Example sentences of "[adv] on [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ A lover of nature , he was no lover of solitude , and like many whose occupations condemn them to long silences he seized eagerly on all opportunities of conversation . ’ |
| 2 | He kissed her warmly on both cheeks and caught again that elusive scent that was special to her . |
| 3 | If a mutant batch of tadpoles with cannibalistic tendencies suddenly arose in a spadefoot population , they would tend to survive much better on those occasions when the pond was quickly drying out . |
| 4 | Whether it is larger or smaller will depend entirely on such factors as the relative size of the objects , their distance from the point , magnifying effects of the media , and soon . |
| 5 | of income in the north of Ireland — and that the hill livestock farmer depends very much on such payments at this time of year , will he ensure that these payments and other headage payments are made in accordance with the rules and regulations and thus assist the distraught financial circumstances especially of the small farmer who has been paid scant regard in the House this afternoon ? |
| 6 | Wordsworth did not comment much on these matters in the first edition of his Guide but they are clearly set out in the second edition ( 1820 ) . |
| 7 | We need not here dwell long on these matters . |
| 8 | Since this book first came out the use of mechanically-tuned drums , or pedal timpani , has pretty well become standard practice and as the notes can be changed instantaneously on these drums composers are able to write any note they like without having to allow time for retuning . |
| 9 | Write legibly on both sides of the paper . |
| 10 | So they 'd say erm write down the I mean if you 're lucky they 'll give perh perhaps on some questions they 'll give it to you and on others they 'll say write it down . |
| 11 | There is also value in having it sung or played in advance , perhaps on several occasions , by the choir , music group or organist . |
| 12 | Although Jonadab Oaks had never encouraged his girls to ride , as he did his sons , they had all on several occasions had a go at riding the horses owned by their father . |
| 13 | The process was marked by negotiation and bargaining and in these circumstances the hierarchical central-local relationship broke down and constraints were imposed mutually on all sides ’ . |
| 14 | Given that two of the major components in the motor of the present technological progress are profit maximisation and the consolidation of power ( based on the notion of an ever-increasing rate of production and consumption ) it is not surprising that the contradictions manifest themselves so obviously on all sides . |
| 15 | But obviously on those parameters you ca n't have hard and fast rules for each vehicle . |
| 16 | Copies must be served personally on all parties to the proceedings . |
| 17 | All right , O.K. , he had been going on long enough on these lines . |
| 18 | Importantly , when the landmarks were moved between locations , the feeders were also moved such that the spatial relationship between L+ and F+ , and between L- and F- , was always maintained ; that is , if F+ was 40cm to the ‘ south ’ of L+ for a given rat , it remained so on all trials . |
| 19 | This is not to be viewed as condescending : Roderick regarded himself as a student of the subject and said so on many occasions during the writing of the new book . |
| 20 | It 's not always easy to find a compatible crew , so on some dates couples or singles ( not threes , it 's unfair on the odd one out ) may book ‘ Share-a-Yacht ’ . |
| 21 | To avoid the prospect of local authorities , whose rate fund becomes overdrawn within a year , from ‘ going bankrupt ’ , the Act provides that authorities concerned may be given permission to borrow temporarily on revenue account , but only on such terms as the Secretary of State may impose . |
| 22 | one of these is that when the two parties separate , the manager continues to take commission for a number of years , but only on those records issued or those songs written during his or her term of office . |
| 23 | Focus only on those things you fancy trying , at least at first . |
| 24 | So far , infrared studies at observatories such as the UK 's Infrared Telescope ( UWIRT ) on Hawaii have centred only on those objects astronomers already know about from information at optical and radio wavelengths . |
| 25 | In order to be sure that our data would be as reliable as possible a decision was made to report only on those countries from which we had received at least three questionnaires among which there was a high level of agreement . |
| 26 | Second , whereas the government 's social policy extols the virtues of targeting benefits and subsidies to where they will do most good , there is no parallel targeting to ensure that interest rate policy will bear only on those aspects of the economy which increase inflationary pressure . |
| 27 | Districts rely not only on these plans but also on a range of nonstatutory documents , including development control policy notes , design guides , development briefs , informal local plans and ‘ policy frameworks . ’ |
| 28 | Such considerations , sometimes working together , may debar many adjectives from ever appearing postnominally ; in other instances , acceptability may be marginal enough to depend not only on these factors , but also on the particular circumstances . |
| 29 | On average the subjects scored highly on these scales , including that labelled ‘ schizophrenia ’ . |
| 30 | If you and your children have always talked together on all kinds of subjects , you may find it easier to sit down and talk reasonably and quietly about some of the hard decisions that have to be made . |