Example sentences of "[adv] on [art] [noun] [conj] " in BNC.

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1 Some buyers prefer the grease to be left lying thickly on the grain and the flesh of the leather and t so that it will gradually be absorbed and also they can then brush it up when they have got the goods , when they are making it up in their workshops .
2 When my hon. Friend meets the chairman of the East Cumbria authority , will he congratulate him warmly on the fact that having , since 1982-83 , secured a budget increase , after inflation , of almost 15 per cent .
3 Above all , his teaching about his own role in the purposes of God depends entirely on the conviction that he must fulfil the Old Testament .
4 It depended entirely on the screw as to how full they filled it ; it could be anything from half-full to full .
5 The design , colours used and decor of the reception area will depend entirely on the tastes and policies of each individual hotel or group of hotels .
6 er the calls are totally confidential and it would depend entirely on the child as to really what happened , because er you ca n't say to a child ‘ right I 'm going to report this ’ , it does n't happen like that .
7 Most operations depend entirely on the winch or car driver judging the speeds from the bow in the cable and the way in which the glider is gaining height .
8 ‘ Go ahead , ’ said Jay , enjoying this objective discussion where she could focus entirely on the delirium and dilemma of Lucy .
9 But in his analyses of kinship relations or of cooking , for example , Lévi-Strauss 's approach is based entirely on the assumption that they are systems which are structured like a language ; that is to say , that their individual elements have meaning only in so far as they are part of an overall system .
10 In each case there can be no doubt that the advantages offered by the trust over the civil-law method were significant : performance in specie was a real possibility in each case ; that this was so depended entirely on the fact that trusts were subject to a different procedural order .
11 The strength of the stock market has been built entirely on the belief that the economy is about to start growing again at a time when inflation , earnings growth and interest rates are all low and falling , creating ideal conditions for a period of non-inflationary growth .
12 Lord Morris said : The degree of precision or definition which makes a purpose a particular purpose depends entirely on the facts and circumstances of a purchase and sale transaction .
13 With a toss of her blonde head , Ronni laid her glass down pointedly on the coffee-table that stood between them .
14 The success of the treatment depends very much on the skill and intelligence of the operatives and careful supervision to ensure that attention is given to the full extent of affected areas .
15 Is it that you may actually have lost fat but the loss may not show much on the scales because you are retaining water .
16 Again , the exact nature of what is on offer will depend very much on the priorities and resources of your local social services department .
17 Although craft activity in some form was carried on almost everywhere , whether it can properly be termed industry depends very much on the objective and scale of the undertaking .
18 But , as every good gardener knows , healthy plant growth depends very much on the fertility and structure of the soil .
19 They never said much on the set except to each other .
20 in fact , although the breeding season is normally said to begin in March , this depends very much on the weather and , again , availability of food .
21 She made him stand idly on the sidewalk while she made a big deal of paying the cab driver .
22 The distinction between natural and non-natural user has at times been confused with the distinction between things naturally on the land and things artificially there .
23 It is as if labour is a thing which comes naturally on the market and then inevitably is bought and sold according to the laws of supply and demand .
24 Where the plaintiff claimed punitive damages as well as compensation , the request for service was refused apparently on the basis that this was a claim for a penalty and not a civil claim .
25 Nor was nuisance considered applicable , apparently on the basis that the defendant had no reason to foresee the injury .
26 The IBA , with an over-abundance of legal caution , did cut such references from a Labour Party political broadcast , apparently on the ground that the broadcasters might be deemed " malicious " if their dominant motive was to win votes for themselves rather than to inform the public of the truth about persons standing for public office .
27 Edward 's parliamentary grant of tonnage and poundage had automatically lapsed at his death , although the government attempted to go on collecting it , apparently on the assumption that it would be regranted in the next parliament , summoned for 25 June .
28 Edward 's parliamentary grant of tonnage and poundage had automatically lapsed at his death , although the government attempted to go on collecting it , apparently on the assumption that it would be regranted in the next parliament , summoned for 25 June .
29 ‘ Charismatic ’ was the word he first used and later withdrew — apparently on the grounds that Jefferson 's personality , while it is undoubtedly attractive to teenagers , is n't particularly pleasant .
30 Apollinaris survived for only a few months , and on his death Theuderic had Quintianus installed as bishop , apparently on the grounds that the saint had been driven from Rodez because of his loyalty to the Frankish king .
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