Example sentences of "[adv] on the [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The philanthropist Helen Bosanquet drew eagerly on the work of the French sociologist Frederick Le Play to argue that the ‘ stable family ’ with its male breadwinner was ‘ the only known way of ensuring with any approach to success , that one generation will exert itself in the interests and for the sake of another ’ . |
| 2 | Now they sat eagerly on the rows of brittle gilt chairs with red velvet seats , their exquisitely made-up faces carefully devoid of expression as they made brief notes on their programmes , pretending not to notice that sometimes the clicking cameras were directed not at the catwalk models , all of whom had already done a photo-call session for the photographers the previous day , but at them — the society women of America and the international circuit , the bored charity conscious wives of big businessmen , the famed actresses of stage and screen , even the occasional European princess . |
| 3 | In order for settled property to be excluded from inheritance tax it is necessary that the settlor was not domiciled in the United Kingdom at the time the settlement was made and , in addition , it is necessary that at the time of the relevant charge , eg on the death of a life tenant or when a ten year charge occurs if the trust is a discretionary trust or where assets are appointed out of a discretionary trust , the particular trust assets are not located in the United Kingdom . |
| 4 | A rapid gear change gave them speed on the corner and he sat bent over the wheel , concentrating fiercely on the road through the sheets of rain . |
| 5 | She found herself concentrating too fiercely on the face of a girl opposite her , as if to ascertain the reality of her fellow traveller . |
| 6 | Across the Atlantic , American city librarians have developed remarkable programmes of " outreach " to the disadvantaged in slum and ghetto , and many have recently developed active information services somewhat on the lines of our Citizens Advice Bureaux but with a more active involvement and identification with the needs and problems of those who approach them . |
| 7 | Ellis could still work on behalf of Wales , notably in the appointment of a Welsh land commission , and the foundation of a University of Wales , both in 1893 ; but he disapproved of Lloyd George 's efforts to turn Welsh Liberalism into a nationalist movement somewhat on the lines of the Irish one . |
| 8 | To an increasing degree , the government and its outlying establishments bore the Prime Minister 's stamp ; her press secretary , Bernard Ingham , seemed more powerful than most Cabinet ministers , somewhat on the pattern of Lloyd George 's use of ‘ Bronco Bill ’ Sutherland in 1918–22 . |
| 9 | Alec perched himself opposite on the edge of an armchair . |
| 10 | He suddenly swung her into his arms , his tortured breathing the only sound in the darkened barn , and instead of carrying her down the stairs he turned and lowered her to the soft hay that was spread thickly on the floor behind them . |
| 11 | Blood had congealed thickly on the end of the smashed fibula . |
| 12 | Willows and other small trees grew thickly on the banks of Lough Corrib , fenced off from the road . |
| 13 | Berries are brought to the hall between 10am and 2pm on the day of the show . |
| 14 | He reflected gloomily on the price of his ambition , because he had gone out on a limb to persuade a mistrustful and increasingly hostile Kenamun to consent to the operation he had mounted , and then he had only achieved it by linking Surere to the serial killings . |
| 15 | Turnover figures were among the lowest of the year with just 578 million shares changing hands and the FT-SE 100-Share Index closed just 6.5 better on the day at 2,922.4 . |
| 16 | The form this takes depends entirely on the circumstances of the owner . |
| 17 | The presence of soils in turn ensures the presence of breeding petrels that burrow in soils , or require the dense vegetation for nesting , and of a few species of birds ( and indeed of introduced mammals ) that live entirely on the resources of the land . |
| 18 | The meaning of a sentence in English , and in languages with similarly fixed word order such as Chinese , often depends entirely on the order in which the elements are placed ( cf. The man ate the fish and The fish ate the man ) . |
| 19 | Some viruses rely entirely on the enzymes of the infected cell to catalyse every step in the production of more viruses . |
| 20 | The division of work between the private profession and the law centre has not been based entirely on the choice of clients in deciding which problems to bring in to the law centre . |
| 21 | There will be certain physical mechanisms such as telephones , typewriters and computers but the flow of energy is trivial and the interest centres entirely on the flow of information . |
| 22 | Because the forms of bodies depended entirely on the will of God , it was impious , as well as impossible , to construct a science of nature based on preconceived opinion . |
| 23 | Certainly the kind of modern-day would-be Kerouac who survives entirely on the proceeds from trading-in free albums and indulging in the fine art of ‘ ligging ’ — tagging along to any show in town where the record company picks up the catering bill — is not extinct . |
| 24 | There are no nationally agreed guidelines for the appointment of police surgeons : this matter rests entirely on the discretion of the local Chief Constable who has to decide who to appoint from the applicants for the particular post , which is advertised by the police . |
| 25 | Moreover , the ‘ pleasure-pain ’ excitement of hysterical worshippers focuses entirely on the actions of the libido-quarterback . |
| 26 | The social science Data Archive has even less muscle , relying entirely on the goodwill of government departments to deposit their material . |
| 27 | It depends entirely on the goodwill of America and other richer member states to take this on an improvised basis . |
| 28 | The almost weekly loss and gain of territory depended entirely on the skills of leadership and prevailing conditions . |
| 29 | Other concentrated entirely on the reference to the holding of client money , and were therefore more inclined to answer ‘ yes ’ . |
| 30 | Entrance into the service and the whole subsequent diplomatic career depended entirely on the connections of the man in the ministry itself and at Court . |