Example sentences of "of [pos pn] [noun] on [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Because temper tantrums , aggression and verbal abuse often feature in children 's reactions to being thwarted , they will be the subject of my discussions on how to cope more effectively . |
| 2 | Complete strangers in the street — men — will give you detailed descriptions of their opinions on how you look . |
| 3 | In our own studies , the ostensibly collaborative setting of the group tended to be one in which children spent most of their time on essentially individual reading and writing tasks . |
| 4 | Such positions are taken by a bank on the basis of its view on how exchange rates are likely to fluctuate in the near future . |
| 5 | Curtis , meanwhile , as the result of his meditations on how a federated empire might collectively discharge its duty to the backward races under British rule , had begun to reach the conclusion that the answer was to train them for eventual self-government . |
| 6 | He informed Mozart of his debt on more than one occasion — over 400 gulden on 20 November and ‘ more than 600 gulden ’ by 11 December . |
| 7 | Last week I gave a talk to a parents ' committee in one of our schools on how to make a constitution — I felt I was contributing to the growth of grass roots democracy in South Africa . |