Example sentences of "[vb pp] on [art] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The other type , which may be better for smaller jobs , is mixed on the spot in a special truck , which has a mixer at the back . |
| 2 | These components are interpreted in social terms after the analysis by considering the social characteristics of the speakers who have been sorted on the basis of their linguistic behaviour into the two groups ( periphery and core ) which emerge in Figure 6.1 . |
| 3 | Surrounded on every side by the followers of Mohammed — who also laid claim to Jerusalem and its lands — it was only a matter of time before war broke out in earnest . |
| 4 | The New York Herald headlined ‘ These Girl 's Do n't Drink , Smoke or Flirt ’ and printed an article , attributed to Mary , in which she explained how difficult it was for her to maintain discipline in a society where young girls were surrounded on every side by such bad examples of free and easy ways in all walks of life . |
| 5 | The echinoderm skeleton is not a truly external one , like that of the molluscs , for it is surrounded on the outside by a thin skin of living tissue . |
| 6 | Spiritual healing has been permitted on the NHS since 1985 . |
| 7 | A decision is still awaited on the Liphook to Haslemere section of the 213 service . |
| 8 | Birds of Prey has been awaited on the PC for some time now , and is the result of over 12 man years ' development — the basic scenario is simple — Side A against Side B in all out aerial warfare , with its elements of air superiority , ground attack , strategic and stealth bombing , general recce and patrol . |
| 9 | Arsenal 's tours abroad were eagerly awaited on the Continent throughout the 1930s . |
| 10 | He had read of a distinguished army career , of a decoration won on the field of battle for bravery , his invaliding out of the army , the fight against injury , and his selfless life as an East End doctor . |
| 11 | An election was fought and massively won on the issue in 1904 . |
| 12 | I lay in the bath daydreaming of putters that never missed and that were made of priceless and perfect metals unknown to man , of millions of pounds won on the fairways of the world , and of even more millions made off the course . |
| 13 | Tommy Pickernell duly won on the horse with ease . |
| 14 | Many major lessons were learnt and Lord Mountbatten has written ‘ the successful landing in Normandy was won on the beaches of Dieppe ’ . |
| 15 | For a party whose left wing has long complained that French price stability was won on the backs of the poor , this is a tricky moment . |
| 16 | By way of contrast , the British campaigns during the Napoleonic Wars and in the Second World War were fought , perforce , with a Maritime strategy for most of the time ; but , as the Continental school rightly points out , final victory was won on the Continent at Waterloo in 1815 and in north-west Europe in 1945 . |
| 17 | The extent of the Guinness world conquest can be imagined from a letter sent home to Ireland by an Enniskillen Dragoon recovering in Belgium after being wounded on the battlefield of Waterloo in 1815 . |
| 18 | On 28 September , debate was reopened on a Declaration on the Jews , a topic postponed at the end of the second session and , between times , distinctly watered down by the Theological Commission . |
| 19 | BEER tipped on a member of the audience is not everyone 's idea of art , let alone a joke . |
| 20 | He was saddened by the degeneration of soccer , a sport he genuinely loved , suffering first-hand when he was attacked on a train at Leamington Spa . |
| 21 | Black communities become sites of struggle , defended on the one hand by black youth , and attacked on the other by the police , determined to prevent ‘ no-go ’ areas as in Northern Ireland . |
| 22 | An 11 year old girl was attacked on the campsite at Holme Pierrepont early in August but she managed to break free from the man who grabbed her and raised the alarm . |
| 23 | But its policies have never been attacked on the basis of her leadership . |
| 24 | Yesterday evening I went through the village and along the road leading to the village that had been attacked on the evening of the 12th June . |
| 25 | Once more , it was David against Goliath : on the one hand , as Reaganite statistics liked it , 65,000 well-drilled troops , the largest army ever amassed on the soil of Central America ; on the other ( subtracting the stragglers , the wives , aunts , babies , cousins ) about 12,000 simple folk , determined to stop Communism as it seeped outwards towards Honduras , El Salvador and Costa Rica . |
| 26 | As he left the Commons Mr Major was patted on the back by former Prime Minister Sir Edward Heath . |
| 27 | Taking deep breaths he was patted on the back by a man beside him who in a shallow voice said , |
| 28 | Our Division has been mentioned in the news , and we 've been patted on the head by Montgomery . |
| 29 | He recalls being patted on the head by one fashion editor who said , ‘ Does n't he talk cute ? ’ , and deliberately parking his Rolls in front of the Managing Director 's Humber so that he could n't pull out . |
| 30 | Can you seriously expect , for example , to ruffle a colleague 's hair and not be patted on the backside in return ? |