Example sentences of "[prep] [det] [noun pl] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | As I started to make my way up through some bushes on the left of the kirk , something caught my eye and I stopped . |
| 2 | For some commentators on the political right such as Marsland ( 1986 , p. 87 ) , the apparent weakening of family responsibility has been encouraged by the growth of state services which provide alternative sources of support . |
| 3 | A lot of ‘ behind the scenes ’ work has meant there has been little news to report for some months on the A1 Locomotive Trust 's plans to build Peppercorn Pacific No 60163 . |
| 4 | After screening for some months on the surface of the mine , a boy would then link up with a collier who would take him as help-mate or butty in his stall . |
| 5 | However , some in the Treasury are understood to have been recommending a base rate increase for some weeks on the grounds that there was insufficient evidence that the economy had cooled . |
| 6 | Like the question of quality raised by Charlotte Brunsdon in these pages last year ( ‘ Problems with quality ’ , Screen , vol. 31 , no. 1 , pp. 67–90 ) , the question of aesthetics has returned to media debates after some years on the margins . |
| 7 | His bronze sculptures have the appearance of objects retrieved after many centuries on the sea bed . |
| 8 | After several days on the intensive care unit , Guy , still unconscious , was transferred back to the original hospital closer to his home . |
| 9 | After several months on the island , I asked if I could visit the country underneath us . |
| 10 | New land-working agreements frequently had to be negotiated , and enclosure into small fields for peasant cultivation may have replaced open land and the strip system of some villages on the coastal plain . |
| 11 | Feeling himself very much at a crossroads , he delivered himself of some reflections on the modern times they were living through . |
| 12 | While the general behaviour of some dogs on the beach can be a cause for concern , the main reason why they are banned from some beaches and other public places is because of the danger of contamination by their excrement . |
| 13 | It was resolved that ‘ the immediate objects of the Society are to establish a Fund by subscription , for collecting by premiums [ prizes ] well-authenticated facts relating to the diseases in horses , cows and sheep , their treatment and cure : — for establishing an extensive communication with foreign veterinary societies : — for the speedy and general circulation of such memoirs on the diseases of horses , cows and sheep as may be communicated to the Society ; — for providing an hospital for diseases in horses , cows and sheep : — and for promoting the science of Farriery by the regular education in it , on medical and anatomical principles ’ . |
| 14 | This project will provide an up-to-date study of the impact of such factors on the size and composition of the population of children in care and on the likelihood of children coming into care . |
| 15 | The study examines a number of separate but interconnected issues : — the extent to which sheltered units for sale ( both private developer and housing association LSE schemes ) complement or extend established provision of specialised housing for the elderly , and the consequences of such developments on the operation of local housing markets ; |
| 16 | — the impact of such developments on the internal organisational arrangements and strategies of local authorities and housing associations , and on the scope for public/private interaction ; |
| 17 | In view of the widespread evidence that corporate strategies to restore profitability since the onset of the recession have emphasised the control of labour costs and increased productivity , the researchers will examine the impact of such strategies on the range and quality of employment opportunities available in the Southampton area . |
| 18 | Whereas reports of point mutations that reduce or abolish DNA binding can be attributed to DNA sequence-specificity ( 37 , 38 ) , the effect of such mutations on the structure of the binding region can not be easily measured . |
| 19 | This study seeks to assess the role and impact of such interventions on the competitive orientation of firms within one local particular economy . |
| 20 | validation of the inputs to the model in order to assess the effects of such changes on the behaviour of the model . |
| 21 | The usual form of such banks on the north Norfolk coast is crescentic , an excellent example being provided by Thornham Western Island ( Fig. 8.20 ) . |
| 22 | On the day ( 19 September 1986 ) that Hanson sold Courage to Elders , the Financial Times leader ‘ Reshuffling of Assets ’ ( part of which is reproduced below ) provided an interesting view of the company , which helps one to consider the effect of such conglomerates on the economy as a whole . |
| 23 | In recognition of the general interest in avoiding the disruptive effect of such proceedings on the public administration no one could apply for judicial review unless they had successfully applied ex parte for leave . |
| 24 | But consider the effect of such conversations on the young man of the revolution , listening to his father chatting with their guests after a pleasant meal . |
| 25 | For example , increased responsibility for school finance results in the need for forecasts of future pupil numbers so that the effect of such numbers on the school 's income can be predicted . |
| 26 | Employees receive reimbursement of such costs on the production of full details and receipted bills . |
| 27 | To avoid considering these consequences on the grounds that they were not intended is not only to be blind to much human suffering , but also to accept the relative positions of intention compared with indifference on a common-sense hierarchy of immorality . |
| 28 | The sale of these lands on the open market did not solve the social aspects of the agrarian problem — particularly the chronic unemployment and grinding poverty afflicting the braceros . |
| 29 | Critics of these views on the other hand insist that the public interest is properly served only where companies pursue the traditional goal of profit maximisation . |
| 30 | The research analyses the development of political and legal views in the Soviet Union about the nature and functions of neutrality , neutralism and non-alignment , and assesses the impact of these views on the conduct of Soviet foreign policy . |