Example sentences of "on [pron] [subord] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Certainly no impression from visits to primary schools in Africa has been borne more strongly on me than the importance of providing opportunities for the professional growth and survival of teachers in schools . |
| 2 | Parma grew on me as the years passed . |
| 3 | They are also very sensitive to light , so it is no good shining a torch on them unless the beam is shielded by red plastic . |
| 4 | Toast the newly cut surfaces but keep a watchful eye on them as the toast is now very thin and will cook extra quickly . |
| 5 | I kept a careful watch on them when the stock was built up . |
| 6 | And Falkenhayn had no intention of releasing his grip on them until the bulk of the French Army had been lured into his trap . |
| 7 | May God 's punishment be a thousand times worse on you than the harm that you have done to Hector . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ But it wo n't be imposed on anybody because the patient 's view remains paramount . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ I 'll be jake , mum , ’ but Jean was n't so sure , and kept an eye on her as the day progressed . |
| 10 | Men from the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders berthed on the ship and on one occasion she had war scars inflicted on her when a bomb fell on Portland Place and debris rained down on the top deck gouging pieces out of the timbers . |
| 11 | The Christian Democratic prime minister , Giulio Andreotti , is afraid that his Socialist coalition partners will walk out on him if the referendums look like going ahead this year ; by provoking a general election , the Socialists would automatically put off the referendums for at least 12 months . |
| 12 | A dropped tail continues to wriggle , keeping the attention of the predator focused on it while the prey makes its escape . |
| 13 | He 'd destroy her if it was love , tear the heart from her and feast on it as the lion had that day in Auckland . |
| 14 | Theodora 's hand was already on it when the telephone shrilled . |
| 15 | They 're thinking now that whoever uncoupled the private car was on it when the train left Cartier . ’ |
| 16 | But there may not be any tax to pay on it if the pension comes from a former employer of hers , and if she has a National Insurance retirement pension from her own contributions the special ‘ wife 's earned income allowance ’ will be due . |
| 17 | The Victorian poet Algernon Swinburne lived a tortured sex life , heavily influenced by the beatings he received at Eton ( where it was said the boys were required to sprinkle eau de cologne on themselves before the canings began ) . |
| 18 | Jesus Christ , Piper , our guns are better at inflicting casualties on us than the Germans . ’ |