Example sentences of "on [adj] [noun pl] [pers pn] [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When exercise is concentrated on specific areas it will help to tone up the muscles faster and so tighten the skin , giving the impression of increased weight loss in the desired areas . |
| 2 | Thus wars result from authoritarian government , while the peaceful conduct of foreign affairs is a function of liberal democracy — for if the people are properly informed on foreign-policy issues they will choose peace over war . |
| 3 | On odd days he would work on the novel . |
| 4 | What they should 've done , instead of having all them machines on that moors they should 've had damn bugger stripped to waist digging it out . |
| 5 | To indicate the page we 're on there 's a number centred across the bottom of the page below the rule while on normal pages we 'll have a strap indicating the title and issue date on the outside edge of each page ; recto and verso headings to use the official terminology . |
| 6 | Something the Wild Geese used to say — the Irish soldiers who had fled Ireland after that big battle at the end of the seventeenth century when they were dying on foreign battlefields they used to say : ‘ Would that this were for Ireland . ’ |
| 7 | When boats were travelling on improved sections they would go in pairs . |
| 8 | In conclusion to this section on depositional fabrics it can be seen that a considerable amount of information can be gained from petrographic studies which can be used to supplement field studies and gain insight into the origins of the sediment . |
| 9 | On free afternoons they would choose quieter parts of the library and make towers , animals , castles , chairs and ski-slopes , all out of books . |
| 10 | On pleated headings you will need one hook for every pleat and one at each side of the curtain . |
| 11 | So they 'd say erm write down the I mean if you 're lucky they 'll give perh perhaps on some questions they 'll give it to you and on others they 'll say write it down . |
| 12 | On some waters you can gain a degree of selectability by using harder and larger diameter baits . |
| 13 | So , on some sites you might say , no , I , well I can control the labour costs and I can control the er , plant usage , but I do n't buy the materials myself the only way I can affect them is by altering the wastage . |
| 14 | On some brands you will find a top fitted but on most you will find there is a rail that fixes the units to the worktop . |
| 15 | For on some mornings I 'd wake up lying , well wrapped in blankets , on the sofa . |
| 16 | On some models you can adjust the distance that the blades will open and this can make them less tiring to use for a prolonged period . |
| 17 | On some fabrics it may be possible to pull a weft thread from the fabric leaving a guideline along which to cut . |
| 18 | In the majority of cases fixed costs will be irrelevant in decision-making , but on some occasions they may be relevant . |
| 19 | This meant that on some occasions they would be conducted by Busacher , on others by Anton , the old répétiteur , and in emergencies by their own lead violinist . |
| 20 | I am often asked what makes a good day for bolting rabbits , bearing in mind that on some occasions they will readily leave the ground regardless of surface conditions , whereas at other times — often under what appear to be favourable conditions — they just can not be budged . |
| 21 | On some occasions it may not be of great importance to the patient 's health whether he is treated at that time or perhaps at all . |
| 22 | Being a historical review , I shall deal primarily with facts ; however , on some occasions I shall be expressing opinions and I must make it clear from the beginning that these are my own personal opinions and do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the MOD . |
| 23 | On some evenings he will lecture with slides of his own and other nature artists ' work , followed by lively discussion . |
| 24 | It would be like traveling on some airlines I could name . |
| 25 | So if for any reason I feel like adding on some points I will do , and equally I 'll decide to take some points off if I feel like it . |
| 26 | Ontological existents are a sub-species of possible topics of discourse , and any topic of discourse , qua topic of discourse , is such that on different occasions it can be referred to as " the same A " ; with " A " being a descriptive expression of some sort . |
| 27 | That a topic of discourse is such that on different occasions it can be referred to as the same is an analytic proposition setting out part of what " topic of discourse " means . |
| 28 | Obviously to say that an ontological existent qua possible topic of discourse is such that on different occasions it can be referred to as " the same A " is not to say a great deal unless a clarification is given of the distinction and the relationship between these two kinds of sameness . |
| 29 | On such occasions we might be tempted to write{ x : P(x) } where P is a property characterising those and only those elements of the set in question , P(a) indicating that the object a has property P and hence lies in the set . |
| 30 | On such occasions you can not afford the time , no matter how little , to set up a clip-on bobbin . |