Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb base] on the [adj] " 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 | The only point I felt w you know we mentioned the other day that if , if there 's a rise say on the first of April then you wan na get in a couple of months before then . |
| 3 | Many of the effects described in this and the next chapter depend on the optical step-printer which is a ‘ one-frame-at-a-time ’ printer , as opposed to continuous run past a light-admitting slit as used to produce duplicates ( 'dupes ' ) and release prints . |
| 4 | Rime and snow collect on the upper surface , depressing the floes and allowing the sea to flood over , freeze , and strengthen the ice further . |
| 5 | A second push on the central button removes the setting altogether and allows the driver to return to foot control of the tractor . |
| 6 | Many flowers of the heath grow on the central plateau . |
| 7 | The County Planning Committee meet on the seventh of December to cons to consider British Coal application for colliery waste at Gascoigne Wood . |
| 8 | At 9.15 am , after his sand save on the 18th , he said : ‘ I 'm going for another kip . ’ |
| 9 | 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 ? |
| 10 | Instead , they have their cattlemen 's lobby , still with the power to put US beef on the American table , and a rugged individualist pull on the national conscience . |
| 11 | When the delegates from Western literature meet on the first day to pray for their existence , there is an attempted disruption of the ceremony by Muslim fundamentalists who claim to object to the Christian format of the proceedings , but , as we later discover , their real target is the elusive Gibreel Farishta whom they are trying to punish for his heretical views . |
| 12 | It dramatically dwindled so that fewer than 500 were on hand to see the final drama unfold on the fifth morning . |
| 13 | We are probably also acquainted with examples where local and national government , large and big business impinge on the local community . |
| 14 | Manchester Women 's Bisexual Group meet on the 2nd Thursday of the month at the Gay Centre , Sidney Street at 7.30–9.30 pm . |
| 15 | Cypriot Lesbian & Gay group meet on the first Sunday of every month at London Friend , 86 Caledonian Road , London N ! . |
| 16 | Albert writes : ‘ The inescapable conclusion is that the two models of capitalism diverge on the fundamental question of whether to live for the present moment — and to hell with the consequences for future generations — or to plan for a better tomorrow , though it may require sacrifices today . |
| 17 | I shook my head and wondered if there was any room spare on the next space shuttle . |
| 18 | Most species of marine organism live on the continental shelf . |
| 19 | BSSO 's director , heads of Army and RAF intelligence , the chief British military policeman in Germany and MI6 's chief of Bonn Station sit on the Joint Intelligence Committee ( Germany ) . |
| 20 | He flicked his hand and I thought I saw a few spots of red appear on the shiny white tile beside me . |
| 21 | 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 … |
| 22 | Bacon 's college which cost around a quarter , around eighteen million to build , has now been open , has only been open since September 1991 , and they 're just more details which I 've got ta add while I 'm writing it , that 's just the beginning write on the front page |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | Saturday 's last day of the season open on the middle Swale proved an anticlimax as three foot of cold water chilled the Maunby to Ainderby reaches spoiling what had promised to be a chub bonanza . |
| 25 | But , for Labour , the awkward fact remains that should devolution re-appear on the political agenda , then the ‘ West Lothian ’ question must re-emerge . |
| 26 | Will the Secretary of State impress on the Prime Minister the need to raise with Mr. Yeltsin the substance of the conversation that my hon. Friend the Member for Cynon Valley ( Mrs. Clwyd ) and I had last Tuesday with Mr. Bikov of the Russian Academy of Science ? |
| 27 | 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 |
| 28 | The setting of targets and the control of performance depend on the political authorities having access to the relevant knowledge : the costs of services , the basis of investment appraisals and so on . |
| 29 | Pools of rainwater collect on the uneven pavement . |
| 30 | We know that if , in the introduction of the council tax , the Government inflict on the British people what they did with the poll tax — the £10 billion that it has cost us , the increase in VAT to manipulate it and the innumerable changes to make it more acceptable — local government and the British people will face the same sort of inadequacies and misery . |