Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [noun sg] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | Kevin , from Lymington , also beached flounder to 1 lb 12 oz using ragworm on a size 2 hook to 15 lb line . |
| 2 | The Nez Perce made camp on the Clearwater , which Howard dared not cross , then struck their lodges the following morning and headed for Weippe Prairie and the Lolo trail east . |
| 3 | In the most serious corruption scandal to face the government of President Violeta Barrios de Chamorro , the Comptroller-General Guillermo Potoy made public on July 17 a report which accused a former deputy Minister of the Presidency , Antonio Ibarra , of misappropriating US$1,000,000 in foreign aid funds intended for the most disadvantaged sectors . |
| 4 | Although he found that television is far less violent than in Japan , the United States , France or West Germany , Dr Tadecki intends to campaign with Mary Whitehouse to curb violence on the screen . |
| 5 | Carmen has three massagers in its range — the rechargeable Cordless Massager , £24.95 ; the Beauty Massager for facial care and body treatments , £12.95 ; and the new Celly Massager , a body massager to treat cellulite on thighs , bottom and stomach , £39.95 . |
| 6 | When , for instance , one official has to prepare proposals to harmonise VAT on second-hand goods ( which includes works of art ) he is likely to have little idea of the workings of an auction house . |
| 7 | Started in 1990 , the RIGS scheme aims to build a network of local groups gathering information on their areas and liaising with local authorities and others to improve protection of sites of particular importance . |
| 8 | The decision to conduct debate on the war in closed session was taken by a majority vote on Feb. 13 on the proposal of the UK . |
| 9 | For those more concerned with the professional aspects of woodworking , Loretta Radeschi offers advice on the best ways to find publicity through local papers and magazines . |
| 10 | This course involves attendance on one day , or two evenings per week , over a period of two years . |
| 11 | This course involves attendance on either half a day per week or one evening per week for one year . |
| 12 | A detailed study by Nick Davies , of Cambridge University , has revealed that the private life of the dunnock involves rivalry on a scale unprecedented in birds . |
| 13 | Although enjoying a warm personal relationship with Mr Gorbachev , the American and West German wishes to promote disarmament on NATO short range missiles in 1989 have left her relatively isolated in the changed climate . |
| 14 | Kamikamica laid stress on attracting foreign investment : F$500,000 was to be spent on developing free trade zones at Levuka , Lautoka , Kalabu ( just outside Suva ) , and Suva itself . |
| 15 | As night fell , and Weaver did not return to the flat he was sharing , Bodie and Doyle ceased surveillance on the eighth floor and drove the short distance to the house where Liz Spalding was standing guard over the Stone family . |
| 16 | However , it was made clear that Cuba would not be admitted into the San José Pact , whereby Mexico and Venezuela sold oil on favourable rates to central American and some Caribbean states . |
| 17 | However , the degree of liberalisation afforded by the Directive is limited ; full freedom to provide insurance on a cross-border or ‘ services ’ basis only applies where the life insurance contract is entered into by the policyholder on their own initiative ; in the case of other ( ’ non-own initiative ’ ) contracts the Directive allows the authorities of the member state into which the insurance is provided to require such services business to be authorised by them . |
| 18 | Orbit has Crisis on Doona ( £4.99 ) , which sees the indefatigable Anne McCaffrey in partnership with Jody Lynn Nye , and a welcome reprint of the classic post-holocaust novel A Canticle for Leibowitz ( £4.99 ) . |
| 19 | The Chancellor also signalled he did not favour an early cut in interest rates and argued that the decision to impose VAT on fuel had been ‘ logical ’ and would not be reversed . |
| 20 | It says this is in reply to the government 's decision to impose VAT on electricity . |
| 21 | What is especially insulting about the decision to impose VAT on a purchase about which no family has a choice , is the flimsy pretence that this was all done in the name of greener government . |
| 22 | Meanwhile , a poll of 75 Tory back-benchers in the Sunday Times showed three out of four believed pensioners and poor families should be fully compensated for the cost of the decision to impose VAT on domestic fuel . |
| 23 | The first of these Tracking and Data Relay Satellites entered orbit on board a space shuttle earlier this week , but later ran into trouble when its second booster failed . |
| 24 | It also calls on the government to act on the relevant commitments it made at the UNCED summit [ see ED 59/60 ] , and on the major supermarket chains to provide information on the biodiversity of the foods they stock . |
| 25 | The policies involve privatisation on a considerable scale . |
| 26 | To reduce Axis activity , nine 252 Squadron Beaufighters made a low level strafing attack on Catania and Comiso airfields with some effect . |
| 27 | Lyn Skelton of the Local Authorities Co-ordinating Body on Trading Standards says : ‘ The regulations only apply if toys are sold in the course of business and it is the definition of ‘ course of business ’ that is the crux of the matter . |
| 28 | The Local Authorities Co-ordinating Body on Trading Standards ( LACOTS ) and the National Metrological Co-ordinating Unit have invited Trading Standards Authorities to submit information for inclusion in their fourth edition of the above Index . |
| 29 | THE Netherlands moved level on points with England in Group II after beating Turkey 3-1 in Utrecht . |
| 30 | The initiative was fully supported by the Petrochemicals business and Phillips Imperial Petroleum have significantly accelerated the asbestos stripping programme on the Crude Oil Unit . |