Example sentences of "[to-vb] on [art] [noun pl] ' [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr MacMullen , a lecturer in politics at Durham University , believes Labour will bring its biggest guns to bear on the Tories ' record and the Conservatives may no longer be able to rely on traditional Tory vote winners , like defence , management of the economy and crime . |
| 2 | It was this drive that led travellers to comment on the Catalans ' capacity to make ‘ soil out of rock ’ . |
| 3 | Company spokesman Denis Reading refused to comment on the passengers ' reports of a foul smell . |
| 4 | Judge Brian Wall , heading the tribunal , said it had yet to rule on the authorities ' submission that the obstetrician and gynaecologist was not a fit and proper person to practise medicine . |
| 5 | Washington were left to sweat on the Packers ' result when Vince Evans ' three-yard touchdown pass to Tim Brown with 13 seconds left gave the Los Angeles Raiders a shock 21-20 victory . |
| 6 | One of the greatest players ever to put on a Spurs ' jersey I would think . |
| 7 | Slowly people began to realise it was not a miracle after all , but the reward for an enormous amount of hard work , planning and discipline which ensured they were the fittest and best-prepared England team ever , ; a very professional approach which saw them practising endlessly ; high-class line and length bowling , backed up by excellent fielding , which had the West Indian batsmen constantly under pressure ; sound batsmanship to build on the bowlers ' successes ; and a crackling team spirit fostered by Gooch which one could not remember seeing in an England team in years . |
| 8 | Phillips has played in only four of Neath 's nine Heineken League matches so far this season but has been picked ahead of Andrew Thomas , who reacted by refusing to sit on the replacements ' bench . |
| 9 | However , John Magill , national director of accounting and audit at Touche Ross , said : ‘ We have already given the Department of Trade and Industry access to all our papers because , in our view , it is their job to investigate on the investors ' behalf , not the liquidators ' … |
| 10 | The effect of this was that young fans rarely got the opportunity to travel on the Supporters ' Club coaches and , since travelling by British Rail was often a hazardous and expensive venture , alternative arrangements were needed . |