Example sentences of "[vb base] on a single [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These four varieties are ideal small garden plants , as they grow on a single stem and do n't need pruning . |
| 2 | The stories themselves do not , however , recount an exceptional event , indeed they seldom focus on a single event at all . |
| 3 | The compositions often focus on a single tree , placed in the foreground , usually off centre , the pattern of its branches mirroring the network of roots below . |
| 4 | Methods which make use of a combination of sensory inputs are likely to be more effective than those which relay on a single channel of communication . |
| 5 | Traditional examinations rely on a single mark or a grade to indicate the level of performance relative to other pupils , although it is an indication which says nothing about the nature of the achievement . |
| 6 | Nevertheless teaching methods which make use of a combination of sensory inputs are likely to be more effective than those which rely on a single channel of communication . |
| 7 | It 's not obvious a priori whether all or any pair of these projects converge on a single set of structures . |
| 8 | George Dempster , the member of parliament for Dundee burghs , whose election at St. Andrews would ‘ certainly turn on a single vote unless I am able to provide a Councillors son in a Kirk ’ , urged nothing more than political consequences when pressing for the settlement of the St. Andrews clergyman , and many presentations were indeed political bribes . |
| 9 | Their lungs are not particularly large , despite the fact that a dolphin can hold its breath for five minutes or more , and some species of whales can submerge for up to an hour and survive on a single breath . |