Example sentences of "[vb -s] on our [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Olga grunted , and then admitted grudgingly : ‘ Yeah , he practises on our old piano in the basement . |
| 2 | Rare species like the roseate tern , which breeds on our rocky islands , are severely threatened in their wintering areas . |
| 3 | The gene , the DNA molecule , happens to be the replicating entity that prevails on our own planet . |
| 4 | A ROW over a million tons of cooking oil seeds threatens thousands of British jobs and could lead to spiralling price rises on our High Streets . |
| 5 | The rosiness rests on our damp flesh , |
| 6 | Romantically associated with the coming of spring , their half-hidden blooms offer a special charm that plays on our inquisitive nature . |
| 7 | At the theoretical level this research builds on our previous work by examining the relationship between political and administrative pressures for change ; the former channelled through the political parties and their governments and the latter through the various branches of the state bureaucracy . |
| 8 | We 've used it all up country dancing in the gloaming , kissing by moonlight , eating shellfish while the sun shatters on our upturned fork and we make the bon point . |
| 9 | This is the local Sprinter class rail car er diesel rail car which runs on our local railway network . |
| 10 | He works on our local trading estate and I see him every day after school and at weekends . |
| 11 | Questioning invariably centres on our domestic arrangements rather than our abilities : we both have young children and share a nanny . |