Example sentences of "[to-vb] [noun] on [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are , however , several situations in which the Commission is bound to pass information on to the competition authorities of member states . |
| 2 | That vast organization is as amorphous and as difficult to impose discipline on as the legislature ; from the most senior to some quite junior levels , there are many opportunities for bureaucrats to undermine and defeat a president 's purposes . |
| 3 | Place the royal icing in a piping bag with a fine writing nozzle and use to pipe tassels on to the towel , ties on to the shorts and arms on to the sunglasses . |
| 4 | It was late by the time we got to the village , and we were surprised to see lights on at the pub , and people running in and out . |
| 5 | She went into the kitchen , washed her hands , and began to put bacon on to the grill . |
| 6 | Instead of trying to compete head on with the likes of Our Price and HMV , he moved down-market , stocking cheaper CDs and tapes at prices starting at £2.99 . |
| 7 | The region suffers high unemployment , rural as well as urban deprivation , and in many areas schools struggle to keep children on beyond the age of 16 . |
| 8 | It took a long , cold and drenching effort to clear the surfline before we were able to turn side on to the waves to make progress along the coast . |
| 9 | It , however , prefers to shift blame on to the customer . |
| 10 | Common of mast carries the right to turn pigs on to the forest . |
| 11 | Cars tend to roll gravel on to the pavement . |
| 12 | Only if registered and paid up as road running clubs will they be able to elect officials on to the Road Running Commission . |
| 13 | The right to elect members on to the Executive Committee and to vote at the Annual General Meeting |
| 14 | I do n't forget how often you have threatened to throw Ben on to the streets ; knowing full well that if he went , I would go with him . |
| 15 | Censorship is a recurring problem in libraries , and there is no issue in librarianship which is more likely to bring libraries on to the pages of the Press , frequently in a damaging and trivial representation of the library profession . |
| 16 | ‘ For people to suggest that to intern is to bring people on to the streets casts doubts on the integrity of the vast majority of people in Northern Ireland . |