Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb past] [verb] [noun] on [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yeah I thought I 'd seen cloud on top on the hills . |
| 2 | ‘ Not only do I have Penny 's word for it , but I happened to see Nicky on television last night , participating in a chat show that always goes out live from a studio just two blocks away from our own building here . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ I started reading books on astrology . |
| 4 | And it would force companies to say in their annual reports whether they had broken laws on consumer protection , safety , the environment and discrimination . |
| 5 | Only a third of 13 and 14-year-olds said they had received facts on contraception . |
| 6 | Elisabeth recalled the picnic in the bay ; they had grilled plaice on top of a fire in the ashes of which they had baked potatoes . |
| 7 | But Mr Clarke indicated he preferred to raise taxes on spending — such as widening VAT — rather than putting up income tax . |
| 8 | Mr Clarke allayed some Tory fears of a rise in direct taxation , indicating he preferred to raise taxes on spending — such as widening VAT . |
| 9 | It aimed to gather material on consumer perspectives on shopping , which would provide a basis for advice given to local co-operatives . |
| 10 | It had lent money on mortgage for the purpose of an apparently genuine sale . |
| 11 | The young man went on staring at him ; the idea that he had seen Dyson on television seemed to be too far-fetched even to penetrate his consciousness . |
| 12 | He had read books on Medicine , Art , History , Mathematics , Science , Sport , Road Surfaces , Philosophy , Weaving , Woodwork , Envelopes , Religions , Pond Life , Tea-making , Politics , and all the novels the library possessed . |
| 13 | It refused to consider arguments on behalf of journalists that this broadcasting ban breached Article 10 of the Convention . |