Example sentences of "[noun] [v-ing] on [pron] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Either way , this black man , his ringleted hair gleaming on his shoulders , was not Gentle . |
| 2 | There stood Balboa , his shield on his arm , his cuirass gleaming on his chest , the brilliant new banner in one hand and his naked sword in the other , his plumed helmet giving him a stature far more considerable than offered by his height alone . |
| 3 | The role of the project leader takes a number of forms depending on his level of authority . |
| 4 | Just imagine going into a court of law to argue a case depending on its provisions . |
| 5 | We provide informative Healthy Eating leaflets an nutrition labelling on our products so you can be better informed about what you eat . |
| 6 | And amongst this hundred , forty nine say yes , fifty one have never touched the evil or the enjoyable weed depending on your viewpoint . |
| 7 | A person should be aware of the advantages and disadvantages of knowing if he or she has HIV infection , and make the decision depending on their personality and circumstances . |
| 8 | The remainder ( see Table 1 ) were divided into four groups depending on their quality : ( 1 ) two long observations ( 60,000s ) with f.r.m.s.8% , where f.r.m.s. is the fractional root mean square amplitude of variability seen ; ( 2 ) a long observation with low f.r.m.s.5% ; ( 3 ) three short observations ( 35,000s ) with high f.r.m.s ; ( 4 ) two short observations with low f.r.m.s . |
| 9 | Victims are divided into two main groups depending on which part of the brain is affected . |
| 10 | Quantitative summaries of causal effect such as d , however , are nearly all asymmetric , taking different values depending on which variable is presumed to be the cause of the other . |
| 11 | One of the basic factors we have to bear in mind about fungi is that , unlike insects , which make their attack at certain predictable times depending on their life cycles , fungal attack in one form or another is about and ready to take advantage of any weakness for much longer periods — in fact , at almost any time of the year . |
| 12 | He lay back on the seat in the dark interior with the attaché case resting on his knees as the driver cranked up the engine . |
| 13 | It was now of the utmost importance for the Unionists to clarify their own position ; Balfour 's pledge had been a conditional one and was not in any case binding on his successor , but the unpopularity of food taxes remained . |
| 14 | He opened the briefcase resting on his trouser leg , extracted a piece of plastic . |
| 15 | It claims it has given very similar results to patterns determined by stock price chartists , charlatans or alchemists depending on your viewpoint , whose work is very popular in Japan . |
| 16 | Two clipped young Gurkhas peel off to the side as the Queen stands before the two great thrones , flanked by a clutch of Yeomen of the Guard , pikes resting on their shoulders . |
| 17 | With club rates varying from £50–£90 per hour depending on which part of the country you reside in , it makes economic sense if you can afford it to join a group — or perhaps if a little more of the folding stuff is available , to buy your own small PFA type or microlight . |
| 18 | She placed her hands against his chest to resist , a serious look appearing on her face . |
| 19 | She was actually becoming quite blase about the dangers lurking on their travels . |
| 20 | Delaney saw Forster nod , the light flashing on his eye-pieces . |
| 21 | He paused , his dark eyes resting on her face and seeming to take in every detail , committing them to memory . |
| 22 | He looked at the other men in the room , his eyes resting on his father . |
| 23 | Having heard the evidence given by the parties , the court makes an order in favour of the plaintiff or the defendant depending on which evidence is preferred by the judge . |
| 24 | The warriors , their spears resting on their shoulders , take very small steps and chant in time , breathy snorts — ‘ Hooh , hooh , hooh ’ — as they circle the girls and pass the second line of warriors , moving in the opposite direction . |
| 25 | Looking down at their still and silent master , the two dogs began to slink nearer until they lay down beside him , noses resting on his body . |
| 26 | Then , not wanting to return to bed , she made herself comfortable in the wicker armchair , her eyes gazing on her husband 's sleeping face . |
| 27 | She touched the jellied space in her mouth and found a drop of blood like a shiny ladybird resting on her finger . |
| 28 | They should not learn different roles depending on their sex , nor should learning be based on punishments but on respect for their understanding and potentialities . |
| 29 | Our pleasure ( or displeasure depending on our taste , or mood ) will derive either from the high degree of conformity of the individual example to the schema , or from its divergence . |
| 30 | Lawton nodded , the light reflecting on his eyepiece . |