Example sentences of "[prep] [noun pl] [to-vb] on the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 There may be a tendency for courts to err on the side of caution , and for orders to be made for the full length of time , but the recent judgement by the High Court in relation to an appeal in North Yorkshire may encourage the courts to exercise discretion with greater confidence , and take advice from the GAL .
2 Their Lordships expressed the opinion that in the absence of some exceptional circumstance such as bad faith or improper motive on the part of the Minister it was inappropriate for courts to intervene on the ground of unreasonableness in a matter of public financial administration of this kind .
3 With the housing market still struggling to recover , the Bonners may not be moving in the very near future — but it 's rare for follies to come on the market , especially ones you can live in — so it may not be long before a buyer comes along keen to take up residence in Enoch 's Tower .
4 Once you have found the blockage ( see opposite ) , you will need a drain clearing set ( this can be hired ) consisting of rods which are screwed together with a choice of accessories to fit on the end .
5 The afore-mentioned tendency of writers to insist on the fictionality of their work is to be understood partly in the context of the attitude here expressed by Borges .
6 Therefore the model which recognises the regeneration of hydrocarbons to occur on the attainment of the previous maximum exposure temperature is a likely description of actual processes .
7 He crossed the room in a couple of strides to sit on the bed beside her .
8 ‘ The Occupational therapy department are looking for things to put on the wall , whereas for the elderly patients themselves , it is just the process of working that they find enjoyable .
9 The system of organ scholarships provides young musicians with opportunities to learn on the job as an apprentice , but a degree in music is also increasingly required .
10 However , Martin ( 1979 ) predicted that if the shape of a letter was made up from smaller letters , then with instructions to respond on the basis of the overall configuration there should be a LVF advantage .
11 With instructions to respond on the basis of the smaller letters there should be an advantage for the RVF .
12 While we were compiling the figures , we also asked parents and teachers a range of questions on attitudes to change on the education system .
13 The co-ordinating council of the officers ' assemblies set up in January [ see p. 38730 ] sent a message to the summit calling on delegates to agree on the draft proposals on military issues , to halt troop withdrawal from eastern Europe until social protection for servicemen could be assured , and to maintain the military at an adequate level for defence .
14 However as either of these applications have to rely on Windows to report on the health of the underlying DOS , users do n't always get the correct information they require .
15 It was their job to get results , but they left it to others to act on the research findings .
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