Example sentences of "[noun] [noun pl] on [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Churchill commented that the " British people would not easily be influenced by what happened in the distant jungles of South-East Asia ; but they did know that there was a powerful American base in East Anglia and that war with China , who would invoke the Sino-Russian Pact , might mean an assault by hydrogen bombs on these islands " . |
| 2 | In addition , the gill openings on either side of the head have fused together to form a single opening across the throat . |
| 3 | The automatic gateway supports standard SQL operations on many non-SQL systems , such as IBM Corp 's IMS database and Digital Equipment Corp 's RMS file system , as well as most SQL systems , such as IBM 's DB2 and DEC 's Rdb databases , the company says . |
| 4 | Recipes in magazines and books ( and cooking times on many pre-packed foods ) are generally based on 600 to 700 W. If you buy a more powerful oven , you 'll need to reduce the cooking time by about 25 per cent , or lower the power level to the equivalent of 600 to 700 W and cook for the normal time . |
| 5 | There is one long pointed apical papilla with 2–3 oral papillae on each side of the jaw . |
| 6 | There are one or two pointed or spine like apical papillae flanked by 3–5 oral papillae on each side . |
| 7 | A family with a rounded flat disk covered by small imbricating plates amongst which the centrodorsal and primary plates usually distinct ; the radial shields small , length less than half the radius of the disk , well separated from one another ; the jaw broader or as broad as long ; usually one sometimes two apical papillae flanked by 5–7 oral papillae on each side the distalmost slightly curved and extending beneath the largest oral papilla just proximal to it , it is possible that this distalmost papillae is part of the second oral tentacle pore ; the adoral shields large and wing-like ; the oral shield large , rounded triangular or arrow shaped , usually longer than broad ; the arms long and slender ; the dorsal and ventral arm plates well developed and contiguous at least proximally ; the tentacle pores moderately large each armed with one or two flat leaf-like tentacle scales ; usually three times long , erect arm spines , equal in length to two arm segments . |
| 8 | I suppose it is an inevitable reaction of those who look at the world with questioning eyes , to regard everyone with suspicion and , after a whole day tracking spies on this spycatcher weekend , our senses were certainly finely tuned . |
| 9 | The convictions appeared to give new life to government efforts to combat corruption in the Chicago stock exchange following the failure in mid-1990 to secure convictions against three Swiss franc futures traders on most of the charges against them . |
| 10 | Small starter homes , they would like to put about four smaller starter homes on that site , I suppose , and then that |
| 11 | They accused Roman of introducing " tension and a non-democratic and elitist spirit " into the NSF [ see also p. 38108 ] , and blamed the party 's recent election losses on this [ see pp. 38777-78 ; below ] . |
| 12 | Many of the houses stand in two side roads on either side of this road , sometimes referred to as King Street . |
| 13 | Simon Rattan used the Bain de Terre Spa Therapy range of styling products on this look |
| 14 | Research projects on many topics are carried out at the CTVM , overseas , and elsewhere in the Edinburgh area and students and staff present their work at weekly seminars . |
| 15 | Warehouse disciplines on such questions as house-keeping , stock stability , and systems operation have to be rigidly enforced . |
| 16 | In December , the fitting of side lamps on all vehicles , including trams , became compulsory and the Company 's cars were modified similarly to those of the Corporation . |
| 17 | The hundred-foot single-span bridge is supported by masonry abutments on both banks of the river . |
| 18 | The dot indicators on each line of the staves give the position of each semi-quaver in a time signature of 4/4 . |
| 19 | In practice , therefore , it is safest to measure the elevation range of the terrace by determining the altitude at the back and the front , to map the terrace , and to arrange all the terrace fragments on some sort of diagram designed to show the height ranges of the fragments . |
| 20 | Even without a metal detector , you will find lots of lead fishing weights on most beaches . |
| 21 | Identify the data elements on these documents and attach names to each of these . |
| 22 | Then in 1980 and again in 1983 ten-minute rule bills on this subject obtained second readings which approved the principle ; as is normally the case with such bills they made no further progress due to lack of parliamentary time . |
| 23 | It pushed the Scot 's earnings from his 19 years as a professional through the £1 million mark to join the five other golfing millionaires on this side of the Atlantic . |
| 24 | A scaffolding collapses on this important politician , Campeanu . |
| 25 | Transfers to and from the private sector would be eased , enabling the NHS to concentrate its long term resources on those who need its special skills . |
| 26 | NAS even allows on-line , real-time automatic updating as source data changes on any system . |
| 27 | It is possible to programme variations on these by using both divergent and parallel curved and straight lines . |
| 28 | He used to deliver messages for a few club owners on this patch , ’ Culley said . |
| 29 | Our in-house experimental programme centres on these last two tokamaks . |
| 30 | Erm , we set up an investment panel of the erm , the executive committee to specifically to look in detail at our investment policy , in the light of resolution four at the nineteen eighty-seven A G M. We 've met with our investment advisors on several occasions , and we have considered our in , investment policy in some detail . |