Example sentences of "[verb] [to-vb] [pron] [noun sg] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had expected to lose his life on the track , but he passed away peacefully in his bed . |
| 2 | TONY Benn , the veteran darling of Labour 's left wing , is expected to lose his seat on the party 's ruling National Executive today . |
| 3 | UNITED Biscuits , the food conglomerate , yesterday moved to tighten its grip on the UK snacks market with the £24 million takeover of Derwent Valley Food Group , makers of Phileas Fogg snacks . |
| 4 | ‘ He is a very great artist , ’ he told Lunia Czechowska , ‘ it is disgraceful that he has to sell his work on the café terraces . ’ |
| 5 | First , that the appeal with which the Board is concerned is that brought by special leave from the decision of Barnett J. Secondly , whilst their Lordships fully understand why the Court of Appeal should have wished to state its opinion on the questions argued , any observations concerning the merits of an appeal which should not be before the court must necessarily be extra-judicial . |
| 6 | I do n't know why ; only that I want to hear my voice on the answerphone . |
| 7 | She tried to focus her mind on the words . |
| 8 | Bernice tried to focus her mind on the report , which featured outbreaks of a mystery virus that had wiped out millions in the barrios of Brasilia , Los Angeles and Tycho City . |
| 9 | He tried to steal my strip on the Island ? ’ |
| 10 | I THINK I MAY BE EXEMPT , DO I STILL NEED TO PUT MY NAME ON THE CANVASS FORM ? |
| 11 | But then father did n't do that because he was staying at home and he was expected to do his harvest on the farm so his money was five shillings . |
| 12 | Wood engraving was a technique which most artists could not manage , so a craftsman was needed to translate the drawing ; on the other hand , an artist might be expected to do his picture on the stone , from which it would be directly printed . |
| 13 | Merrill bent to put her cup on the tray . |
| 14 | When ‘ King John ’ Houlding , a self-made brewer and prominent local Tory , tried to use his position on the Everton board to jack up the rent paid to him by The club , There was a shareholders ' revolt and Houlding eventually left the club to form Liverpool FC . |
| 15 | I just want to give my view on the budget . |
| 16 | He will need to keep his eye on the ball during an opening match against rookie Peter Ebdon . |
| 17 | Engineering We will continually strive to reduce our impact on the environment by ensuring that environmental issues are considered and the best practicable option is adopted during the design , construction , installation and maintenance of buildings , plant and machinery . |
| 18 | She tried to keep her attention on the lines , but they were already swimming off the page . |
| 19 | Turning , walking , lofting up or down tubes on her predetermined course , she tried to keep her mind on the job . |
| 20 | He has to keep his finger on the pulse . ’ |
| 21 | In practice most permissions for mineral development have conditions attached which are designed to control their impact on the environment . |
| 22 | The court therefore has to approach its construction on the footing that the new Act may exhibit policies and intentions which are not necessarily the same as those in the earlier Act , and which require similar words to be given different meanings from those which the courts gave them under the earlier legislation . |
| 23 | If you want to check your entry on the list , write to and say in your message QUERY LEEDS-UNITED — it 'll show you what you 're down as . |
| 24 | ‘ The people here want to spend their money on the more expensive imported brands , ’ say Eugen , 24 , who works for the Soros Foundation in Timisoara . |
| 25 | But now he has to pin his faith on the emerging talent and pray they continue to make progress . |
| 26 | Ms Donovan worked for a local authority and , during the course of disciplinary proceedings , was told that she would be permitted to terminate her employment on the last day of the year if she so wished . |
| 27 | ‘ I do not presume to counsel my sovereign on the choice of her advisers , ’ he once grandly told a journalist who had rashly asked him how he was going to vote in a parliamentary election . |
| 28 | Did you really expect to find your mother on the first day ? |
| 29 | He 's allows to pick his successor on the board so long as the person is ‘ reasonably acceptable ’ to the other directors . |
| 30 | Barth and Brunner moved on from that position and came to focus their attention on the re-working and re-stating of the main classical Christian doctrines , especially of christology , in which they believed the meaning and content of the revelation was explicated . |