Example sentences of "[vb infin] on [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 4.1.1 The Lead Organization has represented and acted on behalf of the Parties in making an application to IEATP for a Government Grant and shall represent and act on behalf of the parties in the acceptance of such Grant on terms acceptable to all of the Parties hereto including the completion of the project to the satisfaction of IEATP . |
| 2 | One State may act on behalf of another , either on a one-off basis , or more regularly , as in the arrangement between a protected and protecting State . |
| 3 | Just as a State may act on behalf of another State or other legal entity , so too an organisation might be seen as acting as agent for its member States . |
| 4 | A true representative is surely someone who is authorized to speak and act on behalf of those ( s ) he represents , and who has been so authorized by them . |
| 5 | There will be a , a Conservative Party appointed agent who will act on behalf of all those candidates and simply fill in the election expenses The accounts are submitted to the returning officer . |
| 6 | Shortly afterwards I was telephoned by Morgan Phillips , the general secretary of the Labour Party , to say that Randolph had issued a writ for breach of copyright and was applying for an injunction that very afternoon , and would I act on behalf of the Labour Party ? |
| 7 | There were on each circuit panels of barristers prepared to advise and act on behalf of any barrister threatened with a wasted costs order . |
| 8 | Who gets to define , measure and act on quality in the NHS is , according to Pollitt ( 1992 ) , divided up along " tribal " lines reflecting professional demarcation boundaries and struggles for control among competing groups . |
| 9 | You ca n't act on suspicion . |
| 10 | Listener measures have ranged from the simple identification of the target , where binary scores are noted ( correct or incorrect ) , to the ability to recognize and act on ambiguity . |
| 11 | She could not believe it , not because she was not used to getting flowers from men [ she and her charm could make men act on impulse ] , but she felt she had done nothing out of the ordinary to merit it . |
| 12 | ‘ Now we lease rather than buy on hire purchase so we can match the payments on equipment to its lifetime and its earnings . |
| 13 | We lease rather than buy on hire purchase so we can match the payments on equipment to its lifetime and its earnings . |
| 14 | Either he was so upset that he did n't look where he was going , or he really did jump on purpose . ’ |
| 15 | Spokesman Colin Tweedie said : ‘ It 's not as if when Ophelia drowns someone will jump on stage brandishing a packet of Comfort . |
| 16 | You do n't jump on chair arms . |
| 17 | My right hon. Friend will be aware that most Conservative Members accept that , while some taxes may fall on income and others on spending , there is scope for a modest tax to fall on what we might describe as the amenity of property . |
| 18 | Do not pile up plates or saucepans higgledy - piggledy on a high shelf , where they can so easily fall on top of you when you reach up for something . |
| 19 | For a moment Lambert want rigid with horror as it looked as if the fire would fall on top of them ; but they drifted clear . |
| 20 | It falls on the whole rheme or part of it ; for example , in John was appointed Chairman , the tonic accent will normally fall on Chairman : |
| 21 | What used to happen was that rain would fall on land and permeate through the ground to the ground water levels , but urbanisation has meant more roads , houses , car parks and the water ca n't soak through , instead it goes into drains , is treated and then goes into the sea . |
| 22 | Now the load will fall on co-presenter Jeff Banks and rookie Brenda Emmanus , who has yet to make her TV debut . |
| 23 | Under the new regime the full marginal cost of expenditure will fall on community charge payers and thus the marginal cost of services will vary between local authorities . |
| 24 | I mean basically he 's put that into account and then it 's how much will they need on top of that so he total that he would need would be three hundred and seventy thousand pounds of which there is a hundred seventy thousand so the shortfall 's twenty thousand , or two hundred thousand . |
| 25 | But the walls were heavy and thick , quarried stone ; that you could leap-frog on top , and there must ( the tenements ) be generations of kids up there . |
| 26 | If you do n't bill on time you ca n't expect to be paid on time . |
| 27 | In other species , a proportion of cannibals is present whatever the circumstances , and will prey on minute shrimps and other freshwater animals as well as on their fellow tadpoles . |
| 28 | Every party should , so far as practicable , apply for any particular direction he may desire on notice to the district judge and the other parties ( Ord 17 , rr 1 – 3 ) . |
| 29 | Students can count on company help to gain qualifications |
| 30 | At least we can still count on self-interest as a predictable factor … |