Example sentences of "on [adj] [noun] [unc] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Inspired by the work of Florence Nightingale in the Crimea , she was determined to become a nurse , and eventually , in 1860 , she overcame her mother 's opposition and embarked on eight months ' training at Kaiserswerth . |
| 2 | This view led to the first restrictions on private members ' capacity to interrupt or hold up business whenever they liked — or whenever they could get the House to listen to them , for there was always considerable self-discipline . |
| 3 | creating opportunities and providing conditions in which teachers can spend more time working together , sharing problems , commenting on each others ' performance , and collaborating in curriculum planning . |
| 4 | Arabian oryx also lick the dew that may accumulate on rocks and on each others ' hair , as the humid air from the Arabian Sea rolls in at night . |
| 5 | Subscriptions to the capital stock of the Bank are based on each member 's quota in the IMF , which is designed to reflect the country 's relative economic strength . |
| 6 | However , a simple grading of severity of attack based on each patient 's level of distress with breathing was completed in 97% of cases . |
| 7 | After taking a series of measurements I put a numbered ring on each bird 's leg so that if one came to grief and was picked up at some time in the future , its identity could be established . |
| 8 | They certainly pay close attention to one another 's progress , frequently glancing from side to side to check on each other 's position . |
| 9 | We have n't set up a company , we 're just going to work on each other 's customer base and then take the value proposition to the market . |
| 10 | It will alter the way in which doctors , nurses , and other professionals work ( not least in making them rely more on each other 's information ) . |
| 11 | By this time , however , Wagner and Nietzsche had explored areas of mutual interest in many conversations and had begun to exercise a reciprocal influence on each other 's thinking . |
| 12 | Most countries had objected that they would be forced to rely on each other 's trade statistics , that exporters would face more rather than less paperwork at national borders , and that the potential for fraud would increase . |
| 13 | Co-operative R&D ventures are a way of internalizing these spillovers ( eliminating the ability of rival firms to free ride on each other 's R&D ) , and can , therefore , be expected to increase total R&D activity . |
| 14 | They still played sickening games that I could n't avoid , like putting sperm on each other 's nose and calling one another Merkin and Muffin , for God 's sake . |
| 15 | The families of North Tynedale in westernmost Northumberland — Charltons and Robsons , Milburns and Dodds — were never slow to lay hands on each other 's property in the lawless old days . |
| 16 | A small company will probably focus its attention on each artist 's project more than a major label . |
| 17 | As a public service , schools should provide each year a written report on each child 's progress . |
| 18 | It will make it possible to have annual written reports on each child 's progress . |
| 19 | Divide the sauce into two portions , and serve it in little bowls or squat glasses placed on each person 's plate , so that the lobster can be dipped into it . |
| 20 | ‘ Keep killing them , ’ says Michael humorously , resting a hand on each girl 's forearm . |
| 21 | This ground-level opposition meant that the mining companies never got to prospect the total area that they wanted to investigate , as they would have needed to get court injunctions to get on each farmer 's land . |
| 22 | Another obstacle to the smooth functioning of the system was the geographical restrictions on each headman 's authority ; investigations often stopped on the border of an administrative division . |
| 23 | Each transition student received , on each term 's record , a personalized statement of exactly how the tariffs applied to his/her individual circumstances ( see Figure 1.2 ) . |
| 24 | Wings , made of plates of wafer-thin metal , sprouted from a large dome on each android 's back . |
| 25 | Lightfastness ratings are given and details on each pigment 's toxicity are included . |
| 26 | Colour index names and numbers are included , along with specification on each pigment 's compatibility with differing media ( oil , watercolour , etc ) . |
| 27 | The scheme , based on each province 's population , provided for the centre retaining one-fifth of the total pool , with the remainder being split between the Punjab ( 57.88 per cent ) ; Sind ( 23.28 per cent ) ; North-West Frontier Province ( 13.50 per cent ) and Baluchistan ( 5.30 per cent ) . |
| 28 | Information on each student 's department discipline was coded , which gave some Inkling of the student 's own research area . |
| 29 | The amount paid depended on each employee 's grade . |
| 30 | Cairns went to an easy catch by Hick at cover via a hard whack on silly-point Smith 's boot . |