Example sentences of "[vb base] [vb pp] [prep] [art] [noun] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | The trouble with all these bust-ups is they get deflected to the players on the pitch in the end . |
| 2 | Clarify the point before exchange of contracts and avoid your clients becoming liable even after they " ve parted with the property on a subsequent sale . |
| 3 | Either way , the tenants feel besieged by the authority on the one hand and their reckless juniors on the other . |
| 4 | And I 've heard about the problem on these new Glory models too . ’ |
| 5 | And they 've come to a judgement on those issues and their judgement is that erm they s should support the principle of a western route . |
| 6 | No my my own view and it 's I I do n't know if I 've come to a view on the relative weight of those sorts of considerations er I I 'd need to think about it some more before I could come to a view on that . |
| 7 | ‘ Well , master , ’ I neighed , ‘ I 've come from a country on the other side of the world . |
| 8 | ‘ I 've looked at the colours on flowers . |
| 9 | A lot of that stuff we 've got out the back on the bank is umm honesty . |
| 10 | Now I 've dwelt for a moment on my own experience because I think it epitomizes that of the Labour Party as a whole from to John , the G M B has been a tower of strength always there to assist not only with money and resources , but also with advice and support and on behalf of my parliamentary colleagues , I want to thank the union for all it is , it has done for the Labour Party . |
| 11 | I 've spoken with the daughter on the telephone within the last couple of months , and each time our telephone conversations are exactly the same — the daughter 's at the end of her tether , she does n't know what to do . |
| 12 | Since my wife died two years ago , I 've lived in a flat on my own . |
| 13 | Traditionally , men have communicated through the media on behalf of all humankind , influencing public opinion , and bringing about political , economic and social change from their point of view . |
| 14 | Once you have come to an agreement on an expectation , form it into an objective statement , eg , ‘ We will establish no precedent which caters mainly to the desires of one at the expense of the other ’ . |
| 15 | Both are happy with the set-up and for people to know that they have come to an arrangement on leading separate lives . |
| 16 | They have come from every country on earth … of late years there has been a remarkable influx of Jews into Palestine , but the Turkish government are striving to hinder their settlement by every means in their power . ’ |
| 17 | As we have seen from the chapters on health , education and other services , there are still many unsolved social problems and unmet needs for residential care , for housing , for better education facilities for children with special needs , for trained staff , etc . |
| 18 | As we have seen in the section on Education , Wordsworth grew up in a mathematical and scientific age , which still adhered to principles discovered in the seventeenth century . |
| 19 | Three peple have died in a crash on the M5 motorway south of Worcester . |
| 20 | ‘ I am also very glad that following advice in the normal way , you have been able to make it clear that in relation to subsequent allegations , I have acted within the guidance on the conduct of ministers . |
| 21 | These prices for pre-match sales only have been specially approved by the Test and County Cricket Board , who have agreed to a reduction on normal prices . |
| 22 | , EC fisheries ministers have agreed on a ban on the use of drift nets in the North Sea , in order to conserve dwindling fish stocks [ see Agriculture and Food section ] . |
| 23 | It is our intention to explore the hypothesis that public perceptions of marriage have shifted from an emphasis on its public/institutional to its private/relational aspects . |
| 24 | French farmers have called for a ban on imports . |
| 25 | The proposals fall short of demands made by Scottish Natural Heritage and environment groups , which have called for a ban on tanker traffic in the Fair Isle Straits . |
| 26 | Councillors have called for a report on a perks package which eases the burden of moving home . |
| 27 | Many hon. Members have spoken about the pressures on our social services and educational and housing provision . |
| 28 | Other Soviet writers have reacted against the stress on the military nature of the colonial process evoked by terms such as pokorenie ( subjugation ) or zavoevanie ( conquest ) , and instead have placed emphasis on the peaceful and progressive nature of the Russian presence , using more neutral vocabulary such as prisoedinenie ( annexation ) or osvoenie ( assimilation ) of the new territory . |
| 29 | FEARS of compensation claims from passive smokers have led to a ban on smoking at work for West Lothian District Council 's 1,700 staff . |
| 30 | HIGH inflation rates and product developments have led to a focus on the death benefit provided by older generations of personal pensions . |