Example sentences of "by [noun sg] [verb] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The sensory nerve cells that are affected by capsaicin depend on the presence of NGF to develop properly , and to maintain high enough levels of peptide to carry out their functions . |
| 2 | Any radial axis setting is by friction fit on the suspension tube that holds the radio-controlled shutter release system , and the camera angle Is similarly preset for each large format exposure before sending aloft . |
| 3 | Covering this huge variety of requirements , Olympus has probably the world 's largest range of instruments and by necessity draws on the knowledge and expertise of companies and individuals in the various fields . |
| 4 | Beyond this accumulation Belemnite chalk predominates , encroached upon by Micraster in one small patch between the railway line and the D9 north-east of the village and by sand noticed on the highest strip of vines south-west of Vertus . |
| 5 | Both might just by accident hit on the fraudulent behaviour eliciting the desired response , and subsequently adopt it as a strategy in such situations . |
| 6 | Most water in fuel , assuming it is not rainwater getting in , is caused by condensation formed on the inside of the tank . |
| 7 | McElroy argues that as an ice sheet advance begins ( for reasons unconnected with the carbon dioxide ‘ budget ’ ) there is increased erosion both by the glaciers and by water running on the continents into the falling seas . |
| 8 | The outwardly obvious effects of alcohol ( such as slurring of speech , inability to walk steadily ) are all caused by alcohol acting on the brain . |
| 9 | Although the dismissal in August 1990 of the Bhutto government by presidential decree [ see pp. 37652-53 ] did not , as expected , lead to military rule , the event was marked by controversy centring on the President 's arbitrary exercise of power [ see p. 37764 ] and on the haste with which criminal proceedings were brought against Bhutto and some of her former ministers . |
| 10 | Through TRANSAID staff were provided by TNT to report on the position . |
| 11 | It has been predicted that present technology based on the processing of materials and energy is going to be gradually replaced as a major economic force by technology based on the processing of information . |