Example sentences of "[vb base] on [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Fade on two heads , shaking . |
| 32 | The berries grow on low vines in damp , marshy ground , but they also thrive in the sandy hills along the coastline of New England where they benefit from the salty spray of the sea . |
| 33 | The gold medal exhibit from the Society 's Lily Group offers a chance of seeing the fritillaries that grow on arid hillsides in Turkey , often of bizarre colouring . |
| 34 | If we allow for the expectations of individuals and the values ( valency ) they place on certain outcomes or rewards , then we can propose that the degree to which they will release energy in the pursuit of their goals is a function of their expectations about likely outcomes and the importance they place on those outcomes or rewards : |
| 35 | The decline in net worth underlines the burden government deficits place on future taxpayers . ’ |
| 36 | The motivation to perform is seen as a function of the beliefs that individuals have concerning future rewards multiplied by the value they place on those rewards . |
| 37 | If we allow for the expectations of individuals and the values ( valency ) they place on certain outcomes or rewards , then we can propose that the degree to which they will release energy in the pursuit of their goals is a function of their expectations about likely outcomes and the importance they place on those outcomes or rewards : |
| 38 | One source of hostility towards civilization , felt by probably everyone at some points in their lives , and by some most of the time , arises from the restrictions which moral codes place on sexual activities , confining it , in West European cultures , to heterosexual relations with one partner over the whole of a lifetime . |
| 39 | These conditions touch on many aspects of our national life : health threatened by overcrowded and insanitary homes ; education retarded when children have no room in which to do homework , or arrive tired at school after sleeping in a room with several others ; marriages broken up through the strain of sharing a home or making do in cramped and uncomfortable quarters ; Borstal institutions , remand homes and approved schools filled by the products of an unhappy home life . |
| 40 | Many breed on coastal cliffs , but small colonies are reported on isolated nunataks tens or even hundreds of kilometres from the sea . |
| 41 | Other economic transactors are now assumed to compare the declining yield on bills with the ( now relatively higher ) yield on close substitutes such as short-dated bonds . |
| 42 | Top stylist , Stephen Way , used the innovative Paul Mitchell Systems range on these styles |
| 43 | Indeed , some would go further and criticize the liberal variant of normativism on the ground that that doctrine is based on what might be called ‘ the Rationalist Fallacy ’ in political thinking ; that human beings act on rational motives . |
| 44 | Poetic speech does not differ from ordinary speech just because it may include constructions or vocabulary not found in everyday language ( the lo ! s thous and word-order inversions conventionally allowed in English poetry ) , but because its formal devices ( such as rhyme and rhythm ) act on ordinary words to renew our perception of them , and of their sound texture in particular . |
| 45 | I believe that these ( and not only these ) deeply-rooted social-dynamic forces act on other groups in society in such a way as to make it relatively more difficult for some groups than others to enter particular occupations . |
| 46 | R and L also commute on the cube because they act on different pieces , but F and R do not commute , so the commutator [ F , R ] creates a terrible mess ( Figure 8 ) . |
| 47 | Roxburgh explained : ‘ In a situation like this you act on three factors ; medical opinion , the player 's attitude and your own gut feelings . |
| 48 | Bacteria and fish enzymes act on natural chemicals in flesh |
| 49 | These are : I Research on Monetary relationships within Europe |
| 50 | Not surprisingly research on different places produced conflicting results . |
| 51 | Slippery seaweeds abound on most shores , and the choice of footwear is either gumboots , or plimsolls or a pair of old strong shoes . |
| 52 | defence insurers argued against the order 14 summons on two counts ; first the plaintiff could not obtain summary judgement because there were two defendants and one might escape liability ; secondly the first defendant sought leave to amend his defence to argue contributory negligence because the plaintiff had not worn a seat belt . |
| 53 | Heat the butter and oil in a pan , add the steak and fry on both sides for about 5 minutes until it is well browned . |
| 54 | Indeed , one of the first die links ever published drew attention to the surprising use of the same die on two coins which had been thought to be of different mints . |
| 55 | Macdonald suggests that foxes account for just one in every 15 or 20 lambs that die on Scottish hills . |
| 56 | I put on five pounds at Torremolinos one year and he went on and on about it . |
| 57 | By the way , to anybody that 's listening to this , I 'm not really huge but I put on five pounds since I stopped smoking . |
| 58 | Because on summer nights , we put on spectacular pageants at châteaux like Le Lude and le Puy du Fou . |
| 59 | They put on new acts if they are called direct and are sent a rough demo tape . |
| 60 | They put on separate roadshows as they appeared at the same event for the first time since Mr Major 's statement in the House of Commons . |