Example sentences of "[vb base] that on [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They deny that on various occasions unknown between May 1989 and October 1991 they committed indecent offences and raped the sisters in houses in Glasgow . |
| 2 | Figures published by the Department of Industry ( DTI ) show that on current trends emissions of carbon dioxide in Britain will probably continue to rise over the next thirty years . |
| 3 | Data on bedrock surfaces in desert regions show that on dark rocks temperatures of 80°C can be attained by solar radiation and diumal ranges of 50°C are not uncommon . |
| 4 | Studies based on relative accounting profits reveal that on average mergers have been unprofitable . |
| 5 | The charges allege that on various occasions over the 14 months to August last year at the home , she assaulted one woman by throwing her from her bed on to a chair then a commode , putting her in a bath against her will and pulling her along a corridor , and of assaulting the second woman in a similar manner by throwing her from her bed on to a wheelchair and then a commode , dragging her across a room and tying her to a chair . |
| 6 | The athletes know them , and also know that on certain occasions they are being looked at for selection purposes . |
| 7 | ‘ Scientific ’ support for this view has been provided by intelligence tests which indicate that on average blacks score 15 points below whites . |
| 8 | It is difficult to summarise them , but , broadly , both they and the Cumberbatch survey confirm the public support for televising , suggest that interest waned slightly as novelty wore off , indicate that on some matters there is growing understanding of Parliament , but make plain that many people still have a lot to learn about MPs and their work and roles . |
| 9 | The graphs indicate that on these measures there have been substantial changes over the post-war period . |
| 10 | However , I understand that on subsequent occasions the return bus from Garstang was not provided and on one occasion ( Thursday 26th June , I believe ) the bus to Garstang was not provided . |
| 11 | I gather that on average owners take two holidays in their own unit for every one arranged through an exchange scheme . |
| 12 | Try that on several cars in the Escort-class , and you will sometimes watch the back of the car overtake the front . |
| 13 | For the time being , notice that on two occasions , Carol interrupts the flow of her own talk , trying to remember when a particular event took place — and on both occasions her self-interruption is in LE , interrupting a Creole sequence : Thus Carol 's talk in this conversation can be analysed as making use of two distinct codes , " Creole " and " English " , between which she moves systematically from time to time . |