Example sentences of "on [noun] [vb past] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Technology has not managed to replace the smell , taste and enjoyment of freshly cooked food , but some traditional cooking on board did survive . |
| 2 | IT is something of a cliche to say that the printed word has faced growing competition from new technology , but throughout the Eighties consumer spending on books did maintain a steady growth . |
| 3 | Contracts thereafter became a joint responsibility , and the commercial edge of BEA pressure on manufacturers did improve , though financial controls remained weak . |
| 4 | However , the limitation on recovery did apply to interest which accrued before October 1984 , but not to that accruing after that date . |
| 5 | More seriously , however , Priestley 's work on gases did influence the development of balloons . |
| 6 | However , the foreign exchange earnings on tourism did increase in 1989 , not from IR£150m but rather by this figure . |
| 7 | Although White ( 1973 ) noted that in the 1960s geographers turned away from some environmental problems just as specialists in neighbouring fields discovered these issues , nevertheless research on hazards did demonstrate that ( White , 1973 , p. 213 ) : |