Example sentences of "[verb] [subord] on [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On bail bandits people who offended while on bail he promised to bring in legislation to increase the penalties and set up bail hostels . |
| 2 | Bob Weighill , the home unions secretary , added : ‘ It is not normal for rugby union players to work while on tour . ’ |
| 3 | In these states , the security forces enjoy legal immunity from prosecution for offences committed while on duty . |
| 4 | In 1988 , Brenda admitted to the worry that her husband might be tempted to stray while on tour . |
| 5 | The boy admitted five charges of joyriding and absconding while on bail . |
| 6 | of defendants granted bail were convicted of an offence committed whilst on bail , this means that some 83 to 90 per cent . |
| 7 | probability , at least ) to offend whilst on bail , and ( ii ) that a custodial remand is the only justifiable way of responding to this prediction , lesser methods of prevention ( e.g. through bail hostels or other methods ) being likely to fail ? |
| 8 | They 'll be used to provide emergency treatment for British troops if they 're injured while on convoy protection duty in Bosnia . |
| 9 | The Act therefore laid down a " statement of particulars " to be included in any contract — the nature and length of the voyage , the time to be on board , the capacity in which the seaman was to serve , the amount of wages and scale of provisions to be provided and any disciplinary rules or penalties to be applied while on board — thus anticipating by 122 years the detailing of terms universally required by the Contracts of Employment Act 1972 . |
| 10 | The couple met while on holiday in Greece in 1987 and married after she joined him at his base in South Dakota . |
| 11 | Our third meal we ate while on duty — sometimes at 2 a.m. — in the huge cafeteria erected just outside the gates of the Park . |
| 12 | At the Canterbury Eliot Symposium in 1983 , Tom Faber mentioned the attacks of vertigo Eliot suffered while on holiday in Wales . |
| 13 | Paul Turner was on his first tour of duty in Northern Ireland when he was shot while on patrol . |
| 14 | The crystal set could be pulled into a ventilator by pulleys to avoid the sergeant knowing he was listening when on duty in the station . |
| 15 | Despite the growing magnitude of the budget deficit , the Bush administration ( which had hitherto opposed tax cuts except on capital gains tax ) declared on Oct. 23 that stimulative middle-income tax-cuts were " under consideration " . |
| 16 | If you do any part-time work while on unemployment benefit and your earnings do not affect your benefit entitlement , you will still have to meet the rest of the conditions for this benefit on the remaining days . |
| 17 | If you do any part-time work while on unemployment benefit and your earnings do not affect your benefit entitlement , you will still have to meet the rest of the conditions for this benefit on the remaining days . |
| 18 | If you do any part-time work while on unemployment benefit and your earnings do not affect your benefit entitlement , you will still have to meet the rest of the conditions for this benefit on the remaining days . |
| 19 | The church taught that the individual 's fate after death was primarily decided by the way he or she acted while on earth . |
| 20 | He was drowned when on board H.M.S. Hampshire , in 1916 , when it was sunk . |
| 21 | They have both been occasional golfers , which they still enjoy when on holiday in Spain or Portugal . |
| 22 | In the briefing sessions students will be told what sort of activities they can expect to do while on Work Experience , and whom to contact should any problems arise . |
| 23 | I want your word that you 'll treat anything you see or hear while on board this boat as absolutely confidential . ’ |
| 24 | A PSYCHIATRIC patient who escaped while on trial for murder was recaptured yesterday . |
| 25 | Many hotels provide uniforms for their staff to be worn when on duty . |
| 26 | Rory grimaced , remembering with more than a touch of bitterness Candy 's original theory that Adam had tried to spoil her pleasure in singing because on stage she was public property , and he wanted her for himself . |
| 27 | A bewildered and shocked survivor can be guided through red tape , and practical alternatives can be found , as in the case of Liz and Tom who were burgled while on Income Support . |
| 28 | But in April 1878 he was cautioned for being intoxicated while on duty , and when discovered drunk in 1882 was reduced to the second class . |
| 29 | Will the Bill deal with the problem of people reoffending while on bail ? |
| 30 | I shall publish — shortly after Christmas , I suspect — the results of our survey of research on reoffending while on bail , and I shall introduce proposals . |