture . |
| 7 | You 're wearing the summer shorty for greater freedom of movement for your arms and legs but Howard 's got the full suit , for more protection in colder weather but they both work on the same principle . |