Example sentences of "[verb] [to-vb] on the [num ord] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do n't really want to comment on the last issue really , I think we 've probably said enough on that , er the the issue of the effect on West Yorkshire . |
| 2 | Thus , for example , the student with difficulty revising , having drawn up his plan of action , agreed to work on the first item on his list and not to be side-tracked into attempting other items at the same time . |
| 3 | Therefore the only rational strategy for either of us to play on the 100th round will be DEFECT , and we can each assume that the other player will work that out and be fully resolved to defect on the last round . |
| 4 | ‘ If you do n't know what you 'd choose to do on the last day of your life , you do n't know what 's really important to you . |
| 5 | Their voices faded into the background as Isabel 's eyes came to rest on the third horse . |
| 6 | According to the judge , the ‘ decency clause ’ another compromise with Congressmen who threatened to dissolve the NEA was so vaguely worded that it tends to impinge on the First Amendment 's guaranteed right to freedom of speech . |
| 7 | ‘ With the 715 , ’ John reflects , ‘ Trace have gone for volume in a small box , with no hook-up opportunities — these seem to start on the next model up . |
| 8 | Sutton was told to get on the first train from Manchester . |
| 9 | Discussions took place , and Mozart tentatively agreed to follow on the next season . |
| 10 | Experiments assessing the difference between the sleep achieved on successive nights in the laboratory have shown that there is indeed some evidence of difficulty in getting to sleep on the first night . |
| 11 | If he does this then a sociological perspective has been brought to bear on the first idea and the researcher is ready to go on to the next step , which will be one of limiting his ideas to a feasible scheme of work . |
| 12 | They told me to get off and try to get on the next train going north , ’ protested the younger of the two , flushing pink . |
| 13 | If a document other than originating process ( as to which , see below ) is sent by first class post , it is presumed to arrive on the second working day after posting ( working days being Monday to Friday and excluding Bank Holidays ) . |
| 14 | The females are allowed to mate on the third day ( 6 ) . |
| 15 | Ballyfolion was forced to check on the first bend and Hyland said the dog cramped in the closing stages . |
| 16 | THOUSANDS of Namibians stood in long queues , stretching nearly a mile in some cases , as they waited to vote on the first day of Namibia 's five-day pre-independence election yesterday . |
| 17 | I think it was significant that we were able to do well without Sandy Lyle and without Bernard Langer contributing a point — Ballesteros , Woosnam and Faldo also failed to score on the last day . |