Example sentences of "[adv] on [art] [noun] 's " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such case as the defence were able to make depended , like the defence in some of the cases cited above , almost entirely on the defendant 's credibility if it was to have any prospect of success and therefore the misdirection was material . |
| 2 | Such variation reflects as much on the Authority 's style and the quality of its thinking as it does on the heads , and there is a clear need for much greater dialogue between the two levels . |
| 3 | Most will want a reasonable input — usually between £10,000 and £20,000 , although the actual amount is often negotiable and depends very much on the client 's circumstances . |
| 4 | The penicillin-producing mold grows naturally on the herb 's leaves and also adds to the antibiotic effect of the plant . |
| 5 | The criticism focused especially on the government 's delay in completing cyclone damage assessment and , except for a request for more helicopters , its failure to provide aid agencies with a detailed list of emergency supply needs . |
| 6 | The mouse lemur 's pattern of life focuses especially on the female 's feeding ecology , upon which the males dispersion is contingent . |
| 7 | I felt that on this particular piece it did struggle through the heartwood at times , especially on the figure 's right-hand side as this was extremely hard in places , with dense interlocking grain where a branch or branches had formed . |
| 8 | Then he went round again and stopped between John Santerre and Rachel , putting his hand gently on the man 's shoulder . |
| 9 | He moved closer , into the dimness of the stall itself , and stood there beside her , his hand resting gently on the horse 's flank . |
| 10 | The old , traditional method of exchange of contracts for sale by the buyer 's solicitors or representatives calling personally on the seller 's is very rarely used . |
| 11 | The Cam always looks so peaceful , especially so on a winter 's day with no punts or rowing boats in sight . |
| 12 | That was not so on the men 's tour , which means it would be very much easier for the ITF to set up its own women 's tour linking many of the principal regular events such as Berlin , Eastbourne , Brighton etc , with the Grand Slams , than it would have been had they responded to the many appeals they had at the time to set up a men 's circuit in competition with ATP … |
| 13 | The emphasis is less on an individual 's inner resources than on the danger he or she poses to others . |
| 14 | These badges were handed out only on a nurse 's last day in the hospital , after she had taken State and Hospital Finals and accumulated a sheaf of satisfactory ward reports . |
| 15 | Some were only on a month 's loan . |
| 16 | Whilst the White Paper acknowledges that local policy objectives and resources must be a key context in planning and delivery services , the government appears to be clear that at the point of assessment , decisions must be needs-based and ‘ should not focus only on the user 's suitability for a particular existing scheme ’ ( DoH , 1989b , p. 18 ) . |
| 17 | He does so not only on the Queen 's express instructions , he knows the Queen 's mind . |
| 18 | If de Gaulle had adopted an exclusively parliamentary approach , the RPF 's victory in 1951 might have been enough to carry him back to power , but only on the system 's terms . |
| 19 | It 's a place where the opinions of parents are taken seriously and they are not simply placed in a passive role operating only on the school 's terms . |
| 20 | In what looks strangely like an open invitation to the competition to plunder what is left of the 8870 base , Siemens Nixdorf Informationssysteme AG 's Comet mix-and-match business management software , which previously ran only on the company 's Unix boxes and its proprietary 8870 and Quattro ranges , will soon run on IBM Corp and Hewlett-Packard Co Unix machines too . |
| 21 | In what looks strangely like an open invitation to the competition to plunder what is left of the 8870 base , Siemens Nixdorf Informationssysteme AG 's Comet mix-and-match business management software , which previously ran only on the company 's Unix boxes and its proprietary 8870 and Quattro ranges , will soon run on IBM Corp and Hewlett-Packard Co Unix machines too . |
| 22 | If it is due only on the trustee 's death , a bonorum emptor is allowed to take possession and enjoy the profits of the trust property during the lifetime of the trustee ( and debtor ) . |
| 23 | This all has to be done in front of a judge , the judge gives marks , not only on the rider 's control of the horse , but also for the appearance and condition of the horse . |
| 24 | Secondly , the gift must be made upon the condition that it is to be absolute and perfected only on the donor 's death , being revocable until that event occurs and ineffective if it does not . |
| 25 | Walking together on the ship 's deck , Gloucester stumbles , and Clarence , in trying to steady him , is knocked overboard . |
| 26 | Accusations that tickets had been over-sold were refuted by the management , who blamed the crushed conditions inside on the band 's huge guest list . |
| 27 | Bob is away on a day 's painting course today , so I am catching up with my letters before the Christmas deluge . |
| 28 | He turned and leant against the rail , drawing deeply on the cigarette before letting the smoke drift away on the night 's breeze . |
| 29 | She walked through into the Lancaster Room again , where Phil Aldrich was still scribbling away on the hotel 's notepaper ; and for the moment ( as Sheila stood in the doorway ) looking up with his wonted patience and nodding mildly as Janet propounded her latest views on the injustice of the tour 's latest delay . |
| 30 | Then came the most dramatic theory of all — that German commandos dressed as British soldiers had stormed ashore on a summer 's night in 1940 . |