Example sentences of "[verb] [noun sg] [vb base] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The detail needed will depend on the specific requirements of the banks , but they will wish to be satisfied that all risks attached to the project have been identified |
| 2 | 1 Where do we first learn about Auntie 's excellent eye-sight ? 2 Where do we first learn that Auntie can see into the future ? 3 How do we know that Auntie did not see the fire at the office block where she used to work ? 4 What exactly did Auntie foresee on the last afternoon of her life ? 5 Why did Auntie save Billy 's life , even though she knew that she herself would die ? |
| 3 | the hypothesis may seem to give a palatable explanation of the emergence of life on Earth , but it merely pushes the problem one stage back : how did life originate on the planet of these putative alien space travellers ? |
| 4 | An unsolved problem in this area which has important implications for government policy is precisely what costs does inflation impose on the economy ? |
| 5 | The newly crowned Queen and the newly knighted jockey meet on the way to the parade ring . |