Example sentences of "[prep] [verb] on the [num ord] [noun sg] " 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 ( 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 .
4 I would , before passing on the next part of our programme , I would like to warmly thank Judy and Simon and Richard and Tony , not only for their presentations , their carefully thought out presentations to give us as broad a span as possible of how they see the priorities , what is happening at this time , but for everything else they do in leading their teams and initiating so many of the exchanges that take place , which adds so much , as has been said by , both by Judy and by other speakers , to carry N C V O forward .
5 They also learn the position of the wetlands that provide them with crucial staging posts where they can feed and rest before starting on the next part of their journey .
6 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 .
7 C Company withdrew to barracks in order to rest before embarking on the next operation early the following morning .
8 Pace that 's right you 've been cheating and looking on looking on the next page
9 Gryschenko had been known to be unhappy about embarking on the first leg of the race .
10 It is an ironic analogy , for it foreshadows the emperor 's death by drowning on the Third Crusade , many years later .
11 Tit for Tat begins by cooperating on the first move and thereafter simply copies the previous move of the other player .
12 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 .
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