Example sentences of "[art] [noun pl] on [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The defences on the Danube had been neglected , for as long as the frontier lay on the Dniester the inhabitants of Moesia believed themselves to be secure . |
| 2 | The soil 's being used to build up the defences on the banks of the River Severn in Gloucestershire . |
| 3 | I spread the forms on the saddle of McIllvanney 's Kawasaki . |
| 4 | Er , collect the forms on the way out . |
| 5 | Of particular concern to most of the members of the FFA was the effect of the drift-netters on the albacore tuna resource , which plays a major role in many Pacific economies . |
| 6 | historical buildings and you just worked with him and you took the exams on the side as it were . |
| 7 | Major examples of such legislation are the acts on the abolition of capital punishment ( 1965 ) , homosexuality ( 1967 ) , abortion ( 1967 ) , and divorce ( 1969 ) and the subsequent unsuccessful attempts to change the law on abortion and capital punishment . |
| 8 | The manufacturers are the people who are the experts on the contents and can inform the public as soon as a new product is launched . |
| 9 | He quickened his pace to try and intercept her but the crowds on the pavement and the traffic on the street intervened . |
| 10 | In 1684 Croom , a printer of Bride Lane had such a press which was patronised by Charles II and his court mingling with the crowds on the ice . |
| 11 | They were told they would be given refunds , and had to join the rest of the crowds on the dockside and promenades . |
| 12 | The crowds on the platform shrieked at them and banged on the glass , then ran to the end of the carriages to climb on to the roof . |
| 13 | Top and Elton John lookalike pulls the crowds on the Omnibus stand ; centre Polygon 's editorial director Marion Sinclair left and publicist Kathryn Maclean were delighted to hear that Polygon had been named the 1993 Sunday Times Small Publisher of the Year . |
| 14 | So when he sees Rose staring at him with her dark , serious eyes among the crowds on the staircases in the interval ( this is at a concert ) he does n't hesitate for a moment , but goes straight up to her . |
| 15 | I wandered among turbanned headstones in the Muslim cemetery , mingled with the crowds on the Galata Bridge over the Golden Horn , and ate Turkish food in unpretentious eating-houses on the waterfront . |
| 16 | and the crowds on the quayside waving flags . |
| 17 | Not even the sight of Penry 's dark head , clearly visible above the crowds on the platform , had the power to raise her spirits as he forged his way towards her , looking spectacularly attractive in a lightweight grey suit with a white silk shirt striped in Cambridge blue , open at the throat . |
| 18 | The region 's largest gardening show has been drawing in the crowds on the edge of the Malvern Hills . |
| 19 | He watched her making her way through the crowds on the pavement outside Lewis 's already looking bored at the prospect of spending her grandfather 's money . |
| 20 | We planted the corms on the programme on May 24 . |
| 21 | This proved to be the case : on 29 June 1960 the Cuban government — encouraged by Khrushchev 's statements of Soviet support — seized the refineries operated by the multi-nationals on the grounds that they had violated the law by their refusal to process Soviet petroleum . |
| 22 | Finally many of the checks on the ferocity of West European warfare did not exist , or were less effective , farther east . |
| 23 | Erm the selection er er of er suppliers for the infra-red search and track w that was performed in the first instance by Eurofighter and the procurement organisations are the four Eurofighter partner companies make the checks on the potential suppliers in accordance with a schedule which we , the four governments , have provided to them . |
| 24 | Most of the cans on the grocery shelves of supermarkets are steel cans — the ones that contain soup , baked beans , rice , and vegetables . |
| 25 | Younger players in particular were looked after , since not knowing the ropes on a tour has blighted more than one career . |
| 26 | The 20 foot roof above our heads provided perfect shelter for all eventualities , so we decided to share our last scraps of food in another bivouac after fixing the ropes on the first two pitches above the terrace . |
| 27 | As usual , Mick checked underneath and around the Land Rover , locking everything away and tightening the ropes on the tarpaulin trailer-cover . |
| 28 | He noted the rapid , undignified scramble by which the culprit extricated himself from the ropes on the river path , followed by ominous little trickles of loose earth ; and the exaggerated dignity with which he compensated as soon as he was clear , his slender back turned upon the voice that blasted him out of danger , his crest self-consciously reared in affected disregard of sounds which could not possibly be directed at him . |
| 29 | Use the smaller nozzle ( No.1 ) to pipe the ropes on the smaller balloons . |
| 30 | ‘ Paul Daniels learned the ropes on the Middlesbrough club scene where he had to be a little tougher to survive the wisecracks , but he comes across as unfriendly on television , ’ he said . |