Example sentences of "on [det] [noun sg] [vb past] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the evolutionary arms race between cuckoos and hosts , advances on each side took the form of genetic mutations arising and being favoured by natural selection . |
| 2 | The council meeting on that day tackled the question of how to pay for the coronation and the longer-term problem of household expenses . |
| 3 | The council meeting on that day tackled the question of how to pay for the coronation and the longer-term problem of household expenses . |
| 4 | I knew from very early on that Linford had the talent . |
| 5 | On neither factor did the breach appear serious in this case . |
| 6 | Other comments on this issue included the following : |
| 7 | Heightened legislative activity on this scale gave the Lord Chancellor and his office enhanced standing in Whitehall . |
| 8 | Other opinions on this subject included the following : |
| 9 | Colby Simpkins is one of the elect , above familial ties or mundane circumstances , like Harry in The Family Reunion and Celia in The Cocktail Party — although Eliot has on this occasion eschewed the Furies or martyrdom as a way of emphasizing Colby 's difference from those who are content with a secular existence . |
| 10 | The World Council Churches on this occasion reviewed the work accomplished during the seven and a half years since the last assembly in Vancouver in Canada . |
| 11 | The tests on this sample confirmed the vet 's opinion that my dog has a metabolic disorder . |
| 12 | On this Frederica explored the unvarying hot flat country . |
| 13 | The court ruled that there was indeed no jurisdiction , and on this ground dismissed the appeal . |
| 14 | This Article could aid considerably the plight of upland broadleaved woods discussed in Chapter 9 but much evidence given to the House of Lords Select Committee on this item gave the proposal a very mixed reception . |