Example sentences of "[subord] [noun] [verb] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | Disputes under them are to be referred to arbitration , where contracts made on a particular exchange are in issue , and otherwise to the English courts . |
| 2 | Seeing Nicandra flinching on the cut grass verge of the avenue , he took the long , supple driving whip out of its case and flicked his horse into a more dashing trot . |
| 3 | There was a glass-fronted mahogany cupboard where Ellen insisted on keeping Bernard 's family photographs , which she had found at the bottom of a suitcase . |
| 4 | Where scum settles on wetted surfaces in kitchens , it creates an ideal breeding ground for bacteria . |
| 5 | This result , however , is not reflected in the ‘ absolute income ’ hypothesis where consumption depends on present income alone . |
| 6 | Similarly , the accused is guilty where ownership passes on delivery such as when food is eaten or petrol put into the tank . |
| 7 | This notable motif occurs in a very similar form in another pavement from the New Market Hall site , Gloucester ( Neal 1981 , no. 52 ) , where Bacchus sits on a leopard amid an arrangement of interlaced squares and half-saltires . |
| 8 | He stopped where Tallis stood on the wall . |
| 9 | In contrast to US mass production where work arrives on a conveyor belt , Japanese workers often move with the production line … |
| 10 | Where enamel remains on these teeth it is restricted to small islands separated by areas of dentine . |
| 11 | where neon flickered on sludge . |
| 12 | Does he agree that to stimulate demand within the United Kingdom home market , where problems exist on the retail side , the industry is entitled to expect some special attention from the Chancellor of the Exchequer at the next Budget , which could include a reduction in or the total elimination of the appalling 10 per cent . |
| 13 | The lawn to the south of the house , shown on a plan by Bourginion , the French surveyor employed to redesign the garden , corresponds almost exactly with the description given in the second edition ( 1733 ) of the Dictionary , where Miller insists on frequent mowing and rolling to keep the grass in good order . |
| 14 | After Hassan 's departure they had escorted an abnormally subdued and submissive Dora to her room , where Iris insisted on putting her through a series of noisy deep-breathing exercises , ‘ to calm her down ’ , and then prepared a cup of herbal tea , ‘ to make her sleep ’ . |
| 15 | With this successful revolution , there would be the construction of the Communist Utopia , ‘ where society inscribes on its banners : ‘ From each according to his ability , to each according to his needs ! ’ ' |
| 16 | Even where society relies on private agencies to monitor regulations , society will probably want to set the standards itself . |
| 17 | ‘ faultless ’ manager of the Adelphi Hotel , Liverpool , ( opened 1826 ) , where CD stayed on the eve of his departure for America in 1842 . |
| 18 | Then , gripping it , he passed through the rustle of the reed jalousie hanging in the doorway into the small interior , where Sycorax lay on her side , collapsed on the beaten earth like a child 's poppet made from plaited grass , with Ariel on her haunches beside her , head sunk on her knees , a fan fallen to the ground beside her . |
| 19 | Where invoices recorded on the statement have not been received or have been mislaid , copies will be required from the supplier . |
| 20 | We have provided in the Finance Bill that where property held on discretionary trust were settled before 26th March 1974 a different — and almost invariably more generous — basis of charge will apply . |
| 21 | Visit the Fish Nursery — where tiny baby creatures are reared , where unborn infants can be seen wriggling in their eggcases and where magnifiers focus on fascinating marine life features too miniscule for detection by the human eye . |
| 22 | At the archway which divides the suyo of puro papa , where women sit on their hunkers , feet planted in the soft earth , and hack small potatoes out with their hoes , and the suyo of pura oca with its neat rows of bunched , dark green leaves , carriers stop and rest their bundles on the wall . |
| 23 | Where Mellors frolicked on dream freebie |
| 24 | Nor will I miss that filthy pub at the end of our road where James insists on going most nights . |
| 25 | Colonies are easily detected by females at a distance , especially in species where advertisement displays on the many nests are given in synchrony to produce a vivid tree-sized orchestration of sound and movement . |
| 26 | Infant sexuality moves into the anal phase next , and some adult sexual aims derive from this phase where interest centres on the erotogenic possibilities of the anus . |
| 27 | When , therefore , the Board was entrusted with appeals this did not mean that any particular official should undertake the task , nor was the Board bound to disclose the report any more than minutes made on the paper before a decision was arrived at . |
| 28 | My recommendations are no more than guide-lines based on my own judgment and personal preference . |
| 29 | Although WIRS concentrated on issues such as collective bargaining , wage determination and grievance resolution , it did ask whether the establishment concerned made use of staff employed on fixed-term contracts and agency workers . |
| 30 | But these preventative powers do exist , because once violence occurs on the streets , once there has been a breakdown of public order , then the damage has been done . |