Example sentences of "a [noun] on [art] [noun pl] [unc] " in BNC.
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1 | The movement called for a referendum on the islands ' continued union with the mainland . |
2 | The chronic sick , the elderly and others who would need long-term care were a drain on the hospitals ' budgets and of little interest for teaching purposes . |
3 | For the longer term , the Secretary of State proposes to replace the Burnham Committees by a Teachers ' Negotiating Group , with central government rather than LEAs in a majority on the employers ' side . |
4 | Public care is seen as inevitably damaging the psychological health of the child and as a verdict on the parents ' abilities to offer appropriate care . |
5 | The figures are nt ( necessarily ) a reflection on the players ' respective real life values … just on their values to this system — hence irwin being 3.1 million … in a good defence , and he scores free kicks quite regularly . |
6 | But Dixon , who spent nine years at Stamford Bridge , may have to settle for a place on the subs ' bench as he continues his return from a back injury . |
7 | Ryan Giggs , back in the squad , must settle for a place on the substitutes ' bench . |
8 | Both the taxi driver and the privatizer of the police force failed to get a place on the candidates ' list , and the small number of women did proportionately better than the men . |
9 | He sacrifices four lambs at the base of the li ga , then takes two inside and kills them by slitting open the throat and the chest and cutting off one of the forelegs at the shoulder , so the heart can be taken out , still pumping , and offered to the god on a plate on the dhāmi 's raised seat . |