Example sentences of "[noun] [vb pp] on [art] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The proposal would not prevent unofficial action taken on the day without any notice . |
| 2 | We measure the region 's troubles in terms of assassinations and war deaths but often forget the toll taken on the living by that everyday acquaintance with fear . |
| 3 | The highlight of the week on Lough Owel was the magnificent wild trout of 9lb 9ozs taken on a Mepps near Srudarra Island by Richard Malone , Portarlington . |
| 4 | All money taken on the railway on this day will be donated to Saxon Wood Children 's Home in Basingstoke . |
| 5 | Among the terrestrial channels , Channel 4 has in any case taken on the mantle of the senator for adult-intelligent viewing : in other words , the place where you can watch randily beneath a thinnish veneer of knowledge and a deeper understanding of self . |
| 6 | The dismantling of the welfare infrastructure and the encouragement of the pursuit of profit has at times taken on the mantle of a moral endeavour . |
| 7 | This pantomime went on for some time and , inevitably , the emotional strain brought on a resurgence of his symptoms . |
| 8 | Next time you find yourself queuing to have your photo taken on the Cantilever in Snowdonia , or looking for a vacant shelter to eat your sandwiches in on Scafell Pike , stop and look to the west . |
| 9 | A shot taken on the set of Britain 's first sound film in 1929 . |
| 10 | A throat culture taken on the day of microbiological diagnosis was negative . |
| 11 | Most of us who 've been on this council some years will have seen the stress that the labour party brought on a number of senior officers who felt obliged to leave in what I would call distressing circumstances . |
| 12 | Once past this hurdle , there came the committee stage taken on the floor of the House , when detailed amendments could be moved clause by clause , and again all amendments had to be taken and this stage went on until each had been dealt with . |
| 13 | She was admitted for mobilisation , but tests requested the next morning on samples taken on the evening of admission showed a serum glucose concentration of 56.1 mmol/l . |