Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] on [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If none wins outright on first preferences , the bottom name drops out , and his backers ' second preferences go to their recipients ; then , if need be , the next-bottom drops out ; and so on , till somebody gets over 50% . |
| 2 | His score of 568 points out of 600 was only seven points down on first position , which was taken by R Jones of Racketts Archery Club , with T Preston of Braintree Archery club second . |
| 3 | The tanks moved in on 4th November and Kádár took over . |
| 4 | A traffic survey carried out on 24th June . |
| 5 | Bombing raids in the European theatre of war , grew bigger with the entry of the American Airmen , and the first of the Allied ‘ thousand bombers ’ raid on a German city ( Kohn ) was carried out on 30th . |
| 6 | Another casualty of this bombing raid was the Royal West of England School for the Deaf at Exeter , which at that time had seemed a safe haven , not only for the children of the area the school served , but also for the 52 children and staff of the Anerley School for the Deaf , London , who had been evacuated there on 14th September 1939 . |
| 7 | She was exhausted , she was close to tears or laughter , she was probably getting drunk , topping up on last night 's alcohol . |
| 8 | In contrast to the U.K. Home Market , where consumer expenditure has been curtailed , Export Sales have risen substantially on last years figures . |
| 9 | I CAME HERE ON 30TH SEPTEMBER 1659 |
| 10 | Guardian angels had survived the Reformation , though they led a less secure existence than in the Catholic Church , which in 1621 had decreed a festival of guardian angels , to be celebrated annually on 2nd October . |
| 11 | It 's still , it 's been , in the first two months it 's been going down on last year in volume terms . |
| 12 | Registration forms for the Bookseller 's Association Conference 1993 will be going out on 1st February , and the BA is aiming to make Torquay , Monday 26th to Wednesday 28th April , one of its best and most cost effective events . |
| 13 | It would not have been difficult to fill this page with a glowing report based entirely on first impressions . |
| 14 | If by any chance you DID manage to miss out on last months ' issue , fear not ! |
| 15 | Newmark ( 1966 ) claims that this causes the learners to fall back on first language rules , i.e. they use the syntax of the first to speak the second . |
| 16 | The Mayor of Bedford for the time being was always to be an additional director and at the time of the meeting the Mayor was John Wing , who had been sworn in on 29th September 1793 , and served for one year , after which he remained as one of the aldermen . |
| 17 | The owners and crew of the " Glenad " fishing boat which was driven ashore on 2nd February write to thank all those who helped in their rescue . |
| 18 | Val with Matthew and William took the train to Auckland — a trip they recommended so much that I did it as well , 5 weeks later — and after staying overnight with the Hartleys they flew out on 23rd March — five and a half months after our arrival . |
| 19 | It would be easy to be intimidated here on first acquaintance , for this part of the crag is less friendly than the rest . |
| 20 | BRUCE DAVIDSON , the United States rider who has taken the world three-day event championship twice but never won Badminton , will try again on last year 's winner , The Irishman II , from May 7-10 . |
| 21 | LEEDS are poised to cash in on last season 's championship win by signing a multi-million pound sponsorship deal with a German company . |
| 22 | Mervyn Hillier died suddenly on 25th December 1990 . |
| 23 | Unfortunately , John was unable to recover from the hunger , thirst and cold he had endured alone for so long and he died peacefully on 3rd November , 1835 , 3 days after he was rescued . |
| 24 | John Piper died there on 8th June , 1851 , aged 78 years . |
| 25 | They did so on 3rd January 1973 and emphasised the public consternation at the government 's apparent inability to take effective action against the assassins . |
| 26 | He arranged by telephone to visit Florey at the Oxford laboratory and did so on 2nd September . |
| 27 | ‘ There 's something I want to check up on first . |
| 28 | A tribute to the Punks and Anti-Nazi campaigners who battled hard on 29th June 1979 when a group of National Front members invaded a rave at Acklam Hall , Ladbroke Grove , West London . |
| 29 | Scott 's experience was typical : when he wrote in on 1st December querying various aspects of the schedules , he was brusquely told a week later that no variations were permitted , and the designs must be prepared in accordance with the printed instructions . |
| 30 | Pennethorne immediately complained to Hall , asking why he had lost the work ; Austin , the Secretary , wrote back on 28th May , saying that the Office had been reorganized with Pennethorne retaining the architectural work , subject to certain buildings being open to competition , and Hunt , ‘ the most fit and experienced person that could be found ’ , taking over the surveying work . |