Example sentences of "[det] [be] [adj] on [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whereas few — not to boast — few are speedier on the draw with the old chopsticks than young Ollie . |
| 2 | Not all small creatures are pests , some are predatory on the pests themselves , and we should regard them as friends . |
| 3 | This whole discussion of the meaning of ‘ here ’ might be summed up by saying that in so far as ‘ Here ’ , in reply to ‘ Where are you ? ‘ , has a meaning , as distinct from a use , its meaningfulness is parasitic on the meaningfulness of ‘ Here ’ in reply to ‘ Where is it ? ’ , the meaningfulness of this being conditional on the possibility of distinguishing places . |
| 4 | I said that in so far as ‘ Here ’ , in reply to ‘ Where are you ? ’ has a meaning , as distinct from a use , its meaningfulness is parasitic on the meaningfulness of ‘ Here ’ in reply to ‘ Where is it ? ’ , the meaningfulness of this being conditional on the possibility of distinguishing places . |
| 5 | A parallel remark about ‘ It 's me ’ would be that in so far as ‘ It 's me ’ , said by the victim of amnesia in hope of recognition , has a meaning , as distinct from a use , its meaningfulness is parasitic on the meaningfulness of ‘ It 's me ’ in reply to ‘ Who is the youngest professor ? ’ , the meaningfulness of this being conditional on the possibility of distinguishing people . |
| 6 | But er Nottingham 's er city that 's proud of its nature it 's not generally realized that there 's about a hundred nature reserves in the City of Nottingham maintained by the city of the Notts Wild Life Trust and er this is great on the outskirts but in the city centre there 's too little nature in it . |
| 7 | Of course , this is impractical on a site with a lot of power traffic or where a rigid circuit procedure is in force . |
| 8 | This is available on the DEC PDP-10 computer . |
| 9 | Secondly the operating environment must allow simple and effective data transfer between programs , this is standard on an Apple Macintosh but on the PC one needs software such as GEM or Windows to achieve it . |
| 10 | But none of this is possible on the dole ; even going to the park carries the risk of unexpected expenditures — ice creams and bus fares back . |
| 11 | Thursday the tenth of February on Wednesday the ninth , now this is all on the assumption that everything is going for us |
| 12 | Much of this is conditional on an IMF seal of approval . |
| 13 | This is dependent on the building of the Mediterranean-Dead Sea Project , for it is the lighter Mediterranean water that will constitute the upper water levels in the solar ponds . |
| 14 | Answer guide : The answer to this is dependent on the discussion and conclusions arrived at in the answer to question 1 above . |
| 15 | The machine acts as a general Network File System-compatible server and should manage around 2,000 Network File System operations per second , though this is dependent on the nature of the application , IBM notes . |
| 16 | Much is contingent on the intelligence of our political systems and the chances of world history which may yet give us such a fright that something commensurable to the strides made by the creation of the UN in 1945 will be made possible . |
| 17 | In the following account , localities for vegetation types have been given where these are present on the dot maps of the NVC . |
| 18 | It should be noted that most of these are neutral on the optimism/pessimism scale , while some of the characters ' proverbs approach the meaningless . |
| 19 | These are mandatory on the sheriff who has no option but to grant re-possession . |
| 20 | Will these be alright on the night then ? |
| 21 | In the Stour Valley of West Suffolk these were thick on the ground in the heyday of the clothing trade , but they probably lacked a truly urban ethos , and consequently fell easy prey to the winds of economic change . |
| 22 | There were pockets of disaffection in other parts of the country , amongst Anglicans and even Quakers , but these were thin on the ground ; the memories of the 1680s were still too powerful to make many people seriously wish to see the Stuarts back on the throne again . |
| 23 | Now can we look at his pay cos you all been busy on the directors ' pay and this chartered secretary is really important and so that he could be available on a Saturday afternoon if he was wanted . |
| 24 | Er admittedly they 'll all be available on the Saturday but perhaps we would need , you know , we 've perhaps a little bit more more work to be done . |
| 25 | In Europe the only flows of any consequence occur on small volcanic islands in the Mediterranean , the most famous of all being those on the island of Lipari , which are thought to have been erupted about 1,400 years ago . |
| 26 | The recent flotations of Kenwood , Anglian Windows , MFI and Taunton Cider — some albeit undersubscribed — might suggest that all is well on the management buyout ( MBO ) scene , but appearances can be deceptive . |
| 27 | But any worthwhile advice on the latter is dependent on the accuracy of the information disclosed . |
| 28 | The latter is dependent on the effectiveness of peristaltic function . |
| 29 | He had decreed everyone should wear tartan shoes and since no-one had any , or could get any being stuck on the island , every pupil he met was punished for breaking the law . |
| 30 | Obviously the same is true on the question of racism . |