Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I , I doubt whether she 's been properly taught on the subject quite frankly . |
| 2 | Another mechanical argument against Copernicus concerns loose objects such as stones , philosophers , etc. resting on the surface of the earth . |
| 3 | Finally , a screw-in side handle is fixed on to the alloy gear cover , offset either to the left or right depending on the user . |
| 4 | He was obviously moving left or right depending on the fall of the coin . |
| 5 | The defendants argued that deformity would have occurred as a result of the injury , whether or not it had been properly diagnosed on the first trip to hospital . |
| 6 | It is almost impossible to get brilliant and dark grains properly exposed on the same frame . |
| 7 | THE Government 's efforts to ensure that all 10 water authorities are successfully floated on the Stock Exchange in December are becoming more than a little disingenuous . |
| 8 | Copernicus had shown that the apparent movements of the planets as observed from the earth can not be satisfactorily or coherently explained on the assumption that the earth itself lies immobile at the centre of the universe . |
| 9 | These effects may express themselves differentially locally depending on the size of the city , but they are essentially national in character and reduce the influence attributable to local factors ( Newton 1976a:17 ) . |
| 10 | Christmas dinner rather depended on the weather . |
| 11 | Neither of these two men can control with any certainty , however , the factor that will perhaps exert the most influence on the SPD 's election chances . |
| 12 | It 's the one right bang on the main road ? |
| 13 | Standing anywhere on the ridge one could catch sight of the sun delicately resting on the top of the distant hills which marked the far end of the grazing plains . |
| 14 | It was far safer politically and economically to sit on the scientific fence . |
| 15 | And Murphy 's Law invariably applies : if you do n't want anybody to knock on your door — because you 're putting the kids to bed/washing your hair/making love/cooking something impossible like a souffl é/late; for just about anything/working to a deadline/just secretly reclining on the sofa with a packet of your favourite chocolate biscuits , watching Coronation Street — somebody always will . |
| 16 | In practice the tenant has little influence on the choice of insurer . |
| 17 | This again differs widely depending on the degree of the handicap , and autistics may be found at the farthest extremes of social and academic capability . |
| 18 | Even the pay of domestic servants varied widely depending on the status of the employer and the sex and duties of the employee . |
| 19 | The significant measure , of course , is the ratio of runoff to rainfall and this seems to vary widely depending on the amount of the rainfall and the nature of the surface on to which it falls . |
| 20 | The rents charged in privately-rented furnished flats vary widely depending on the size , furnishings and locality . |
| 21 | The rents charged in privately-rented furnished flats vary widely depending on the size , furnishings and locality . |
| 22 | Critics have since commented on the paradox offered by a Secretary of State sharply defining two categories of higher education — the one more theoretical and academic than the other — in the same year as he was energetically destroying similar categories in secondary education . |
| 23 | Appraisal drilling was successfully undertaken on the MacCulloch field and three wells in operated block 16/12a progressed the appraisal of the South Birch and Pine fields . |
| 24 | Forrester eventually got on the pitch with about 5 minutes left , and indeed Fowler was attempting to put him through when the ball richoched back to him , hit him in the stomach and sat up in a ‘ kick me please ’ type fashion , which he did , and scored . |
| 25 | As it is only about two or three feet wide , this is a little demanding on the imagination . |
| 26 | It is not disputed by the Legal Aid Board , and indeed it is obvious , that the existing practice is highly convenient and may avoid unnecessary costs being incurred which would eventually fall on the legal aid fund if it were necessary in every case to set in motion a procedure for filing of evidence . |
| 27 | And er we , we did n't do an awful lot on commercial later on , we gave up that er thing we , we mostly concentrated on the private cars . |
| 28 | The public were advised that the ward would be ready to receive on Saturday August 13th , and that ‘ medical gentlemen would be ready to give their advice to all such out-patients as shall come properly recommended on the same day ’ . |
| 29 | Er right walking on the beach and he a genie came out when he rubbed it and he goes oh no way man . |
| 30 | The incidents at Coed Glas have been widely blamed on the lack of secure accommodation in Wales . |