Example sentences of "[noun sg] on [noun pl] that [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This book sheds some light on events that deserve to be better known as for many the months that elapsed proved fatal . |
| 2 | Intonation helps to produce the effect of prominence on syllables that need to be perceived as stressed , and in particular the placing of tonic stress on a particular syllable marks out the word to which it belongs as the most important in the tone-unit . |
| 3 | It brought her to an abrupt halt on legs that felt suddenly weak , and several small gasps of dismay escaped her . |
| 4 | The imagery of the death of human beings is helped by numerous run on lines that add to the lamentation of the words . |
| 5 | Nowadays , very few excavations take place on sites that do not have some form of threat of damage or destruction , because enough funds are not available to finance a full research excavation on every possible site . |
| 6 | It is best to classify this as a prefix-suffix error : any corrective teaching should focus the children 's attention on the effect of -ing on words that end in -e . |
| 7 | The old agrarian basis of the economy survived well into the Georgian era but the enormous growth of population made a new form of local society unavoidable and the Enclosure Award of 1766 put the final seal of approval on changes that had long been underway . |
| 8 | Does my hon. Friend agree that the directive would force employers to pay national insurance for employees who were below the lower earnings limit and that , effectively , that would be a tax on businesses that wish to employ part-time workers ? |
| 9 | However , recently , there has also been emphasis on inequalities that arise out of gender or ethnic differences . |
| 10 | A bicameral parliament at Stormont near Belfast was given control of domestic policy on matters that did not affect other parts of the United kingdom . |
| 11 | A number of readers have asked for more advice on entries that cover matches in pairs and trios . |
| 12 | Various possible approaches to course syllabuses were outlined in 1967 , and a paper submitted in that year by one member of the Board on deliberations that had taken place in the Library Advisory Councils indicated that ‘ they would welcome the development of CNAA first degrees in librarianship or in librarianship associated with other disciplines ’ . |
| 13 | South Africa , he says , must have friendly black neighbours to her North , and will see to it that Smith ‘ settles ’ with the black majority on terms that achieve this . |
| 14 | He was of medium height , with a spare frame , a little unsteady on his feet , perhaps , and with the sallow complexion of recent illness on features that bore a striking resemblance to the girl before him . |
| 15 | Walking up the path to the front door on legs that felt slightly wobbly Sally realised she would have to be satisfied with that . |
| 16 | ALAN STEEL sounds a warning on pensions that return only premiums if the holder dies |
| 17 | Wealth warning on plans that carry a death penalty |
| 18 | WELLCOME 'S attack on governments that try to prune the inexorable rise in healthcare costs is unlikely to find many sympathisers . |
| 19 | The matron moved towards Elinor 's bed on legs that seemed to be joined to her feet without ankles : she did not walk so much as stomp . |
| 20 | Here is the quintessence of Rough Trade , personified by toothless Scottish ex-merchant seamen , clearly chosen not for their specialist knowledge of haute cuisine , but simply because of their sure-footedness on floors that list alternately from port to starboard . |
| 21 | Following discussions , the IBOA requested more information on areas that concerned the membership . |
| 22 | The Montreal Protocol on Substances that deplete the Ozone Layer was concluded in 1987 , and 46 countries , including most of the big polluters , have now signed . |
| 23 | a. investigate and report on references that relate to the existence of a monopoly situation , ie where 25% of a particular market is supplied by one supplier or supply group ; |
| 24 | They can hinge on words that have more than one meaning or more than one usage , words that rhyme or sound similar , common thematic elements , or common symbolic associations . |
| 25 | A collection of essays edited by Ellen Kennedy and Susan Mendus , Women in Western Political Philosophy ( 1987 ) , presents a feminist perspective on questions that have been central to political philosophy and raises questions about the philosophical underpinning of political theory . |
| 26 | Do n't waste your time on issues that bear no relation to profit . |
| 27 | WITH all the talk about the Gulf , it has passed almost unnoticed that the European Community has agreed a new regulation on substances that deplete the stratospheric ozone layer . |
| 28 | They took out copyright on lyrics that had not even been written yet . |