Example sentences of "on [adj] [noun] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As the spring is on private land he had to obtain the permission of the owner , but this was readily given . |
| 2 | When exercise is concentrated on specific areas it will help to tone up the muscles faster and so tighten the skin , giving the impression of increased weight loss in the desired areas . |
| 3 | On political questions it is remarkable how little he has to say . |
| 4 | He argues for the classical form of government ; to rest on political apathy he believes ‘ is a way of preserving liberty by castrating it ’ . |
| 5 | Thus wars result from authoritarian government , while the peaceful conduct of foreign affairs is a function of liberal democracy — for if the people are properly informed on foreign-policy issues they will choose peace over war . |
| 6 | As our first example of deciding on hedonistic grounds we took a choice between two dishes . |
| 7 | This has been the case in the past 30 years , and for those on low wages it has meant a relatively lower contribution has been made towards the State Earnings Related Pension Scheme . |
| 8 | Even on dry days they are kept moist , ready to dissolve and transmit the perception of interesting molecules . |
| 9 | I am the sunlight on ripened grain I am the gentle autumn rain . |
| 10 | Building on solid foundations it is extremely encouraging to report that last year we saw a dramatic increase in the numbers of candidate entries . |
| 11 | Well when Ken said about the headboard last week they were selling sheets on mini market I said pink ones and grey ones but I said not while they had the Christmas stuff in , it was before the Christmas stuff they must have taken them out you know I |
| 12 | On odd days he would work on the novel . |
| 13 | The Act does not as a matter of law preclude a court from holding that an action for negligence lies in favour of a person who could formerly have brought an action based on loss of services but in view of the current law on economic loss it seems most unlikely that such a development will occur . |
| 14 | On economic grounds it is also prudent for both husband and wife to delay and limit childbearing within marriage , and compress the period devoted to childbearing . |
| 15 | In general , on small-scale maps it is of course quite pointless to be too precise . |
| 16 | To indicate the page we 're on there 's a number centred across the bottom of the page below the rule while on normal pages we 'll have a strap indicating the title and issue date on the outside edge of each page ; recto and verso headings to use the official terminology . |
| 17 | By examining the details visible on surviving coins it is possible to identify coins struck from the same die or dies , for they will show no divergence whatsoever in the details of the designs ( fig. 6 ) . |
| 18 | Something the Wild Geese used to say — the Irish soldiers who had fled Ireland after that big battle at the end of the seventeenth century when they were dying on foreign battlefields they used to say : ‘ Would that this were for Ireland . ’ |
| 19 | Yeah you wan na have subsidies yo that you get on foreign rails you know you get |
| 20 | As a first step to bringing democratic pressure to bear on foreign policy he advocated the establishment of a select committee of MPs to shadow the operations of the Foreign Office . |
| 21 | Middlesbrough 2 Plymouth Argyle 1 ON a day when former England goalkeeper Peter Shilton was on top form it took a top goal to beat him . |
| 22 | Because you do n't feel right on wooden table it 's quite hard is n't it ? |
| 23 | It was urged into the air again , kicking out with its back legs , seeming to hang there motionless , and then on hind legs it walked several steps forwards . |
| 24 | Far from being content with the prospect of a society based on primitive agriculture they were becoming ever more deeply committed to economic development and efficiency . |
| 25 | When boats were travelling on improved sections they would go in pairs . |
| 26 | In conclusion to this section on depositional fabrics it can be seen that a considerable amount of information can be gained from petrographic studies which can be used to supplement field studies and gain insight into the origins of the sediment . |
| 27 | Since Yugoslav support for the Soviet navy is based less on coordination in security policy than on commercial interest it is not regarded by Belgrade as likely to lead towards a form of alignment with Moscow . |
| 28 | On windy nights they tapped at the windows with woody fingers . |
| 29 | On windy days he finds himself flying over Doncaster , flares a-flap , hair streaming behind him like a curtain . |
| 30 | On careful examination it became clear that the cartouche had been engraved . |