Example sentences of "[v-ing] [prep] [art] [noun] on [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( 1988 , Chapter 6 ) address these issues , suggesting that pension rights should be jointly held by husband and wife for the duration of the marriage , allowing for a split on divorce . |
| 2 | Sawing through the bolt on Raven is an act of stupid vandalism . |
| 3 | Baker did well apart from losing possession for the Saints ' third goal while Wark earned a first half booking for a challenge on Banger . |
| 4 | When applying for a place on MA courses five years previously , I 'd suggested that , although there were many excellent publications for identifying birds , insects , plants and so forth , ecological concepts were ‘ going public ’ . |
| 5 | Mr Bragge was applying for an injunction on behalf of French champagne producers Taittinger and the champagne growers ' association , to prevent Mr Woodall and his partner , Mr Ray Bevan , 39 , selling their product in bottles labelled ‘ champagne ’ . |
| 6 | There were frequent clashes over the reporting of Northern Ireland , ending with a ban on interviews with members of Sinn Fein . |
| 7 | However , even by the middle years of the nineteenth century an industrial city like Manchester had not expanded so far as to prevent its mill workers walking in the country on Sundays . |
| 8 | Shevardnadze stunned the Congress by announcing from the podium on Dec. 20 that he was resigning in protest at the ascendency of reactionary forces , and what he called the " onset of dictatorship " . |
| 9 | Anyway , I 've always had this real fear of me appearing in the Mail On Sunday with my eyes shut and looking pissed , with some caption underneath saying ‘ Whose beer is it anyway ? ’ or ‘ Have I got booze for you ’ . ’ |
| 10 | I 've already made one mistake by booking in a crowd on Ling 's day off . ’ |
| 11 | Two years ago I published an appeal by Mrs Mary Marsden , of Church Stretton , Shropshire , for news of any relatives of six airmen of 57 Squadron killed when their Wellington crashed at Staplefore , near Cambridge , on 3 September 1941 , when returning from a raid on Frankfurt . |
| 12 | I 'm contributing to a book on art , and as Brangwyn worked with William Morris for a time , and some of his work is exhibited here , I thought I 'd take a look-see for myself . |
| 13 | The research will address theoretical issues relating to the practice of joint consultation , and its role in the processes of job regulation , as well as contributing to the debates on management strategy and contingency theory . |
| 14 | That is , when a compound ( e.g. ice cream ) is recognised an index relating to the location on disk of the lexical information relating to this compound should be returned . |
| 15 | The volume , at HK$2.12 billion ( £160m ) , was marginally higher than it was in trading on the market on Tuesday , but it did not suggest a rush of sellers . |
| 16 | She then departs that day for a 15-night Mediterranean cruise , returning to the Mersey on September 29 and leaving that day for a 14-night Canaries and North Africa cruise which terminates at Southampton on October 13 . |
| 17 | Odds against the same thing happening at the count on February 20 ? |
| 18 | For a moment the noise was indescribable , much of it contributed by McAllister , who set up a keening cry , and , in endeavouring to make matters better by dabbing at the debris on Mrs Darrell 's lap with a damask napkin , made them worse . |
| 19 | Wildlife groups such as the Worldwide Fund for Nature ( WWF ) have been pushing for a ban on fishing , but have been strongly opposed by the fishing industry . |
| 20 | Anne Connor , a member of the Enterprise Steering Committee , will be acting as a consultant on evaluation issues and will be heavily involved in the review and revision of this ‘ framework for evaluation ’ . |
| 21 | The idea is that , say , a Domestos Hygiene Advisory Service , a Clarks Health Education Service , or a Butter Information Bureau , all channel information efforts about a product through a focal point , thus gaining better attention from the media , lending an increased air of respectability to what is being done for commercial reasons , and acting as a voice on behalf of the area of expertise in which the manufacturer operates . |
| 22 | Recently while looking for a book on masculinity I was advised by the assistant to look under ‘ womens studies ’ ! |
| 23 | Mrs Bessie Forde , then a member of the choir , recalls how any girl actively interested in church life could spend the week : Monday evening the Junior and Senior CE Societies ; Tuesday and Thursday evenings the GLB company , led by Mrs Waugh and Miss Mildred Forsythe , met regularly in Edenderry ) ; Wednesday the Midweek service ; Friday the choir practice and on Saturday a prayer meeting for the services on Sunday . |
| 24 | All but the simplest PC LANs are likely to have a central computer acting as a file or database server , dedicated to looking after the data on behalf of all the desktop machines . |
| 25 | Johnny Marr was acting like a superstar on stage and the gig finished with Andy , our singer , threatening to hit him . |
| 26 | A 10% deposit is usually required on ordering with the balance on completion . |
| 27 | Students are worried about the activities of ‘ plain-clothes police ’ mingling with the crowds on campus . |
| 28 | The opportunity was taken during programmed maintenance and repair works to restore the appearance of the bridge , thereby enhancing its environs and creating a noticeable landmark to motorists and pedestrians passing under the bridge on route to the Capital 's city centre area . |
| 29 | A lot of very young single mums , if the did n't have relative in the area , found the pressures of living in the flats on benefit , er pretty severe . |
| 30 | If you are still living in the property on expiry of the Notice to Quit , he or she will need to obtain a Possession Order from your local county court . |