Example sentences of "on [art] [noun] [prep] [conj] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | inadequately educated persons er , view of what it is to be well educated i.e. we 've got to comment on the spelling as if it were important |
| 2 | ‘ I think it would be a good idea if we all had a swim before breakfast , do n't you ? ’ he said , the announcement seized upon with alacrity by the two little girls who , once again , began jumping up and down on the mattress as if it were a trampoline . |
| 3 | ‘ Ah — most unfortunate , ’ he said , standing in the blood-bespattered bathroom of the boarding section and looking at the pool on the floor as if it were a spilt cup of tea . |
| 4 | ‘ In future cases where a new regime comes to power unconstitutionally our attitude on the question of whether it qualifies to be treated as a government , will be left to be inferred from the nature of the dealings , if any , which we may have with it , and in particular on whether we are dealing with it on a normal government to government basis . |
| 5 | ‘ Quite a governess , ’ he said , lingering on the word as if it were especially endowed . |
| 6 | In the latter case the net income attributable to shareholders will have to be assessed on the basis of whether it is reasonable compared with desired yields . |
| 7 | In the case described in our earlier debate by the hon. Gentleman , the local authority would make its decision to withdraw or not to withdraw discount on the basis of whether it thought that the dwelling in question was the auntie 's sole or main residence . |
| 8 | ‘ No , ’ replied Jamie , looking at a fly on the table as if it was a long-lost brother . |
| 9 | Every research study needs to be assessed on the criterion of whether it measures up to its own stated objectives . |
| 10 | Hermit crabs , however , do not simply put on a shell as if it were a new pullover ; they show two remarkable adaptations to the problems of ‘ wearing ’ the shells of alien snails . |