Example sentences of "[noun sg] [prep] [noun sg] [conj] on [art] " in BNC.

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1 We do have an ever constant worry about finance and on the back page you will find our latest Fund Raising Appeal .
2 Hall was apt to be described as ‘ a tough-as-nails reporter with a marshmallow centre ’ , though in her ‘ Dear Unity ’ role , the emphasis was rather on the concoction of sympathy than on the cutting edge of insight .
3 The day concentrated on personal awareness of accidents , on the theory and practice of prevention and on the written procedure that had been produced to eliminate major injuries .
4 Just to highli I 'd just like to highlight a few of the principles before I comment on this dishonesty of this Government in , on the one hand enacting a major piece of legislation and on the other hand doing it in such a way that Councils 'll settle for failure because resources have not been allocated .
5 But I 'm going to give you a little piece of paper and on the piece of paper it 's got ten questions .
6 You may be asked to concentrate on a pinpoint of light or on a particular spot on the ceiling while the therapist makes his suggestions of relaxation .
7 The eye catching verandah alongside the building accommodates tables for outdoor eating in summer and on the ground floor there is also a lounge and bar .
8 ‘ It has an effect on perception , it has an effect on mood and on the ability to move the muscles , memory , to name just a few .
9 This may be contrasted with the markets for cigarettes and spirits , where overall consumer demand is unlikely to expand significantly and collaboration between the few major suppliers is likely to have a direct effect on competition and on the flow of inter-state trade .
10 She had the same manner as George , a sad kind of demeanour that on a woman was attractive while on a man like George it was annoying .
11 It seems fanciful to imagine that the existence of a handful of male victims and female defendants would have any impact either on the future development by the judges of the substantive law of rape or on the handling of rape cases by the police , or indeed on the way that rape is generally perceived .
12 It is probably not an exaggeration to say that far more work has been published on the first type of task than on the second .
13 These are based on both the degree of digestion and on the proportions of teeth and bones affected , and using these patterns it is sometimes possible to identify predator species when they are unknown .
14 The first British scheme for conscription entailed the limited enrolment of single men ; those in essential work in industry and on the land were excused .
15 Under the influence of researchers in America such as Paul Lazarsfeld ( 1901–70 ) , greater emphasis was put on the need for proof and on the importance of data being as objective as possible , i.e. that it should be free of any influence of the individual researcher who happened to collect it .
16 it stresses that risk should not be based on job title or place of work but on the extent to which there is actual physical exposure to the following substances :
17 As in the case of Bacon , the central importance of Paracelsus rests on the general impetus he gave to the reform of science and on the development of a comprehensive religious and ethical framework for scientific and medical endeavour .
18 Finally , it is also important for an officer to know about the processes which give rise to the particular effluents in his patch , since this helps the business of containment and on the spot diagnosis in an emergency .
19 The declaration , with its renewed emphasis on the importance of unity and on the obstacles to it , reads like the triumph of hope over experience : ‘ We urge our clergy and faithful not to neglect or undervalue that certain yet imperfect communion we already share .
20 In general , the Buid place far more stress on the process of growth than on the acts of planting seed or of conceiving children .
21 Now I 'd like to bring you back to Mr Williamson 's opening remarks in which he described the allocations of land for industry and all these other things that are tied in with industry now as generous , making generous allocations , and the Civic Society would like to see those allocations rather less generous , we are like trying to develop a climate of restraint when on the expansion of Harrogate and the rate at which people are encouraged or wish to come into the town .
22 In the meantime Margery has exposed her ability to think and indeed picture herself in the vulgar , crude terms of the fabliau world : ( " That shall never be that I shall do such falsity in bed or on the floor . " )
23 At the ‘ O ’ Group held on the Troop Commander 's return , each Rig Commander was briefed on his part in the forthcoming operation , his place in bridge and on the contingency plans in case of breakdown , accident or enemy interference .
24 We saw that we can think about this on a stock basis at a point in time or on a flow basis per period of time .
25 The importance of the Positive School is that it focussed attention on motivation and on the individual criminal .
26 His comments came as it was revealed that three-quarters of Tory MPs wanted needy people to be protected from the tax on fuel and on the eve of a report , to be issued today , which said families in debt on their fuel bills were already choosing between heating and eating — even before the proposed addition of VAT .
27 All inheritance tax on death and on the making of gifts can now be avoided with respect to farming and other business assets .
28 Well we 'll start off at the top of Road and on the one side there was the furniture people they used to make furniture .
29 The major limitation relevant here is that Parliamentary ( or ‘ primary ’ ) legislation ( that is , ‘ statutes ’ ) can not , because of the doctrine of Parliamentary supremacy , be challenged in a court of law except on the ground that it is inconsistent the European Community law .
30 The moonlight glimmered on the great sweep of lawn and on a curious bird standing in the middle of it , the size of a swan but more ungainly , with a little coronet of feathers on its head .
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