Example sentences of "on [noun] [num] [conj] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was on March 7 that a helicopter carrying Tanay , accompanied by his family and a number of Afghan generals , landed near the Pakistan border town of Peshawar . |
| 2 | It was reported on March 8 that an offer of resignation by Communications Minister Clement Chang , over his family 's involvement in an insider stock trading scandal , was not to be accepted by Hau until the Ministries of Finance and Justice had completed further investigations . |
| 3 | Klaus announced on March 23 that a government office for privatization of state-owned enterprises would be set up ; it was reported , however , that there were differences within the Cabinet over the extent to which such enterprises should be privatized . |
| 4 | A police source said on March 15 that a list of some 200 " godfathers " had been drawn up , and that it included a number of former MPs and Cabinet ministers . |
| 5 | It was reported on March 21 that a transport plane , in which members of Senegal 's contingent in the anti-Iraq coalition were returning from a visit to Mecca , crashed in Saudi Arabia killing 92 people . |
| 6 | Charles Nupen , a strike mediator , announced on Jan. 26 that a settlement between the two sides had been reached whereby SATS agreed to recognize SARHWU and to negotiate wages and conditions of service with the union in areas where it obtained registrations under the Labour Relations Act . |
| 7 | Defence Minister Lassane Ouangraoua revealed on Jan. 8 that an army non-commissioned officer had plotted to overthrow the government on Dec. 28 . |
| 8 | The State Council spokesman , Yuan Mu , said on Jan. 10 that a policy of " leniency " was being adopted in the trials , which were closed to foreign observers . |
| 9 | Vonadk , the Khmer Rouge clandestine radio , reported on Jan. 6 that an offensive had been launched the previous day against the key north-western provincial capital of Battambang . |
| 10 | Nabi Berri , leader of the Shia organization Amal and currently a Cabinet member , said on Aug. 18 that a postponement was undesirable and that " those who call for a postponement are also targeting the Taif accord " . |
| 11 | Mandela indicated on Aug. 13 that a statement of intent by the government to implement a non-racial constitution might be sufficient for the ANC to call for the ending of sanctions against South Africa . |
| 12 | Israel Defence Force ( IDF ) radio reported on Aug. 8 that an officer of the Israeli-backed South Lebanon Army ( SLA ) militia had been killed that day in the central sector of Israel 's self-declared " security zone " . |
| 13 | Naval vessels were also contributed by Belgium and Italy ( which both on Aug. 21 confirmed that minesweepers sent initially to the eastern Mediterranean were to proceed on to the Gulf ) ; Greece announced on Aug. 20 that a frigate would join the naval forces in the Gulf , and Spain made a similar announcement the following day . |
| 14 | In April 22 traders were charged with illegal trading , and the Justice Department announced on Aug. 2 that a total of 46 traders had been indicted for futures fraud . |
| 15 | Radio Lebanon reported on Aug. 24 that a number of civilians were killed or wounded in the subsequent SLA barrage , during which , according to some sources , regular Lebanese soldiers ( deployed in the south since July — see p. 38360 ) clashed with SLA fighters . |
| 16 | Corollary Inc will sponsor a Multiprocessor Summit on February 23 and a Multiprocessor Boot Camp on February 24 at the Santa Clara Marriott in Silicon Valley . |
| 17 | It was reported on Sept. 13 that a law on citizenship had been passed . |
| 18 | Ethiopian transitional government representative Lencho Leta told the rally in Asmara on Sept. 1 that a standing committee on Eritrea formed recently by Ethiopia 's Council of Representatives was on a fact-finding mission in Eritrea " to facilitate a good interaction between the two peoples " . |
| 19 | Col. Tin U , second secretary of the ruling military junta , the State Law and Order Restoration Council ( SLORC ) , reiterated on Sept. 8 that a constitution would be drawn up following investigations into violations of the elections law . |
| 20 | The government announced on Sept. 18 that a delegation would leave for Libya in October to prepare a joint charter for the linking of the Sudanese Darfur region and the Libyan province of Tahadi . |
| 21 | Official sources detailed an attack on a garrison at Bardai , followed by an attack on officials conveying military funds on Sept. 18 and an attack on the Zoumri garrison on Sept. 20 . |
| 22 | The Italian Transport Minister , Carlo Bernini , said on Sept. 19 that an agreement had been reached with the truck drivers ' union under which all drivers seeking transit permits would be able to cross until the end of the year . |
| 23 | The change became necessary when the Federal Constitutional Court ruled on Sept. 30 that an agreement reached in August 1990 [ see p. 37661 ] was unconstitutional . |
| 24 | The Saudi Press Agency ( SPA ) reported on Sept. 9 that a delegation led by King Fahd 's special emissary , Abdullah bin Abd al-Muhsin al-Turki , had visited Afghanistan to reconcile differences between warring mujaheddin factions . |
| 25 | It was reported on Sept. 25 that a committee of 13 creditor banks meeting in Washington approved proposals to make available to the Chilean government in 1991 and 1992 funds worth a total of US$320,000,000 . |
| 26 | Ghazi Kan'an , arranged a ceasefire on Sept. 2 and a week later officials from both sides signed an agreement in Damascus . |
| 27 | Brian Mulroney , federal Prime Minister and national leader of the Progressive Conservative Party ( PCP ) , announced on Sept. 3 that a referendum would be held on Oct. 26 on the issue of constitutional reform . |
| 28 | No formal agreement was signed but Bazin said in a letter to OAS Secretary-General Joao Baena Soares on Sept. 3 that a meeting with Aristide was an " unavoidable solution " to the constitutional crisis . |
| 29 | As a result of the demonstration the Estonian Supreme Soviet announced on May 16 that a Home Guard was being set up to defend government buildings , and the Tallinn city council placed a temporary ban on the organization responsible for calling the demonstration , the United Council of Work Collectives . |
| 30 | It had been postponed from May 17 to May 19 after it was found on May 16 that a consignment of indelible ink donated by Germany — with which it was proposed to stamp voters ' hands in order to prevent multiple voting in the absence of electoral registers — was in fact easily washed off . |