Example sentences of "[vb past] [to-vb] on [noun] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think it must have been out of doors , because what I recall most is the way she seemed to dwindle on planes of blue . ’ |
| 2 | I started to walk on eggshells for fear of setting him off . ’ |
| 3 | The work of the Architects as Project Managers Working Group , established to advise on policy in connection with Project Management , resulted in a report to Council being made and its recommendations adopted to encourage architects in this growing role and to provide for their training . |
| 4 | As it was , she had to draw on reserves of courage she had n't even known she possessed just to get her through the opening number . |
| 5 | In The Hague , Alatas told the Netherlands Minister for Development Co-operation , Jan Pronk , that Indonesia would not accept Netherlands aid — suspended after the massacre , but resumed after publication of the KPN 's findings — if the Netherlands continued to insist on linkage with respect for human rights . |
| 6 | Whatever the method chosen , these invitations were issued only for the more important — i.e. expensive — funerals ; those of lesser rank had to rely on word of mouth . |
| 7 | Only one university librarian refused to co-operate on grounds of principle . |