Example sentences of "[verb] [noun sg] on [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The USA on Nov. 13 suspended a US$19,000,000 aid programme , demanding progress on democratization . |
| 2 | If you require hospital attention and the cost exceeds £50 , the HCI Representative at the resort can , if necessary , make payment on behalf of the Norwich Union . |
| 3 | Simensen turns tide on leader |
| 4 | Through its 260 pages , the manual offers text on technique , lighting , special effects , composition , portraits and much more . |
| 5 | ‘ It 's disgusting , ’ contributed Mrs Harper from time to time , presenting her flat , mean , worthless little counter simply because she could not bear to remain silent , to sit back where others played , although she recognized herself temporarily outnumbered , ‘ disgusting , I call it , ’ and Shirley , hearing this phrase for the millionth time , had a vision of households all over Britain in which censorious , ignorant old bags like her mother-in-law , who had never done anything for the public good , who had nothing positive ever to contribute to any argument , passed judgement on others while stuffing themselves with goose and roast potatoes and sprouts and apple sauce . |
| 6 | This provoked a warning from the Russian Supreme Soviet on July 17 that inclusion in Baltic states ' legislation " of articles which make discrimination on grounds of nationality the norm " could lead to temporary economic sanctions against Estonia , which had a 33.3 per cent Russian minority . |
| 7 | Beveridge , however , studied the German experiment more closely during the next year and concluded that the contributory insurance principle could not only reduce costs ; it could also eliminate reliance on means tests . ’ |
| 8 | And that 's why we do n't make money on carriage forwards cos we do n't sell carriage forwards for the positive reasons , we say , well if they do n't want them send them back , or if they 're damaged send them back . |
| 9 | Used envelopes were recycled using stick on economy labels . |
| 10 | At the same time they had to continue running existing services , carry through any other major developments already in the pipeline and make progress on resource management and quality assurance systems . |
| 11 | General Motors and Ford both expect to lose money on car manufacturing this quarter for the first time since the 1982 recession , largely as a result of overcapacity in the market . |
| 12 | Yet they are using blackmail on miners to vote to close pits earlier than they year that had been decided on so that they can close the pit down and they have cut the redundancy payments for miners . |
| 13 | People 's view of building is often somewhat different , and many feel savings can be made by not expending money on architect 's fees . |
| 14 | What they did not seem to perceive was that non-intervention in the Spanish conflict was part of the policy of appeasement then being followed by the western powers , or that , even if a European war began before the Spanish conflict were settled , the European democracies would be reluctant to take on extended commitments , especially if this meant running the risk — as they saw it — of assisting communism on Europe 's southern flank . |
| 15 | Commentators are also pressing for a staggered implementation , with companies being allowed to report progress on compliance for a given period of time . |
| 16 | Israel defers decision on Egypt 's talks proposal |
| 17 | ‘ We lose money on recycling , ’ he admits . |
| 18 | He said he would also like to see progress on workers ' safety and health , with the adoption of the directives on pregnant women and working time . |
| 19 | At home , I mooched about in a pair of basketball boots mended with a bicycle repair kit , eating ketchup on bread , and staring at a wart on my finger the size and texture of a tiny cauliflower . |
| 20 | Job fairs are usually very lively and informal , and you can roam at leisure , surveying what is on offer and gathering literature on jobs you might not have considered in the everyday run of things . |
| 21 | The Supreme Court in Kinshasa passed sentence on May 16 on eight of those held responsible for a massacre by troops at Lubumbashi University in May 1990 [ see p. 37553 ] . |
| 22 | However , a UEFA spokesman yesterday confirmed that such a practice is not allowed ; Rangers can only appeal after the committee has studied the report of the Polish referee , Ryszard Wojoik , and passed sentence on Hateley . |
| 23 | Take English cash or travellers cheques for the balance of your needs , and change money on arrival in resort . |
| 24 | The first involves action against the institutions practising censorship , and the second involves action on behalf of or against the membership of the profession . |
| 25 | Go left , get the sewer key , go right three times , use the sewer key , go right three times , use the sewer key on the manhole ( should n't that be person hole ? ) , go down , get plank , go right , hit torch , get saw , go down , get mouse , get woodworm , go up , left , left , down , use plank to mend floor , up , get pick axe , down , right , down , use woodworm on wooden door , right , get cheese , get mouse , hit torch , up , up , left , left , down , cut through plank with saw , down , right , get mouse , left , use pick axe on wall , go left , hit torch . |
| 26 | Two days after his party 's thumping defeat on April 21st in the Rhineland-Palatinate state election , the chancellor publicly urged that the federal parliament and government be moved from Bonn to Berlin . |
| 27 | Being English , she thought that a sure way of bestowing pleasure on strangers was to compliment them on their dogs . |
| 28 | The Region 's plan for dealing with pollution is said to emphasise action on prevention before the installation of purification plants , but these will have to be tackled in the centres of Venice and Chioggia . |
| 29 | Two papers by Fletcher et al ( p 622 ) and Hole et al ( p 609 ) in this week 's journal constitute the latest chapter in the slowly unfolding chronicle on hypertension and cancer . |
| 30 | All the rebels insist defeat on Maastricht tomorrow night would n't sound the death knell for John Major OR his Government . |