Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] [verb] on the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In three rounds of voting on the first day of the two-day congress held in Gdansk , Krzaklewski emerged as winner from a field of seven candidates . |
| 2 | She emerged immediately and dramatically to announce that she would be continuing with the contest with the aim of winning on the second ballot . |
| 3 | Ivo , all the way from London , England , is discussing with Motley Crue the possibilities of working on the next ‘ This Mortal Coil ’ project — which will be called ‘ This Motley Crue ’ . |
| 4 | Three bureau tied for second place by delivering on the 19th ; P's & Q's , The Setting Studio and The Last Word . |
| 5 | The user , seated in front of a video display unit ( VDU ) , interacts directly with the computer , inspecting the results produced by one request before deciding on the next . |
| 6 | Backfilling consists of putting in a layer of aggregate followed by layers of earth , tamping down each layer before shovelling on the next . |
| 7 | ( d ) We have made explicit the reason for focusing on the last novel — we chose it because it acts as a summary of Tey 's work , and so is an appropriate topic for a conclusion . |
| 8 | You can catch a sneak preview of some of the other pictures in this large ( almost 2 foot x 1 foot ) photo calendar by checking on the Third World Greetings Cards you 'll see around the catalogue . |
| 9 | When one horizontal line of knots has been tied , they are beaten tightly together with the weaver 's comb before starting on the next line , and this continues upwards until the rug has been completed . |
| 10 | In both subjects I am told that more time and more help is needed to spread the ideas , to run courses , to try out new approaches in different situations , to evaluate the success of the last step before embarking on the next , but the curriculum workers I met were disturbed that they were unable to provide what they knew teachers needed . |
| 11 | It is an ironic analogy , for it foreshadows the emperor 's death by drowning on the Third Crusade , many years later . |