Example sentences of "[prep] [noun prp] [verb] on [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The first meeting would concentrate on users ’ views , with an opportunity for CW to elaborate on the IT Review . |
| 2 | Yugoslavia during January teetered on the brink of civil war because of a confrontation between the government of Croatia and the Serb-domination Yugoslav National Army ( JNA ) . |
| 3 | ‘ Nobody , ’ he said , not taking his eyes off Mick working on the wheel . |
| 4 | My three trunks were upended in the corner ready for Curtis to send on the train . |
| 5 | The Elector Counts of Ostland live on the north eastern border of the Empire beyond which lie the wild and dangerous Troll Country and the Northern Wastes . |
| 6 | Instead , the naked corpse of Hauser lay on a central table , the chest cavity spread open , and several organs glistening purply on gleaming dishes to either side . |
| 7 | First , of Manhattan served on a plate , sculpted in perfect detail . |
| 8 | Britain 's Courtaulds and Hoechst of Germany agreed on a joint venture that will merge their viscose and acrylic-fibres businesses in Europe . |
| 9 | As in the case of Bacon , the central importance of Paracelsus rests on the general impetus he gave to the reform of science and on the development of a comprehensive religious and ethical framework for scientific and medical endeavour . |
| 10 | Moving with them to north Africa , he was initially held in enforced inactivity behind the lines , a problem which he solved in characteristic style : ‘ The Battle of Alamein began on the 23rd of October , 1942 . |
| 11 | Adkin Financial Services offers comprehensive financial advice and support to clients of Adkin based on the extensive experience and know-how of its professional staff . |
| 12 | From the far side of the swimming pool they caught sight of Dora sitting on the terrace , reading . |
| 13 | For example , three representatives from the Isle of Ely sat on the committee although only four short courses had been arranged in that Authority . |
| 14 | He now works in a group set up by the Bishop of Ely to work on a better understanding of market forces than that shown in Faith in the City , he says . |
| 15 | A team at the University of Dundee reported on a neural computer that checks cervical smears containing up to 200,000 cells and decides whether they are abnormal or not with 96 per cent accuracy . |
| 16 | A Landsat TM image of Leicestershire recorded on a cloud-free day in July 1984 constitutes the basic data source . |
| 17 | The little museum is particularly rich in classical objects because the modern town of Alea stands on the site of ancient Tegea , the capital of Arcadia . |
| 18 | In the centre is a roundel with a representation of Hermes mounted on a hawk and bestowing a wreath . |
| 19 | The awe-inspiring site of Stonehenge appearing on the horizon , as one crosses Salisbury Plain , never fails to cast a spell over the traveller . |
| 20 | Theda stood her ground , aware of Taggy hovering on the stairs behind her , the listening ears of the maids above , and Adam Diggory 's unseen shadow at the back of the hall . |
| 21 | Another , and different , outline of Scotland appears on a vellum portolan , or sea-chart , which also depicts the fjorded coastline of Norway , including the famous whirlpool , Maelstrom , together with the south-east coast of Spitsbergen . |
| 22 | Huxley , the exponent of laboratory physiology , won a great victory over Owen when he contrived to get a statue of Darwin placed on the main staircase of the Natural History Museum ; but justice has been done with the passage of time , and Owen 's statue is now in pride of place in his building . |
| 23 | It was this success that made the merchants of England reflect on the desirability of destroying ‘ despotism ’ in Spanish America in order to establish direct trade in a market that British goods and British credit terms would dominate . |
| 24 | The great ecclesiastical towns lived on the churches and monasteries — perhaps a twentieth of the population of Valladolid depended on the Church — while soup and bread doles from the episcopal palaces and monasteries were an important element in the budget of the urban poor . |
| 25 | The gaolers of Holovich reneged on the agreement , the exchange will not take place . |
| 26 | A bust of Lenin stood on the mantelpiece where once the Virgin smiled . |
| 27 | In 1862 he travelled to the island of Sardinia to advise on the developing railway system there . |
| 28 | The village of Skelton lies on the east bank of the river Ouse , near Goole , and has a population of just over 100 people . |
| 29 | The House of Commons met on a Saturday for the first time since the war . |
| 30 | At one end is the Temple of Jupiter built on a high podium ; the Corinthian Order is used and the building was flanked by two triumphal arches . |