Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] on the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Secretary of State for Defence on the threatened closure of the Rosyth Naval Base ; |
| 2 | SCAWD is dependent for funding on the Scottish churches and agencies , such as Christian Aid , SCIAF and the Iona Community . |
| 3 | Life , however , is more about building on the little triumphs than moping about disasters , and Carlos Remy certainly enjoyed a rare taste of the former during the Championship drubbing at Southampton . |
| 4 | Written application for consultation had been made in advance , but despite this , only five of the thirteen Strathclyde theses were ready for inspection on the appointed day . |
| 5 | Matilda and Lavender , standing in a corner of the playground during morning-break on the third day , were approached by a rugged ten-year-old with a boil on her nose , called Hortensia . |
| 6 | With a small administrative and professional staff , he quickly imposed his personality and capacity for decision on the chaotic scene of London 's local government . |
| 7 | The chart area is simple , but there is plenty of room for electronics on the upper display panel |
| 8 | The technical advances of recent years have made it possible for a particularly skilled artist , such as Matt Yuricich , working for instance on the final rooftop confrontation between Deckard ( Harrison Ford ) and Roy Batty ( Rutger Hauer ) in Blade Runner , to reduce the number of generations of film going into the composite ( ie action + backgrounds ) by imitating the colours of film rather than of nature ( or , in this case , of the concrete jungle ) . |
| 9 | The position of Tadcaster for instance on the fifty nine to the west , the red triangle which indicates a bypass at . |
| 10 | This required taking such steps as arranging the candidate 's schedule so as to ensure that he arrived at campaign stops in time for coverage on the nightly news . |
| 11 | France and Belgium were the two lesser industrial powers and although France had been a big eighteenth-century producer of coal , her resources were unable to provide her with the fuel she needed for industry on the German scale . |
| 12 | It asked people to join ‘ a growing movement for action on the greatest issue of our times ’ . |
| 13 | THE Tory politicians have talked about the need for action on the drift-netting problem but achieved nothing for , as is par for Westminster course , when they say something they delude themselves into believing that they have done something . |
| 14 | Following this , it is clear that a strong distinction can be made between rule on the one hand and normative regularity on the other . |
| 15 | The University will assume that it is free to approach referees at any stage unless the candidate 's application stipulates otherwise ( i.e. candidates who wish a referee or referees to be approached only with their specific permission and/or if they are being called for interview on the final short list or are in receipt of a conditional offer , are asked to state such requirements explicitly alongside the details of the relevant referee(s) ) . |
| 16 | It is therefore essential to distinguish between effect on the one hand , and meaning or ‘ cognitive structure ’ on the other . |
| 17 | Fraser of Allander Institute for Research on the Scottish Economy |
| 18 | Fraser of Allander Institute for Research on the Scottish Economy |
| 19 | For Lukács , class subjects reflect through consciousness on the social . |
| 20 | By getting a Sponsor , one of whose functions may be to act as a mirror and reflect back the attitudes and behaviour of the sufferer , helping him or her to gain insight into self and establish goals for further improvement in recovery through guidance on the 12 Steps . |
| 21 | He was arrested for theft on the same day as my godson , each in a different part of Brighton . |
| 22 | Sir George Calvert , a politician at the Stuart court , had already shown his interest in colonization by trying to found a settlement in the Avalon district of Newfoundland , though this had failed partly because of the climate and partly because of the opposition of the fishermen who came from England every summer to use it as a base for fishing on the Grand Banks . |
| 23 | The decade preceding the BDA 's centenary year began with the retirement of Allan Brindle Hayhurst as Secretary/treasurer on the 28 February 1981 . |
| 24 | Ehrenpreis narrows his discussion to the condition of poverty in which people are dependent for subsistence on the voluntary support of strangers , and he excludes from his definition yeomen , artisans , and small merchants . |
| 25 | In Scotland , Mr Browning 's friend commented about blood on the rear wheel-arch of the Renault . |
| 26 | The difference in the bowling attacks then became rather noticeable ; by soon after tea on the third day , West Indies had rattled up 411 for 5 when Lloyd declared , with 50 from Fredericks , 135 from Richards , and Greenidge becoming only the second West Indian after Headley to score a century in each innings against England . |
| 27 | Sometimes there is a complete loss of consciousness , particularly , some have claimed , after injection on the left side ( Serafetinides , Hoare and Driver , 1961 ; but see Rosadini and Rossi , 1967 ) . |
| 28 | In the Middle East , Rommel was inflicting defeat after defeat on the Eighth Army . |
| 29 | Boycott led the way with 86 and everyone made a contribution of sorts , but soon after lunch on the final day they were 290 for 6 and defeat was still possible . |
| 30 | Peter Middleton , 36 , of Monkchester Road , Walker , Newcastle upon Tyne , changed his evidence after lunch on the second day of his trial before a jury at Jedburgh Sheriff Court . |