Example sentences of "[adv] on [art] [noun] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | The legislation embodies numerous illogicalities and anomalies , including the double capital tax charge on gifts made within seven years before death , the taxation of some settlements as if no interest in possession exist when , in fact , they do , and the effect of the ‘ pooling ’ rules for shares etc , which can result in a chargeable gain which greatly exceeds the actual gain on a disposal of a recently acquired holding , eg on a rights issue . |
2 | Probably the most historic and also the most photogenic is that of the counts of Kyburg , perched high above woodlands and looking down fiercely on the river Toss . |
3 | We were both professors at Imperial College in 1956–59 but the impression I got was of a professor somewhat on the Kissinger model — a status symbol for the college , but not an approachable colleague . |
4 | Once the correct setting is obtained , a file mark or paint slash on the control wheel , with a corresponding mark opposite on the saw frame , will permit a return to this setting quickly with a minimum of wasted time . |
5 | Ladies , two , with ample flesh flapping from the bones of their legs spread themselves thickly on the tube train seat and gather in their posh polythene well-advertised shopping receptacles like a doting mother with five children . |
6 | ‘ We should be campaigning all through the holidays after a hard session , ’ he commented gloomily on the October proposal . |
7 | The summer sun shone warmly on the Cadillac Eldorado . |
8 | Leaks from inside DEC say OpenVMS runs a lot better on the Alpha platforms than OSF/1 does . |
9 | Electron energy-loss spectroscopy places the electron beam of nanometer size entirely on the filling material . |
10 | But what really distorts the official statistics is that they are based almost entirely on the state economy . |
11 | The changes have been entirely on the asset side of the balance sheet . |
12 | It is best not to rely entirely on the paper copy since continual cross-referencing is tedious . |
13 | It is best not to rely entirely on the paper copy since continual cross-referencing is tedious . |
14 | Generally speaking , the amount of sleep lost is not made up for entirely on the recovery nights . |
15 | , stands mischievously on the terrace walk , which looks over Ickworth park . |
16 | I did two rabbit sculptures for an exhibition in Yorkshire made of cow much on a metal frame . |
17 | It appears that these penalties have been based very much on the default surcharge , but thankfully the level of penalty does appear to be significantly lower , though the period of penalty is much longer . |
18 | Going back to the source map , the level of detail and accuracy depends very much on the map scale . |
19 | SINCE THE Inspirals first wowed us with their heady mixture of growling pop , sensitive poetry and bad haircuts , much on the Planet Carpet has changed . |
20 | She turned slowly to look at him , as he deposited a bag of fragrant croissants and the Financial Times carelessly on the hall table and came to lean in the doorway of the guest room . |
21 | ‘ Fancy me working in a library again , ’ he said , one hand resting idly on a card index . |
22 | While most of the raftsmen and women were recounting tales of the battle against the elements , elesewhere on the River Wye quite another battle was still going on . |
23 | She was now about a hundred yards away from him , apparently on a collision course with an Irish wolfhound belonging to Jake , ’ The Man You Avoid on Dog Walks ' . |
24 | When he came back Breeze was sitting curled up by the fire in the quaint but attractive parlour , her eyes fixed thoughtfully on the dancing flames . |
25 | I was born in Hampstead at 10.00 pm. on a Tuesday night and my Mother was very glad to see me , because I was her first boy ; she had already produced two girls with the help of my Father and as the years rolled on she gave birth to another two boys . |
26 | you know , thrash all night long on a Saturday night you 're gon na have fifty , sixty people who think it 's wonderful but you 're never gon na get more than fifty , sixty people . |
27 | When you feel it is time to soothe away the ravages of sea bathing and a little too long on the sun bed , there is a hairdresser and a beauty salon . |
28 | Aristotle 's influence was enormous , and even the great English physician , William Harvey , who laboured so long on the chick embryo , could not shake it off . |
29 | Nevertheless his characters are heathens , strictly speaking , and Tolkien , having pondered for so long on the Beowulf -poet 's careful balances , was as aware of this fact as he was aware of the opposing images of open Christianity poised at many moments to take over his story . |
30 | Wednesday must have wished he had , the way Atkinson chested down and volleyed home a 20th-minute clearance , then spun brilliantly on a Neal Cox through ball to score a second after 67 . |