Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb pp] [prep] [pers pn] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | When Simon the Trapper parted from him on the great north ride the Friar loosened the rope that girdled his waist , dragged up his gown a score of inches to free the movement of his lower legs , re-tied his girdle tightly , wiped his hands on the none too clean garment and taking hold of his staff set off up the highway in pursuit of his sack , of Marian , and of the verderers . |
| 2 | You can appreciate by the remarks my agent made to me on the telephone ( words which I swear I have not amended or distorted in any way at all ) just how big and unpleasant a problem I have sitting like a gibbering troll on my innocent shoulders . |
| 3 | Common Law might enable the defrauded party to resist an action brought against him on the contract ; Equity could order the document to be handed up and destroyed or cancelled . |
| 4 | This is the means by which LCH becomes the exclusive counterparty to both seller and buyer in respect of a contract made between them on the market . |
| 5 | The employee earning more than £5,000 or the director will be assessed on the benefit received by him on the basis of the cost to the employer rather than the price that would generally be charged to the public . |
| 6 | Shearson Lehman analyst David Readerman , who raised his Microsoft rating to a ‘ strong buy ’ following the court ruling , said the company could easily adapt its Windows programme if the judge ruled against it on the remaining issues . |
| 7 | Now penurious ( ‘ I live , ’ she said , ‘ from mouth to hand ’ ) , and accepting her situation with great dignity and courage , she was striving to fulfil her ambition of taking the degree denied to her on the grounds of race years earlier at the University of Cracow . |
| 8 | Yes , Mrs Jones , we have a room booked for you on the thirtieth of July — can I be of any assistance to you ? |
| 9 | In discussing Brian Way , I have suggested that not only has the emphasis placed by him on the individuality of the individual been misleading , it has also put some teachers in a position of distorting the medium of drama itself ; and that Brian Way in practice overcame this problem by including in his seminal publication a system of training in life skills . |
| 10 | In short , Labour and the Liberal Democrats will have the argument won for them on the ground — and as long as they locate their policies in terms of wealth creation , rather than punitive redistribution , the current election election result has given them a platform from which effectively to challenge for power next time round . |
| 11 | An early restart had been planned , but the Inspectorate ruled against it on the grounds that there was still a risk that welds in the pressure vessels could fail as they cool , becoming brittle and eventually breaking , with the risk of a serious accident due to loss of coolant . |
| 12 | One night , a crowd gathered behind me on the pavement . |
| 13 | In such sectors of economy the use of the community languages and the status given to it on the shop floor is very significant . |
| 14 | Candidates for an overseas assignment should have had the opportunity to digest all information given to them on the new job , country , life style , compensation package and effects on their careers and families before being interviewed for the post . |
| 15 | Given the increasing use of traffic signals on rural roads on the west side of Edinburgh , I would like a report submitted to me on the feasibility of using traffic signals as access to the Heriot Watt site . |
| 16 | Could you please give some indication as to when you 're likely to respond to the letter sent to you on the twelve of the first nineteen ninety three ? |
| 17 | The case of the chartered accountant who has just been found guilty of a serious reckless driving offence only came to the Institute 's attention by chance , when an Investigation Committee member heard about it on the radio . |
| 18 | Looe — and its visitors — have much by which to remember the Thomases , senior and junior , and Joseph Thomas was well deserving of the silver bowl donated to him on the opening of his railway link in 1 901 . |
| 19 | Knitweave can be thought of as a stocking stitch fabric with the weaving yarn caught into it on the purl side . |