Example sentences of "it [verb] on this [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The ‘ authors of the ‘ neutralisation ’ idea ’ were accused of trying to decide the Afghan people 's fate for them ‘ without asking the government of that country what its position is and what it thinks on this score ’ . |
| 2 | Because it 's not as simple as it looks on this sheet . |
| 3 | The Wilson Committee itself summarised the evidence it received on this issue as follows : |
| 4 | It seemed on this occasion she had met her match . |
| 5 | ‘ I 'm not saying it happened on this occasion , but it is not unknown for a private company to take a loss on government contracts to get a foot in the door . ’ |
| 6 | Second , it seems on this criterion that we shall never have more than the slenderest of reasons to believe that we know something ; for in believing this we are believing that when all the truths are in , our justification will remain , and it looks as if much more is required to support that belief than is required to support an ordinary claim to know . |
| 7 | But he had been very kind to her the past few weeks , and she knew he was right , that the showing would be a fiasco if it went on this way . |
| 8 | In fact it puts on this performance several times a day . |
| 9 | My hon. Friend would then understandably say , ’ How does it come about , then , that North Devon health authority finds itself in the position that it does on this referral ? ’ |
| 10 | Well what does it say on this file then , about the people ? |