Example sentences of "on [prep] the [noun sg] in [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( 3 ) In this Act references to the rules of a self-regulating organisation are references to the rules ( whether or not laid down by the organisation itself ) which the organisation has power to enforce in relation to the carrying on of the business in question or which relate to the admission and expulsion of members of the organisation or otherwise to its constitution . |
| 2 | The doctor switched it off and carried on with the work in hand . |
| 3 | We will get over it and I am getting on with the work in hand . ’ |
| 4 | But fortunately his present associates in the adult world , Biddy and Knacker Bean and Sergeant Potter , did not waste time questioning one 's motives like old Sylvester ; they just got on with the job in hand . |
| 5 | People often feel that pinpointing a precise objective wastes time that could be used more productively getting on with the job in hand . |
| 6 | But as David Bull says in his reply , even if we have misgivings about the way any campaign is handled , let's hope we are not deterred from getting on with the job in hand ! |
| 7 | Ace also felt a twinge of sadness for the Colonel , but felt it best to get on with the job in hand . |
| 8 | I should like to thank all our workforce , the majority of whom are of course remaining with the company , for their impressive commitment to getting on with the job in hand , despite the company 's problems . |
| 9 | Having blown his lunch , he then strolled back on set and got on with the matter in hand . |
| 10 | We have to forget about our prejudices , and get on with the task in hand … let's do it ! |
| 11 | urge people to press on with the task in hand especially when they have second thoughts |
| 12 | Doer — urging the team to get on with the task in hand . |
| 13 | Quickly put it out of your minds and carry on with the task in hand . |
| 14 | Some 20 home fans then ran on to the field in response , but police were able to keep the two factions apart . |
| 15 | The tray in the human 's hands crashed on to the floor in front of it . |
| 16 | The stories each picture told varied from the tragic to the hilarious : The expensive oil landscape which had had seagulls drawn on to the sky in ballpoint pen ; the ancient Highland cattle picture , swopped for food after the First World War by a travelling artist . |
| 17 | Isabel replaced the candle on its spike and slumped down on to the bed in despair . |
| 18 | Sister came out of her office and took charge , and , with Juliet 's help , they manoeuvred the girl on to the bed in Room C. |
| 19 | He braked hard and managed to stop before impact , but the woman fell on to the road in front of his car . |
| 20 | With toes pointed downwards , raise the extended leg 6ins ( 15cm ) off the floor , leaning right over to the opposite side for balance and holding on to the ankle in front of you . |
| 21 | With toes pointed , raise the extended leg 6ins ( 1 5cm ) , leaning over to the opposite side for balance and holding on to the ankle in front . |
| 22 | He dropped it on to the desk in front of Scott who picked it up , studying the outlines of Paula Wilson 's face . |
| 23 | Earlier a smaller number of Cardiff supporters had run on to the pitch in celebration of their side 's equaliser in a game which the Welsh club eventually won 4–2 . |
| 24 | Furious Saints fans ran on to the pitch in anger just before the final whistle as their team headed for a 2–1 defeat by QPR . |
| 25 | Creggan came out of his concrete shelter into his cage , the branch thrust right over it and on to the path in front , and smaller branches from it filling half his cage with confusion . |
| 26 | She carried them on to the terrace in front of the house , and sat down , intending to read one of the paperback books she 'd brought with her until the light faded . |
| 27 | Then he lifted the body so that the blood dribbled over the stones and spilt on to the ground in front of him , where it was littered with the remains of other , older offerings — dead flowers , grains of rice and barley , a few coins . |
| 28 | Then , making a soft purring sound she scattered a handful of maize kernels on to the ground in front of her and the hens stuck out their necks and stalked across . |
| 29 | Soon she was joined by a peasant woman dressed in black who told her that she was trying to get on to the hospital in Toulon for news of her son . |
| 30 | Already showing signs of life , patients were brought in one by one from the pile next door and wedged on to the chair in Room I , which looked like what it was , a laboratory in the Hygienic Institute , a world of bubbles and bottles . |