Example sentences of "[conj] [vb pp] [adv] on [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The medium in its various colours could be used for cloisonné work or painted thinly on metal surfaces . |
| 2 | Among the other guests lunching were Mr Paul Marmin the managing director of Boucheron , and Mrs Marmin ; Mr and Mrs Hamish Renton , he is a director of Boucheron ; Mr and Mrs Eric Arnott , he is one of the world 's greatest eye surgeons , and had flown over to America that Thursday on a professional trip and flown home on Saturday . |
| 3 | The knowledge which the parents possess will be based on perhaps a superficial understanding built up over many years and based largely on misconceptions . |
| 4 | But it should be equal for everyone and based purely on ability . |
| 5 | By 1761 the artillery consisted of 31 field companies , totalling 3200 officers and men ; the former , unlike their infantry and cavalry colleagues , did not have to purchase their commissions but were appointed and promoted solely on merit , and the British artillery was soon recognised as the best in the world . |
| 6 | And make no mistake , the rum ration is very important to a matelot ; not only to be sipped or gulped , but something to be used for bargaining or the repayment of a favour , or even bottled and taken home on leave . |
| 7 | Annual ‘ drifts ’ were held , when cattle were rounded up , and excessive numbers were impounded and released only on payment of a fine . |
| 8 | You can use frozen cod , but make sure that it is thoroughly defrosted and dried well on kitchen paper . |
| 9 | However , post-menopausal women need 1,000–1 , 500mg daily to help avoid osteoporosis , as explained further on page 113 . |
| 10 | THE Democratic Unionist Party enjoyed a slight increase in its vote in the Derry City Council elections and not a slight decrease , as reported here on Saturday . |
| 11 | Correction : ‘ Seducing the French ’ is published by University of California Press , not the University of Chicago Press as stated here on April 17th . |