Example sentences of "[noun pl] [adv] [verb] on [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it is extraordinary how one of those pianos prominently placed on stage almost becomes part of the action . |
| 2 | But it is extraordinary how one of those pianos prominently placed on stage almost becomes part of the action . |
| 3 | Some British homes already rely on cable TV . |
| 4 | Jenny and Antony looked at each other , brown eyes unblinkingly fixed on blue , over the rims of their upraised pint pots . |
| 5 | Warning and danger signals often depend on hearing . |
| 6 | ‘ Human beings learn their behaviour and use their intelligence whereas animals simply act on instinct . ’ |
| 7 | To simplify local government in England , we will establish ‘ most purpose ’ authorities generally based on district councils . |
| 8 | We used to treat our coral cuts with iodine , unaware that the coral polyps which had entered the wounds normally thrived on iodine which they extracted from seawater — and were now extracting from our blood . |
| 9 | What is worrying is that these countries may serve as reservoirs of infection should any of the richer countries ever get on top of their own VD problem . |
| 10 | The decaying submarines , with their crews still living on board , are tied to buoys near the submarine bases at Murmansk and Vladivostok . |
| 11 | Later in the century political factions still depended on association with particular claimants to the throne . |
| 12 | JEFF KOONS 'S concept of art as a commodity is illustrated in his sculpture New Hoover Celebrity IV 1986 which features two vacuum cleaners seductively mounted on plexiglass and back-lit with fluorescent as if in a retail display . |
| 13 | Thomson , and other companies , delay naming accommodation until late bookers actually arrive on resort . |
| 14 | Plans to build a series of nuclear pressurised water reactors halted , although Sizewell B will still be completed ; funding on promoting energy efficiency has been halved ; insulation programmes cut by 60 per cent ; 100 times more spent on research into nuclear power than on renewable energy . |
| 15 | Are newsletters always printed on paper of a distinctive colour ? |
| 16 | On March 6 , 8,500 maintenance workers also went on strike , supported by the pilots . |
| 17 | Five of his associates also went on trial . |
| 18 | ‘ You know very well that farmers rarely pay on time . |
| 19 | Given that Singer and his supporters deliberately cast the manifesto for animal liberation in the image of these two charismatic originals , to benefit from their impetus , it is no surprise that complaints about second-class citizenry , or unequal rights justifiably voiced on behalf of blacks and women , surface in the other arena of cats , dogs , apes , and dolphins . |
| 20 | Nonetheless , the right of control conveyed to the consignee-bank in the ‘ no disp ’ clause ordinarily allowed the bank 's stoppage in transit , withdrawal of the goods at the departure pier , unloading of the goods already placed on board the vessel , warehousing or re-routing of these goods , including the right to deliver the goods to another consignee . |
| 21 | Enjoy again 14 of the best instrumental sounds ever put on disc ! |
| 22 | In the manyattas the moran were instructed in the nature of tribal institutions and in appropriate behaviour by their guardian elders , the Ol Piron , and learned the debating skills fundamental to the Masai system of politics ; they chose their leaders , or rather , leaders emerged in the democratic fellowship of manyatta life ; and they learned personal discipline in observance of the prohibitions traditionally placed on moran . |
| 23 | The taxes now levied on enterprise net income are essentially equivalent to value added taxes , although they are not completely uniform across republics and provinces . |
| 24 | Tadpoles normally feed on plankton and decaying plant material suspended in the water and shoals may effectively stir up the debris at the bottom of the pond , thus adding to the food supply . |
| 25 | But Von Daniken , like others of his creed , believes that evidence of spacemen already exists on Earth . |
| 26 | The fulling mills still survived on site , although Stratford Mill 's involvement in the cloth trade drew to a close around 1738 , the first on the Painswick Stream to do so . |
| 27 | A railway station which has flowers to greet the passengers and where the trains always run on time … well almost … has been judged the Best in Britain . |
| 28 | Female psychologists ' relationships with male sponsors also depend on age . |
| 29 | The marketers of , say , electronics products or costly household equipment ( items often bought on credit ) need to be aware of financial indicators as the marketers of a credit card . |
| 30 | APBC members only work on referral from veterinary surgeons , so please discuss your case first with your vet and ask to be referred to the local APBC practitioner . |