Example sentences of "[verb] [noun] [verb] on [noun] to " in BNC.

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1 Egon Zehnder has established a reputation for high quality and absolute discretion , charges fees based on work to be undertaken and not on a contingency or percentage of salary basis , and has retained practically all its senior staff .
2 language work of various kinds , involving the drawing together of evidence , descriptions of artefacts , writing stories , recording observations based on trips to museums and local environment
3 Where rights ( at least in the strong sense in which he uses the term ) are in play , they operate like political trumps to defeat arguments founded on appeals to general social utility which would normally be accepted as a sufficient justification for overriding the wishes of an individual .
4 Yasmin Gibson , 31 , an actress , was freed on police bail earlier yesterday after being questioned about allegations that she abandoned Gemma to go on holiday to Spain .
5 Yasmin Gibson , 31 , an actress , was freed on police bail yesterday after being questioned about allegations that she abandoned Gemma to go on holiday to Spain .
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