Example sentences of "[adv] [to-vb] [pron] [noun sg] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He seemed , indeed , to have become much more decisive altogether , for at exactly the same time as he signed the rescript , he created a new governmental body under his own chairmanship , the Council of Ministers , whose purpose was apparently to strengthen his grip on the central administration . |
| 2 | He said : ‘ I urge all those who are in a position to do so to use their influence on the men of violence from both sides of the community to end their murderous activities , and to create the only basis on which an enduring peace can be established . ’ |
| 3 | The reader might be well advised to read over Chapter 2 on the LDCs just to refresh his memory on the economic and social problems confronting these nations . |
| 4 | Young Group , the open cast coal miner that is soon to lose its quote on the unlisted securities market , was a peculiar market . |
| 5 | v. Warwickshire County Council , ex parte Johnson , the Appellate Committee again admitted parliamentary material either as an aid to construing section 20 of the Consumer protection Act 1987 , or alternatively to confirm its judgment on the construction . |
| 6 | In Paris , an engineering specialist in deep tunnelling in heavy rock strata , home on leave , made up his mind there and then to turn his back on the remaining two and a half years of his contract . |
| 7 | It is likely to be up to 10 years before the banks would be able either to sell their stake on the local stock market or to pass on their holdings to other investors . |
| 8 | Let's try it again to put our trust on the line , now . |
| 9 | When you 're reading a speech ordinarily you have either to keep your finger on the spot or find it again . |
| 10 | CHEFS travelled in convoy recently to sacrifice their headgear on the stones of Tiananmen Square ( left ) . |
| 11 | Now it 's a long time since I went by tube , and there 's not much you can do in the carriages except keep a handkerchief over your nose , but a useful tip is never to put your hand on the rail beside the moving staircase . |
| 12 | Preston began seriously to question his information on the non-violent nature of the beast . |