Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] [adv] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | times He 'll have good times Goin' oot on the randan But |
| 2 | In other words , the title ‘ key settlement policy ’ has often been lent to programmes devised only on very narrow cost or administrative criteria . |
| 3 | Providing authorities/hospitals would be paid for cases treated either on the basis of actual cost per case , or on some laid-down or agreed cost per case , and there seems little to prevent them behaving in the same manner as hospitals elsewhere where either ‘ Retrospective full cost reimbursement ’ or ‘ Prospective reimbursement ’ systems are in operation . |
| 4 | I came in as a young teacher , enthusiastic , full of new ideas but you soon find that the old attitudes rub off on you , and so you end up thinking , ‘ Oh , why am I doing this ? |
| 5 | We had centuries of contacts to fall back on . |
| 6 | IMMATURE SOILS have indistinct or weakly developed horizons , generally restricted to surface organic horizons or A horizons resting directly on little-altered parent material or rock . |
| 7 | This proposal to establish a broad range of quality assurance standards for different services reflects the Labour Party 's concern that current VFM investigations concentrate overly on cost-cutting . |
| 8 | To enable researchers to report back on the results of recently completed research in the Scottish courts to an invited audience comprising the various branches of the legal profession , policy makers concerned with the administration of justice , pressure group and voluntary organisations and to stimulate an informed discussion of key findings . |
| 9 | The main force of level bombers passed over to 6 8,000 feet virtually unchallenged , their bombs crashing down on Luqa where six Wellingtons were burnt out ( R1247 , 1381 , 1382 , 1383 , 1384 of 148 Squadron , plus the sole remaining aircraft of 70 Squadron detachment , T2816 ) and seven more badly damaged , as were several Marylands . |
| 10 | Garages cash in on chipped windscreens |
| 11 | They found that moving traps were indeed consuming energy — cells used up 29 per cent of their ATP in the three seconds of closure , Venus fly-traps clamp down on their prey as a result of irreversible cell expansion , which is itself caused by the activation of wall loosening enzymes by a lowered p H in the cell wall . |
| 12 | He said bookings for summer holidays this year were well ahead , with operators competing fiercely on price to capture their share of the market . |
| 13 | The transition back to work is easier , however , if individuals have worked previously and have skills to fall back on . |
| 14 | There 's now a huge range of companies selling direct , from large , well-run outfits like Dell , Viglen and Elonex , to smaller operations competing solely on price . |
| 15 | There had been some hefty wooden icons hanging up on the walls , and , if they had burnt , then there would have been something left of them lying around on the floor . |
| 16 | Conversely , if the checks are adjusted to allow the hammers to pass freely on their way up , they will not be checked on their way down . |
| 17 | Huge crowds built up on the Western side of the Wall as West Berliners witnessed the historic developments , some even crossing over into the East for a walk . |
| 18 | After some initial successes , the authorities cracked down on the protesters . |
| 19 | When the rules concerning driver 's hours changed significantly on 29 September 1986 the haulier , not Overdrive , had the task of informing all drivers on the new provisions . |
| 20 | Polly drew her index finger across his lips and gasped as his teeth fastened gently on it . |
| 21 | The small birds clustered tightly on the swinging coconut were fighting for a firm grip . |
| 22 | Also , news bulletins concentrated heavily on the speeches and activities of leading politicians , particularly the president . |
| 23 | I sat at the kitchen table , staring at the blind white blankness in front of me , and slowly , like a clear spring welling up from the common earth , the poem rose and spread and filled me , unstoppable as flood water , technique unknotting even as it ran , like snags rolled away on the flood . |
| 24 | The rarity of artefacts found during excavations of such farms not only affects the archaeologist 's ability to date the buildings , but also makes it extremely difficult to understand the details of the activities carried out on the farm . |
| 25 | The aim is to elucidate some of the methods by which entrepreneurial decisions are reached and entrepreneurial activities carried out on a day to day basis . |
| 26 | Morphological measurements and enzyme activities carried out on intestinal mucosa are another good method of assessing dietary nitrogen quality . |
| 27 | At Equity & Law , marketing manager Taylor says that the references and character checks carried out on Stephen Wright gave no hint of what was to come . |
| 28 | High fences around Admiralty installations gave good views as the birds perched briefly on the wires , taking their bearings . |
| 29 | Paty 's current plasterer was Joseph Thomas whose own little house , No 5 Guinea Street , was an authentic riot , with ceilings of squirrels and birds perched precariously on plaster curlicues and ‘ C ’ scrolls . |
| 30 | But if researchers home in on the record as the first level of access , ignoring the surrounding administrative context and archival structure which forms part of its meaning , will understanding be fostered or impaired ? |