Example sentences of "on [pron] [noun pl] [adv] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think the statement should really just be judged on its merits today as it stands . |
| 2 | The activities of these components depend on their symmetries just as the activities of internal vibrations of the molecules are related to their symmetries ( see Section 5.7 ) . |
| 3 | they 'll have a tough old game on their hands tomorrow as Colchester are playing well and getting results … |
| 4 | She was still trying to cope with what she was beginning to realise was her over-reaction , though she could n't have said quite why she should feel so alarmed , when he told her coolly , ‘ You misunderstand me , Miss Everett , ’ and was on his feet too as , looking arrogantly down at her , he stated bluntly , ‘ Should I ever be so lucky as you suggest , then , be sure of it , I 'd throw away my rabbit 's foot , ’ and having forthrightly left her under no illusion but that should he ever get saddled with her then he would consider his luck had run out , he went on toughly , ‘ I already know the answer , but , for the record , I want to hear it from you — are you just playing around with Travis for the pure hell of it — or , ’ his voice had taken on a grim edge , ‘ are you in love with him ? ’ |
| 5 | At his death he owed the queen £4,000 from rents on forest land in his care as sub-warden , but there was a suggestion that he settled lands on his daughters so as to deprive the queen of her due . |
| 6 | Please check the flight timings on your tickets carefully as these may have changed since our brochure was published . |