Example sentences of "[noun] on [art] [noun sg] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 If this behaviour represents a national trend then the influence of these guidelines on the sample doctors ' behaviour may not have been as pronounced as the study suggests .
2 Turn a single 4cm ( 1 ½in ) turning to the wrong side on the valance sides and hem , mitring the comers ( page 38 ) .
3 Open-boat cars 606 and 602 side by side on the twin loops , while the crews enjoy their rest break in the sunshine .
4 The proctologist stretched his sunburned legs on the cockpit cushions and rested his head so he could stare past the bimini cover at the stars .
5 Patrons not wishing to burn their legs on the metal benches watch from an air-conditioned tier heavy with the reek of cigarettes and beer .
6 Long Latin words are full of syllables which resemble ‘ bum ’ and ‘ tit ’ and ‘ poo ’ much more , and an idly dreaming miniaturist may have had a thought process set off by half-reading the Latin : if in lege domini ( Psalm 1:2 ) really suggested the funny men made of legs on the opening pages of the Bardolf-Vaux and Ormesby Psalters , then this tells us that the artists , like Professor Camille , spoke English .
7 ( The Post Office sometimes put corks on the telegraph wires for the same reason . )
8 Against a background of uncertainty on European currency markets and continuing pressure on the French franc following the November realignment of the exchange rate mechanism ( ERM ) , the Norwegian central bank floated the krone on the exchange markets on Dec. 10 .
9 Use of pesticides on the cotton crops of the former Soviet republic of Uzbekistan has been reduced sharply since the mid-1970s , as evidence of disastrous environmental damage has mounted .
10 Going down the hill , I heard furtive steps on the stone stairs behind .
11 But while the audience can relax in relative comfort in the mini auditorium which seats 200 , staff and performers have always had to work in rather cramped conditions in tiny dressing-rooms and offices that still have the old wall-paper on the bedroom walls .
12 One man 's father told coastguards that normally the group only travelled a few miles along the coast on the speedboat trips .
13 The reconnaissance parties divided up their gear , to share out the better UK equipment , before COPP 3 sailed in HMS Unbending for a reconnaissance of the beaches between Sciaco and the river Belice , some 15 miles ( 24km ) of coast on the south-west shores of Sicily .
14 As in the degenerate Ferrari-Ibañez solution , the singularity structure is thus complicated by the fact that the solution contains impulsive waves on the wave fronts and which form the boundaries of the interaction region .
15 Cost-cutters who wo n't pay out the extra for ‘ traditional ’ , ‘ free-range ’ , ‘ conservation grade ’ or ‘ organic ’ can no longer put the blame for cruelty to animals on the factory farmers .
16 The verderers appoint three agisters whose duty it is to supervise the animals on the forest commons , brand and mark them , collect the grazing fees for the verderers , and attend the Verderers ' Court .
17 Alexandra , her eyes on the stock prices of the farming page in the local paper said , ‘ I suppose you have read it ? ’
18 The ex-communist ruling Mongolian People 's Revolutionary Party ( MPRP ) inflicted a humiliating defeat on the opposition parties in a general election held on June 28 .
19 As governor of the Bank in August 1914 , he took two bold and effective decisions : to place guards on the enemy banks , which prevented the removal of foreign securities , and to meet all outstanding bills of exchange , which calmed the money markets .
20 A knife was produced and Mr Barnes was stabbed in the neck on the office steps , in full view of the office staff and a relative .
21 The planting consists of pairs of Ficus benjamina ( one 6m and the other 7.5m ) in each in situ planter feature in each wing of the atrium , a reception backdrop of ballheaded Ficus nitida ; and repeated ballheaded Ficus on the office walkways on every level .
22 I was able to study only a few of these birds but Brosset 's ( 1978 ) research on the Malimbus weavers of the Gabon forests has usefully extended the story .
23 The biggest daily peak comes around 5.00 pm , as homes switch on before industry switches off : There has been little research on the way consumers would respond to the various kinds of incentive that could be built into the electricity price structure .
24 That there should be more research on the language needs of employment and that the relationship between such needs and the teaching of English , community and foreign language should be explored in teacher education .
25 That there should be more research on the language needs of employment and that the relationship between such needs and the teaching of English , community and foreign languages should be explored in teacher education .
26 And , as Popper reminds us , this is so in a literal sense : we can find the outcomes of research on the library shelves , or on the computer disc .
27 Three recent significant changes have created a great opportunity to focus research on the health needs of the population .
28 The creation of the purchaser and provider split , the introduction of medical audit , and the new research and development strategy for the NHS provide an opportunity to focus research on the health needs of the population
29 Research projects are concerned with housing for the elderly , the mentally handicapped and mentally ill and it is hoped to carry out research on the housing circumstances of single women , ethnic minority groups and the physically disabled .
30 Most of today 's great tournament fighters on the world circuits limit themselves to a few techniques that work best for them .
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