Example sentences of "on [prep] the [adj] [noun sg] [conj] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Do n't worry , ’ he said , skipping on through the amateur boxing and back around to the broadcast channels again .
2 The authority had coincidentally tested the water for toxins on about the same day as the officer cadets had used it .
3 Frank what about this argument that 's going on about the free kick that was disallowed ?
4 We have a joint planning officer , and we 've got quite a lot of joint erm of joint planning going on between the voluntary sector and the Health Authority and the Social Services .
5 Sin and sex do somehow go together and this seems to tie in with the distinction I made much earlier on between the scientific view that man differs from other animals only in degree and the religious view that there is an essential difference in kind .
6 He came on for the injured Mumby and headed in a perfect Measham cross to score his first goal for the club .
7 If you attempt to pass the SPR on for the seventh time or to the same user twice , LIFESPAN will display an error message and you will not be allowed to pass it on .
8 Memphis signed on for the subsequent tour and expanded the exhibition , featuring the Rameses Colossus in the 1987 showing in the Memphis Cook Convention Center .
9 Well , a bit I intend carrying on as the parliamentary candidate and somebody had obviously asked Dave why it is something has nothing whatsoever to do with the constituency .
10 Tranmere are not expecting any dramatic changes this time round , 12 months on after the massive upheaval that launched a new set-up last season .
11 The cycle of death leads us on towards the urban landscape that follows .
12 What 's going on behind the long face and the short , practical crop is nothing we 're going to see through his eyes .
13 Most , in both categories , left after taking the School Certificate ( if not sooner ) , but a trickle went on into the sixth form and even to the universities .
14 To go on with the utter silence or to break the silence , pretending nothing had happened .
15 Similarly there seem to be many cultures in tropical countries where the women get on with the necessary work while the men sit around discussing matters .
16 Trying to carry on with the normal routine while suffering from depression has been likened to driving a car in top gear with the brakes full on .
17 It is common to turn the bureau telephone answering machine on with the recorded message that an adviser is not available to take the call and the potential client should call again later or come in person to the bureau .
18 Denmead opened the scoring through Chris King and they held on until the second half when Campbell Wilson equalised for Good Sports .
19 I remember on one occasion the four of us went down to Glastonbury Fair where he sang , but due to a balls-up over the sound and the electricity , they did n't put him on until the next day and that was at about 5.00 in the morning when the sun came through .
20 Er , thank you , Mr Chairman , to me erm , this went on from the first paper that chose the effects of the food and management of the er , the fire local services , whereas carried through and it will be interesting to see next year er what the situation is , in order to the position of the as it were , this year , benefit of everything that has previous administration .
21 They follow on from the first set and the opening balances are already entered .
22 Croatia 's acceptance follows on from the recent announcement that the Baltic states of Estonia , Latvia and Lithuania has been reinstated to their former status as full members , a status that they enjoyed prior to the outbreak of the second world war .
23 We often take a long time to hear of what is going on in the outside world and when we do find out , it can take even longer to get into the field .
24 The baker and the newsagent were open and there was a light on in the Carabinieri station that stood between them .
25 They keep on going on in the negative sense and the bulldozing here , has got you digging a big hole , and you eventually fall into it .
26 Example 2:13 Right to display advertisement permitted by regulations The right to display in and on the demised property any advertisement permitted to be displayed without the express consent of the local planning authority by virtue of the Town and Country Planning ( Control of Advertisements ) Regulations 1992 or any modification or replacement thereof Example 2:14 Right to display advertisement in prescribed form The right to display on the front door of the demised property a name plate not exceeding in area and advertising the business carried on in the demised property and to display the name or style of that business on the name board situated in the entrance hall of the building of which the demised property forms part with letters provided by the landlord
27 Leopold realised very early on in the first visit that their money would not be made by giving public performances ,
28 She wished she had not put the lamp on in the first place because she was sure he would be able to fathom out how she felt .
29 The light was switched on in the other box and Liam Devlin smiled through at me .
30 Rocky came on in the 60th minute but could not affect the game .
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