Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] on the [noun sg] " 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 | He was obviously moving left or right depending on the fall of the coin . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | I mean you mentioned the tennis club which was great , you know you went back there but you know that was a , a wee thing to pick on depending on the company |
| 6 | And he said no , buy a badge now with a dog 's head on depending on the breed of dog you 've got , and it says on it I live here . |
| 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 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | In practice the tenant has little influence on the choice of insurer . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | The rents charged in privately-rented furnished flats vary widely depending on the size , furnishings and locality . |
| 16 | The rents charged in privately-rented furnished flats vary widely depending on the size , furnishings and locality . |
| 17 | Even the pay of domestic servants varied widely depending on the status of the employer and the sex and duties of the employee . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | As it is only about two or three feet wide , this is a little demanding on the imagination . |
| 22 | Er right walking on the beach and he a genie came out when he rubbed it and he goes oh no way man . |
| 23 | The incidents at Coed Glas have been widely blamed on the lack of secure accommodation in Wales . |
| 24 | They ran through field after field , with the hounds all the time slowly gaining on the fox . |
| 25 | It 's pretty difficult to cross the road on account of all the traffic , so I just carry on walking on the pavement . |
| 26 | As club manager , however , he was widely travelled and widely respected on the Continent , spreading the name and prestige of Arsenal in his imperialist fashion . |
| 27 | The report went on to comment on the absence of objective criteria for setting health priorities and to emphasise the need for health service research to be multidisciplinary . |
| 28 | McIlvanney went on to work on the Scotsman as a news reporter and feature writer , though with his passion for football and boxing , the attraction towards sports was inevitable . |
| 29 | What if a rule change , such as the introduction of a new settlement date , is formally communicated to members , but the traders on the floor do not " register " that the change has taken place and carry on trading on the basis of the old date ? |
| 30 | Today , it is being slowly eroded on the south face by the sea . |