Example sentences of "[pron] [noun sg] on [art] streets " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Colombo policemen often took advantage of municipal health , safety and traffic regulations in order to ‘ tax ’ carters , rickshaw drivers and others who made their living on the streets of the capital , and in the twentieth century bus drivers regularly bribed the police . |
| 2 | Perhaps they did not have to ply their trade on the streets . |
| 3 | Elaine , a 16-year-old girl who has spent most of her life on the streets of Rio de Janeiro , in Brazil , puts it better : ‘ I dream of a better world , a world where children and adults are no longer abandoned , tortured and murdered because of who we are or what we do … |
| 4 | There was high unemployment , poor housing , a combination of ethnic groups and often poor relations with the police as groups of young black youths spent their time on the streets where they were subject to frequent questioning and harassment by the police . |
| 5 | THE season is coming up , unfortunately , when one of the worst forms of pollution is about to make its reappearance on the streets . |
| 6 | He had put his wife on the streets , then divorced her . |
| 7 | ‘ I know what violence on the streets is all about , ’ he said . |