Example sentences of "on [prep] [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ah , this was what he was on about last night . |
| 2 | So , I do get a bit ac , I mean , th there 's , there 's one young girl in the class and , we were on about women 's role in society and going on about third world woman , but even western woman have their position , you know , she does the housework |
| 3 | UMBRELLA EVENTS 1993 — Interested in putting an event on during next year 's Festival ? |
| 4 | McNamara already had the first spot in the bag and Moniz was out , so the battle was on for second place . |
| 5 | Well before Cordoba made his debut over today 's course two months ago , his name was being whispered behind many a well-respected hand as the one to be on for next year 's 2000 Guineas . |
| 6 | Is this definitely on for next Friday ? |
| 7 | Mm , there 's a lot of people who 've erm , I mean a lot of s all the T V companies are putting programmes on for next week |
| 8 | We 're in it every day now and Tommy was on like last night when I went in , Tommy was on to now say it . |
| 9 | Left materials plus work to be getting on with next week . |
| 10 | Blithe Spirit opens at the Everyman Theatre tonight and goes on until 19th June . |
| 11 | The American Civil War broke out in 1860 , with Abraham Lincoln becoming the President of U.S.A. in 1861 , the abolishing of slavery being the main issue and it was formally abolished in the U.S.A. in 1863 although the Civil War raged on until 10th . |
| 12 | Following on from last month 's article covering problems at foaling , this month I will look at some common veterinary problems associated with the first four weeks of a foal 's life . |
| 13 | Entitled LA TANTE CLAIRE ( Headline , £19.99 ) it follows on from last year 's Memoirs Of Gascony and tells of his days at catering college and his early jobs . |
| 14 | FOLLOWING on from last month 's report on club management ( p79 of September 's RW&P , Jim Saker of Loughborough University Business School , co-author with Sarah Massey , has reminded us that copies of the full report ( price £15 inclusive of postage & packing ) or the synopsis ( £3 ) and information on training workshops can be obtained from him at Loughborough University School . |
| 15 | Following on from last month , It seems that GeoWorks has been talking to Casio and Tandy about putting its graphical front-end on hand-held computers , slated to compete with the so-far non-existent Apple Newton . |
| 16 | Leading on from last week we were looking at menu planning and I actually asked you to bring in some menus . |
| 17 | The RIBA is still supporting the schooling of six black South African students , three of whom are new while the others are carrying on from last year . |
| 18 | A conference was held by the UN to discuss the problem this summer , following on from last year 's Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro , but was mainly devoted to national issues such as data collection and dispute settlement . |
| 19 | Following on from last year 's 20 per cent cut in rates charged by the Export Credit Guarantees Department , rates are to fall by an average of 7.5 per cent . |
| 20 | And he walking round with these shorts on from last night , and his like , dirty T shirt and this big plaster with nancy boy written on it trying to get home . |
| 21 | For this month 's design , I have taken the subject of Mediterranean ceramics , touched on in last month 's article and explored it a little further into the area of tiles . |
| 22 | Peter Shuker , principal of the Darlington College of Technology , said half of the county 's over-16s stayed on in sixth forms or colleges like his . |
| 23 | There are a number of problems caused by a protracted campaign — and arguably , this election has been going on since last autumn when everyone started wondering whether Major could pull it off . |
| 24 | There 's an oil stain beneath it , but I bet it has n't been on since last February . |
| 25 | That is bad news , and threatens a continuation of the debilitating battle between the government and the parliament that has dragged on since last November . |
| 26 | Talks have been going on since last night and the former Celtic and Manchester United star is set to travel north to sort out the details of his contract . |
| 27 | Okay , move on to first aid . |
| 28 | We 've never quite got on to first name terms , Emily and I. Even in our respective retirements . |
| 29 | Vauxhall just held on to second spot ahead of Rover with 24,376 sales to Rover 's 23,251 . |
| 30 | Vauxhall held on to second spot with 21,679 sales ( down 6994 ) . |