Example sentences of "[noun] [vb base] [prep] [noun] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | For example , while the present data show how soft constraints affect preference ( and thus the state of the comprehension system ) , they can not address the question of how the preferences develop over time on reading a stimulus sentence . |
| 2 | Satisfaction and horror jostle for position on his face . |
| 3 | The two parties remain at loggerheads on traditional issues of great principle . |
| 4 | Her next test will be in the UK championships in Sheffield on June 6 as she prepares for the defence of her English Schools title at Hull on July 10/11 . |
| 5 | Group winners meet in final on May 26 . |
| 6 | In the gents loo , an old guy sits doing the Daily Record crossword while the red-faced clubbers wearing a mixture of sportsgear , the odd Happy Mondays G-Mex sweatshirt , ponchos and flares set to work on their hair with free gel and mousse . |
| 7 | The principal objective has been to provide a data resource for research on a wide range of aspects of 19th century society . |
| 8 | Greaseproof squares curl in diamonds on a hook . |
| 9 | For Lukács , class subjects reflect through consciousness on the social . |
| 10 | Something had changed and we have tentatively come to the opinion that the problems at Brooks Brothers stem from misapprehensions on the part of its owner , a firm that ought to know better . |
| 11 | This is done in Appendix C , but to anticipate briefly , the reasons depend in essence on two facts : ( a ) Whenever a property is qualified it remains a property , so that e.g. ( P P ) P reduces to P P ; ( b ) The property of an adjective can not normally be applied to another property-word but only to an E. Thus while ( P E ) P reduces from a purely structural point of view to P P , it needs to be treated as a distinct pattern when the final P is an adjective , since , unless the E can be taken into account , the structure will be literally incoherent . |
| 12 | PARADISE LOST : Homes which were torn apart by 175mph winds look like driftwood on a beach on the luxury isle of Kauai |
| 13 | Deliveries arrive from Switzerland on Monday and Friday each week so any materials that may be required in bulk or larger than normal stock quantities will be delivered within 7–10 days . |
| 14 | ‘ I must admit , though , that I 've never had a lady go to sleep on me before . ’ |
| 15 | Screen switch FOOTBALL : BBC Scotland will screen the Scottish Cup quarter-final between Hearts and Dundee or Falkirk live from Tynecastle on Sunday , March 8 . |
| 16 | He is the cleverist speaker in the House , one whose phrases stick like burrs on rough tweed . |
| 17 | JOHN Major today battled against a double dose of post-holiday blues over the threat of a tax hike and a grassroots revolt against VAT on domestic fuel . |
| 18 | Cremonese , who Tranmere meet at Prenton on November 24 , are the current league leaders . |
| 19 | The burst took ten seconds because a dying star 's core is so dense that even neutrinos bang into things on their way out . |
| 20 | Only the bands sit like kings on the available sofas , confident that they are the main reason for the party . |
| 21 | A FULL house is expected at Thornley WMC when the Ever Ready Brass Band appear in concert on Tuesday March 24 . |
| 22 | THE Princess Royal is to officially open the new Richard Donald stand at Pittodrie on Wednesday , 18 August . |
| 23 | Real demanded £200,000 to participate in a pre-season match to mark the opening of the new Richard Donald stand at Pittodrie on 10 August . |
| 24 | Vortigern consulted magicians who told him he should build a stronghold in Wales but as his workers set to work on a hill in Snowdonia their building materials sank into the earth . |
| 25 | Yes ; it 's Sesame Street come to life on stage . |
| 26 | A meeting has been arranged for two representatives from each institute owning their own halls at the W I centre in Chelmsford on Monday the twenty first October from ten until twelve noon noon . |
| 27 | Males display in groups on the forest floor , clearing small areas — their ‘ courts ’ — of all leaves and twigs . |
| 28 | The BCU have confirmed that the International Canoe Exhibition will be at Ponds Forge in Sheffield on 20th–21st Feb next year , much more central for the whole country . |
| 29 | First , Rudolf Schaffer ( 2.1 ) surveys research in psychology on the importance and character of early experiences . |
| 30 | Dried leaves of the stuff lie in heaps on the floor of the open-air market , waiting to be bundled up in burlap sacks . |