Example sentences of "[art] [noun pl] [prep] life on " in BNC.
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| 1 | Once they reach this state the fry will move away from the nest and face the dangers of life on their own without their father 's protection . |
| 2 | Virus F/x-01–74482 , soon referred to as , simply , the Mahon virus was , as far as she could understand , a unique example of something that up till now had only been postulated : that deep in the ocean , under the terrific pressure and in temperatures approaching absolute zero , there had remained chains of biochemicals , primitive viruses that had been part of the great ‘ organic soup ’ at the creation of life , remaining unchanged as the rest of the primordial swamp had undergone the long evolutionary journey to form all the complexities of life on earth . |
| 3 | Live work was for the future and would follow when Kylie felt fully ready for the demands of life on the road — and for now there were a million other business opportunities to be pursued . |
| 4 | He had been a thin , light-framed boy , and he had grown to become a lean , wiry man ; the years of life on merchant ships , and then in Australia , had left his skin looking well-used , like soft and fine-grained — but slightly distressed — leather . |
| 5 | A visit to the Minotaur 's lair : Poppy Holden is captivated by the layers of life on the island of Crete |
| 6 | I think that disillusioned people on the political left , noticing the absence of environmental issues from electoral campaigning , even though they are clearly , for all of us , the conditions of survival , could spend an evening quite usefully taking notes of Murray Bookchin 's rearrangement of priorities necessary ‘ if we are to survive the ravages of a totally irrational society that threatens to undermine the fundaments of life on this planet ’ . |