Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] [vb base] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | At present the science curriculum is structured around physical science interests , on which boys are keener ( how motor cars work , atoms and molecules ) ; we were able to recommend that teaching build on the overlapping interests of the two sexes , because girls as well as boys want to know more about human biology and spectacular features of the environment ( animals in the jungle , volcanoes and earthquakes , acids and chemicals ) . |
| 2 | Further away from the source still , the lava flows even slower , and the yellow glow gives way to a bright cherry red , and black streaks and blobs of chilled solid lava appear on the surface . |
| 3 | Referring to Figure 10.3(b) , the opposing waves in this case collide on the hypersurface . |
| 4 | Bars 1–2 of this part rely on the intervals of thirds , sixths and flat fifths — or in other words the interval structure of the B7 and Bb7 dominant chord structures that are used . |
| 5 | Most species of marine organism live on the continental shelf . |
| 6 | Significant amounts of this pesticide remain on the potatoes we eat . |
| 7 | Will my right hon. Friend reflect on the fact that when he attends those international meetings and many others in the EC he will discover that Britain 's standing , authority and reputation are vastly higher than they were a few years ago ? |
| 8 | Will my hon. Friend reflect on the mirror image of those charges , when one looks at the Liberal Democrat and Labour party Front-Bench spokesmen to see how many come from Scottish constituencies and frequently and regularly speak on purely English matters ? |
| 9 | Will my hon. Friend speculate on the effect on jobs in the electronics industry in my constituency and elsewhere of a Labour party proposal to increase value added tax on luxury items to 25 per cent ? |
| 10 | Another rabbit look on the telly ! |
| 11 | I welcome the Foreign Secretary 's visit to India , but will the right hon. Gentleman reflect on the speech that he made in Luton at the end of last year ? |
| 12 | Erm , the arrangement erm I think for this concert arise on the er er sheet which we distributed last week and the week before , er |
| 13 | There will be a free prize draw on the day with the chance to win a TSB sports bag and other goodies . |
| 14 | The Ingards of this world live on the savings of elderly clerks and retired schoolmasters — and then get helped out by respectable banks because of the suffering they cause when they crash . |
| 15 | The other one was that they would be th the direct debit re-present on the first of April would be running one day late erm which , as a consequence , means that the recall re-presents would come back one day late . |
| 16 | Finally , we take it that effects depend on the causal items , and that the latter do not in this way depend on the former . |
| 17 | Most visitors to this region concentrate on the coast but it is worthwhile heading inland where a large network of lanes provides some quiet cycling . |
| 18 | 2.5.2 within [ 5 ] working days after any such entry serve on the Architect notice ( " Defects Notice " ) specifying any respects in which they consider that the Works are not being or have not been carried out in accordance with this clause |
| 19 | Composing himself , Sir Michael pressed on : ‘ Would my Right Honourable Friend reflect on the great progress that has been made during the last 10 years in the well-being of our country and the competitiveness of our industries and … |
| 20 | Most of the discussions about the relationships between class , state , economy and civil society proceed on the basis of a ‘ unitary conception ’ of the working class . |
| 21 | She wiped herself , tossed the paper into the pan , lifted the little button-shaped plunger on the top of the tank . |
| 22 | And what effect would cutting down all these tree have on the environment ? |
| 23 | The number , size , and fine structure depend on the temperature of crystallization , which determines the critical size of the nucleating centre . |
| 24 | It 's not only in the dialogue that Harper Lee expresses the tension between the blacks and whites , but all through the book in her description of where people live , where they work , the churches they go to and her detailed description of the court room and how the black community sit on the balcony above , away from the whites , she gives us a vivid idea of the way life was in the 1930 's and sets the scene well . |
| 25 | She poured herself a drink and stood by the door watching the innocent evening settle on the graveyard . |
| 26 | Though 1987 saw a major policy shift on the latter ( which is discussed below ) , green belts have , for a variety of reasons , remained a strong policy for both central and local government , as well , of course , for the environmental lobby . |
| 27 | The question whether a man who considers himself wronged has a claim which he can make good will depend on the answer to the question : Is there a writ to meet his case or , if there is not one , can one be framed which the King 's Courts will hold good ? |
| 28 | Ahead the lights of a great city appear on the horizon . |
| 29 | Will the Prime Minister reflect on the continued hardship and anxiety facing depositors , creditors and former members of staff of the Bank of Credit and Commerce International ? |
| 30 | Now that we know what it means , will the Prime Minister reflect on the ’ double whammy ’ that he received from the other place on the Education ( Schools ) Bill last night ? |