Example sentences of "[noun pl] on [pron] [adv] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 There is no way of telling how many of the episodes described are elaborations produced to impress , or how far they are accurate descriptions of action sequences on which both teachers and pupils would agree .
2 Let it suffice to say , at this point , notwithstanding the criticisms that have been made of the assumptions on which both ISI and ELI theories are based , export-import structure is now a key characteristic of the economic growth and by implication developmental prospects of Third World countries .
3 She wore no make-up and no rings on her freckly hands .
4 ( a ) Middle East Economic Survey ( MEES ) , indicating the terms on which both freight and insurance were being negotiated at a particular stage of the war , described the freight element as follows : ‘ Kharg to Europe : W70-80 .
5 Retarded technologies are those energy technologies that were abandoned , technologies on which little R & D continued because of cheaper alternatives .
6 But even allowing for that trait of nature , the number of occasions on which both Conservatives and Labour politicians have told me they are doing better than the polls say is now large enough to make me sniff the air suspiciously .
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