Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] on [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At point B workers have been pushed off their labour supply function but employers remain on their labour demand function , albeit at a different point . |
| 2 | Either way , this black man , his ringleted hair gleaming on his shoulders , was not Gentle . |
| 3 | There stood Balboa , his shield on his arm , his cuirass gleaming on his chest , the brilliant new banner in one hand and his naked sword in the other , his plumed helmet giving him a stature far more considerable than offered by his height alone . |
| 4 | But the robots carry more formal titles painted on their sides , like ABB or Kawasaki . |
| 5 | The French several times reneged on their pledges of future autonomy for the Lebanese . |
| 6 | The role of the project leader takes a number of forms depending on his level of authority . |
| 7 | Just imagine going into a court of law to argue a case depending on its provisions . |
| 8 | There was frost on his hair , on the fur of his hood , but soon , as he hacked at the tree , his skin began to glow and a fine , warm moisture gleamed on his face . |
| 9 | Mr Jemps got on his feet belligerently . |
| 10 | We provide informative Healthy Eating leaflets an nutrition labelling on our products so you can be better informed about what you eat . |
| 11 | And amongst this hundred , forty nine say yes , fifty one have never touched the evil or the enjoyable weed depending on your viewpoint . |
| 12 | But that 's no excuse to sit on your backside cursing Michael Fish . |
| 13 | A person should be aware of the advantages and disadvantages of knowing if he or she has HIV infection , and make the decision depending on their personality and circumstances . |
| 14 | MAFF is to allow scientists proposed by consumer groups to sit on its Advisory Committee on Pesticides . |
| 15 | The remainder ( see Table 1 ) were divided into four groups depending on their quality : ( 1 ) two long observations ( 60,000s ) with f.r.m.s.8% , where f.r.m.s. is the fractional root mean square amplitude of variability seen ; ( 2 ) a long observation with low f.r.m.s.5% ; ( 3 ) three short observations ( 35,000s ) with high f.r.m.s ; ( 4 ) two short observations with low f.r.m.s . |
| 16 | Each case turns on its own facts but once the boundary between protectable secrets and general skill and knowledge is crossed the employer can not , even by way of express covenant , restrict the employee 's ability to use those skills once employment has ended ( Faccenda Chicken Ltd v Fowler [ 1985 ] 1 All ER 724 ) . |
| 17 | However , whilst the decided cases may offer some guidance as to the general approach , their precedent value is limited because each case turns on its own circumstances . |
| 18 | The two Yorkshire Puddings sit on his lap looking at the world through angel hair matted with dried spit . |
| 19 | It is not suggested that Mrs Browne carried her spinning wheel through her garden and across the lane to perform on her wheel . |
| 20 | One of the basic factors we have to bear in mind about fungi is that , unlike insects , which make their attack at certain predictable times depending on their life cycles , fungal attack in one form or another is about and ready to take advantage of any weakness for much longer periods — in fact , at almost any time of the year . |
| 21 | The dive planning screen is a look-ahead facility showing a selection of depths and no-stop times depending on your current decompression status . |
| 22 | And there was poor Fred , speaking up for the reviled council block in which he , unlike any of the others , lived : ‘ Nay , it 's not that bad , it 's a lot of it exaggeration , ’ he interposed mildly , as Steve repeated the time-worn allegation that it was n't safe to walk under the deck walkways for fear of having a television set or an old mattress chucked on your head : ‘ Nay , it 's not that bad at all . ’ |
| 23 | He lay back on the seat in the dark interior with the attaché case resting on his knees as the driver cranked up the engine . |
| 24 | It was now of the utmost importance for the Unionists to clarify their own position ; Balfour 's pledge had been a conditional one and was not in any case binding on his successor , but the unpopularity of food taxes remained . |
| 25 | Existence depended on his aunt 's ability at home sewing , yet two foundations of his later development were laid down , an awareness of literature and familiarity with religion . |
| 26 | He opened the briefcase resting on his trouser leg , extracted a piece of plastic . |
| 27 | It claims it has given very similar results to patterns determined by stock price chartists , charlatans or alchemists depending on your viewpoint , whose work is very popular in Japan . |
| 28 | Knitting in stocking stitch with a 4 ply yarn , transfer as Diagram 5 and you should have a lace heart to wear on your sleeve . |
| 29 | Craig Monson builds on his edition of the vernacular service music to validate suspicions that between the Short Services by Tallis and Byrd , and between those by Byrd and Morley , there is a commonality of material and procedures both overt and covert that is not coincidental but deliberate , and possibly inspired by respect for and deference to a master by ( not a pupil , but ) a disciple . |
| 30 | Two clipped young Gurkhas peel off to the side as the Queen stands before the two great thrones , flanked by a clutch of Yeomen of the Guard , pikes resting on their shoulders . |