Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] that on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | As the investigation progressed , the researchers found that on the two-toed species males outnumbered females 3.1 , and on the more common three-toed sloth it was 7:1 . |
| 2 | Candidates say that on the doorstep , education questions concern mainly national policies . |
| 3 | In summary , his research showed that on the whole , supervisors with the best performance were those who concentrated their main efforts on the human aspects of their staff 's problems and attempted to build work groups with high performance standards . |
| 4 | The study shows that on the North Atlantic air route , the world 's busiest , 70-80 per cent of aviation fuel , a much higher proportion than previously thought , is burnt in the lower stratosphere , where pollution is known to affect the ozone layer . |
| 5 | The subsection provided that on the coming to an end of an interest in possession in settled property , there was a chargeable transfer of value equal to the value of the property in which the interest subsisted . |
| 6 | And there we were thinking that it passed the 2m mark at the end of last year : IMB Corp says that on the first anniversary of the launch of OS/2 2.0 , it has shipped more than 2m copies , has more than 80 agreements with hardware vendors to package OS/2 on their systems , and that there are now 1,200 applications specifically written for it . |
| 7 | Cantril argued that on the whole , the less educated were the most gullible . |
| 8 | As a subsidiary argument , counsel for the defendants submits that on the facts of the present case the consideration , even if otherwise good , did not ‘ move from the promisee . ’ |
| 9 | The huge interest generated in the share issue meant that on the first day of trading , the partially paid price of 50p immediately increased to 93p , which emphasised the extent of the undervaluation of the company ; the share price subsequently increased by even more . |
| 10 | A cold meal was hastily served , a few words exchanged , and everyone speedily retired as Catesby insisted that on the morrow we would rise early as there was a great deal of business to be done . |
| 11 | But yesterday a friend who had been telephoning around Tories who are fighting marginal seats reported that on the doorsteps more voters were saying that , although they did not like the Tories , they liked Mr Kinnock even less . |
| 12 | McMahon and Greene found that on the pole-vaulter 's pillows , the runner was in contact with the surface far longer than on concrete , and that he deflected the pillows noticeably . |
| 13 | McCreery knew that on the following day his HQ would have difficult talks with AFHQ representatives , who would arrive with a brief which , for operational reasons , would present 5 Corps with great difficulties . |
| 14 | When he stood Godfather in Fowey , custom demanded that on the way to the christening he should carry the traditional cake and offer it to the first person he saw . |
| 15 | When we talk about how camp they are now — Fred considers that on the official pop campness scale ‘ out of ten we 're about eight : Erasure are ten ’ — the non-singing brother also explains that there was no other way . |
| 16 | For this reason , the FRED proposes that on the expiry of a warrant the amount previously recognised in shareholders ' funds be recognised in the statement of total recognised gains and losses . |
| 17 | A figure carrying a hooded lantern moved among the barrels , laying the powder train that on the morrow , once it was fired , would send king , princes , bishops , judges , lords and commons to their reckoning in one gigantic blast intended to ‘ have ruined the whole estate and kingdom of England . |
| 18 | The Phantom notices that on the CD version of ‘ The Christy Moore Collection ’ on East-West records , ‘ Ride On ’ is listed as ‘ Ride One ’ … |
| 19 | Mr. Karsten submits that on the face of it that passage in the judgment of Lord Donaldson M.R. should be considered as obiter , but in any event he submits that it does not bear the meaning contended for by Mr. Wall . |
| 20 | The court held that on the authorities it was bound to quash the sentence of three months ' imprisonment , Scott L.J . |
| 21 | Gibbon records that on the day of the decisive battle a ‘ violent tempest ’ blowing in the faces of the defending Romans ‘ disordered their ranks , wrested their weapons from their hands , and diverted or repelled their ineffectual javelins ’ . |
| 22 | The writ alleges that on the night of 26/7 February 1987 Sean Harris , a night security guard employed by Reliance , set fire to the company 's premises at the Manor Royal Industrial Estate , Croydon , causing damage estimated at £460,000 . |
| 23 | The prosecution alleged that on the day of the murder in September 1991 Bartman had been in a bad mood . |
| 24 | Some astronomers think that on the comets next visit in 135 years , it will approach the earth so close , it may even collide , wiping out most life forms . |
| 25 | ‘ It is simply wrong for the Government to suggest that on the basis of these raw figures it 's possible to make valid comparisons . ’ |
| 26 | Senior police-officers appeared to play these incidents down , but black youths complained that on the estate they were increasingly harassed by the police . |
| 27 | Susan Montgomery , a food service assistant at the hospital said that on the day Mrs Gilfoyle , 33 , was found , Gilfoyle was unusually reticent . |
| 28 | Political activity mirrors that on the US mainland , and is therefore dominated by the Democratic Party and the Republican Party . |
| 29 | Political activity mirrors that on the US mainland , and is therefore dominated by the Democratic Party and the Republican Party . |
| 30 | In 1930 the British Legion stated that on the annual poppy day collection depended their ability to assist all ex-servicemen . |