Example sentences of "[noun pl] [conj] [vb base] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | We still work in the same building , so we 'll often pop into each other 's offices or talk on the phone , although Peter often blips me on my computer . |
| 2 | They participate in large numbers in the political arena — they always have — but they do not define their own demands or decide on the direction of movement . |
| 3 | The ancestors of practically all the animals that live on the vast plains of western India originally came from the deserts of North Africa and the Middle East . |
| 4 | The friends laughed and squealed with delight as they took a short boat trip to see the crocodiles and hippos that live on the lake . |
| 5 | I thank your ladyship for the information concerning the Methodist preaching ; their doctrines are most repulsive , and strongly tinctured with impertinence and disrespect towards their superiors , in perpetually endeavouring to level all ranks and to do away with all distinctions , as it is monstrous to be told that you have a heart as sinful as the common wretches that crawl on the earth . |
| 6 | My first page of writing was about Bluebell Railway where we used to go with my brothers and ride on the sea bed have you seen this Kevin ? |
| 7 | Close your eyes and focus on the word ‘ calm ’ in your mind . |
| 8 | Forget about all your worries and concentrate on the bright and dazzling prospects that lie ahead for someone as ingenious , industrious and invitingly delicious as you ! |
| 9 | Different ruses were used to encourage Africans to leave their homes and work on the new colonial projects . |
| 10 | Some of these are specifically for project schools and focus on the variety of learning materials available in particular curriculum areas as recommended by county advisers . |
| 11 | The child who has been moving boats and other objects that float on the surface of the water , suddenly discovers that he can make them sink by holding them down or pouring water on top of them . |
| 12 | It is in yachtsmen 's best interests that some flexibility is permitted now , otherwise all the wide and diverse skills that prevail on the Hamble at the present time will gradually disappear . |
| 13 | The , the back of the calendar card , the notes that make on the back of the calendar card , will be in sequential order , presumably . |
| 14 | Cases that depend on the result of this one will be left open , and methods of valuing benefits previously agreed or accepted in practice will not be disturbed for 1991/92 or earlier years ( p 103 ) . |
| 15 | Limiting oneself to just the products that run on the standard graphics card , be it colour or monochrome , reduces the options to a mere handful . |
| 16 | They come out to feed on the insects and other invertebrates that swarm on the soft oozy surface of the mud . |
| 17 | Conflict is thus blamed on bad management , lack of leadership , poor communication , or ‘ bloody-mindedness ’ on the part of individuals or interest groups that impinge on the organisation . |
| 18 | On Clifton Hill 's dining room ceiling , presently the student ‘ drawing room ’ , Ware has managed to keep Joseph Thomas confined to solid geometrical compartments but within these Thomas has set a stiff breeze blowing to animate the acanthus leaves and there is a saucy tilt to the fruit baskets that perch on the heads of his goddesses . |
| 19 | — effects that depend on the arrival time of words can be modelled , allowing ’ snapshots ’ to be taken during the processing of a sentence that induces a ’ cognitive double-take ’ ; |
| 20 | Then John Collins replaced Sir Bob Reid as chairman of Shell , with a mission to sell the piffling subsidiaries and concentrate on the core business of oil refining ( of which wax is a by-product ) . |
| 21 | Mrs Wood knows that he will wake up about 7am and then get up and go downstairs where he will pull out drawers , knock over ornaments , scatter the contents of her food cupboards and climb on the table . |
| 22 | At the time I wondered how any improvements could be visual , when I learnt that players could ignore March winds and appear on the 1st tee in shirt and slacks . |
| 23 | Newco may decide : ( a ) to instruct its own solicitors to undertake a full investigation of title ; ( b ) to seek a certificate of title from the vendor 's solicitors ; or ( c ) if the properties are not important to the business , to carry out no investigations and rely on the property warranties for protection . |
| 24 | ‘ You can go to distant planets and sit on the rings of Saturn , ’ says Lanier . |
| 25 | This means they just sent it off , hoping it would pass all the checks and get on the right flight . |
| 26 | The journalists gathered in knots to compare notes and decide on the best angle on the story . |
| 27 | These can in turn be described in detail by the zonal space and excursion relationships as follows ( see Figure 2.19 ) : A loose pin in a hole may rest on the adjoining surfaces and stand on the bottom of the hole . |
| 28 | College staff often contribute to the management of local enterprise agencies , to small business clubs and sit on the committees of Chambers of Commerce . |
| 29 | The migrations of lemmings are stimulated by overcrowding ; so too are the movements of aphids ( insects that live on the sap of plants including greenfly ) . |
| 30 | The rare gases take very little part in life 's processes ; and we need not discuss water vapour at too great length , even though many desert animals and plants , and some epiphytes ( plants that grow on the surface of other plants ) derive much or most of their water from water that floats to them on the air . |