Example sentences of "[noun] on which [verb] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was indeed precisely the combination of as much ‘ national ’ pride as was to be found among the greater kingdoms of Europe , with far less material resources on which to base it , which made Scotland so unusual . |
| 2 | He was faced with two conflicting decisions : one ( the Manchester Corporation case [ 1891 ] 1 Q.B. 94 ) of a Divisional Court which was prima facie binding upon him unless he could find a valid ground on which to distinguish it and one ( the Bognor Regis case [ 1972 ] 2 Q.B. 169 ) by a judge of co-ordinate jurisdiction . |
| 3 | If the phobic now has an explanation for his or her terror and an actual experience on which to base it , the feelings of stupidity disappear . |
| 4 | The marketing team goes out and finds 20 odd systems on which to sell it . |
| 5 | But for the moment , alas , there was only a ropy old futon on which to do it four times a night and the prospect of another day filled with sweet governmental messages of the ‘ I want to lick you all over ’ variety . |