Example sentences of "on [noun] [unc] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In freedom let the great ships go On freedom 's errand , sea to sea — The oceans rise , the hills bend low , Servants of Liberty . |
| 2 | There is a bleakness which centres on Patrick 's infidelities : but it may also be true that the rudeness and aggression with which Jenny , their sex object , is treated by various chuntering males has grown grimmer with the years than it was reckoned to be , by the author , by me and by many of his readers , at the time . |
| 3 | The presenter of This Is Your Life flinches when he speaks of the recent major surgery on Patrick 's hip . |
| 4 | Jane laid her hand on Patrick 's arm , squeezing slightly , silencing him . |
| 5 | night spent on Patrick 's Plains . |
| 6 | The following day , 13 January 1839 , found Gould on Flinder 's Island , where he took among other prizes , ‘ five newly laid eggs ’ of a black swan . |
| 7 | Vascular-arbuscular mycorrhizae are spread as spores by wind , water and animals both invertebrate and vertebrate , the longest distances perhaps being achieved on birds ' feet , as well as by the more familiar root contact and infected plant material . |
| 8 | I 'd lost my appetite , I did n't want a drink and I was playing Frankie Goes to Hollywood ( am I the only one who bought their second LP ? ) very loudly on Armstrong 's in-cab sound system . |
| 9 | Then I turned on Armstrong 's headlights . |
| 10 | ‘ Because I thought it was more interesting than the weather , the rattle on Armstrong 's exhaust pipe , the situation in the Lebanon , additives in food , the price of … ’ |
| 11 | There was a speck of yellow phlegm on Kenamun 's lower lip . |
| 12 | For example , relations with the Emperor Bao Dai , who was to be told on Acheson 's instructions , when he arrived back in Saigon in October 1950 , that many people including a great number of Americans , had been unable to understand the reasons for his ‘ prolonged holiday ’ on the French Riviera and had indeed misinterpreted it as an indication of lack of patriotic attachment to his role of Chief of State . |
| 13 | It is desirable that the committal order be served as a matter of urgency although in a case which merited a sentence of six months ' imprisonment — and the contrary was not argued on M. 's behalf — there is much less urgency than in the case of a short sentence of imprisonment . |
| 14 | The 21-year-old Edwards , London born , and once on Brighton 's books , was tossed out by Spurs this summer after being farmed without impact to Reading and Peterborough . |
| 15 | We are situated on Brighton 's seafront and have been granted 3 Crowns rating by English Tourist Board . |
| 16 | The climb of Ditchling Beacon and the finish of the stage on Brighton 's Madeira Drive are expected to attract huge crowds . |
| 17 | On Chuck 's order , the makeshift stretcher party set off with the two youngsters leading the way , Jim supporting the quietly sobbing Louise and lighting the way for those behind . |
| 18 | IT follows , therefore , that the rather neat poem on chairman 's allowances subsequently faxed by Les Oxley has no relevance whatsoever to Sedgefield . |
| 19 | I ca n't reach it to perform the same trick as on Mait 's … . ’ |
| 20 | Ember transferred his grip on Jezrael 's wrists to one powerful hand . |
| 21 | ( Mom saying ‘ Thank you ’ over and over again , and her tears of gratitude hot on Jezrael 's neck . ) |
| 22 | But professional interests are on Rowland 's mind . |
| 23 | One of the features of the years 765–85 may have been a closer involvement on Offa 's part with the kingdom of the East Angles . |
| 24 | Offa 's victory over Cynewulf in 779 , therefore , would seem to have been a signal for intensified Mercian activity on Offa 's southern border which may have been an essential prerequisite to any sustained involvement in the south-east . |
| 25 | The extent of Hygeberht 's authority perhaps sheds light on Offa 's principal area of interest . |
| 26 | One put her hand on Philippa 's leg , and patted and gripped so it quite hurt her , up on her thigh . |
| 27 | Everyone knows that that book is a critique of ‘ logocentrism ’ ; what is less often recalled is that the terms of the critique with which it opens announce the design of focusing attention on logocentrism 's ethnocentrism ’ which , Derrida suggests , is ‘ nothing but the most original and powerful ethnocentrism , in the process of imposing itself upon the world ’ . |
| 28 | She was miserably aware of getting on Perdita 's nerves , and , as all the fathers had rolled up , of the loneliness of being a woman on one 's own . |
| 29 | The long wait had told on Perdita 's nerves . |
| 30 | Tips on negotiating er , I put brackets between er office systems , maintenance services and the accusers . |