Example sentences of "[verb] [adv prt] on [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | The tanks moved in on 4th November and Kádár took over . |
| 3 | A traffic survey carried out on 24th June . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | She was exhausted , she was close to tears or laughter , she was probably getting drunk , topping up on last night 's alcohol . |
| 6 | It 's still , it 's been , in the first two months it 's been going down on last year in volume terms . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | If by any chance you DID manage to miss out on last months ' issue , fear not ! |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | LEEDS are poised to cash in on last season 's championship win by signing a multi-million pound sponsorship deal with a German company . |
| 13 | ‘ There 's something I want to check up on first . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | Wilson wrote back on 28th November , saying that the Treasury Lords considered that the accommodation laid down in the competition had little relevance to the current proposals . |
| 17 | Courtesy of their arrangements with Air New Zealand , ‘ Pooler ’ set off on 10th July for the land of the ruck and the long white cloud . |
| 18 | ‘ Having second thoughts on what you missed out on last night ? ’ she sneered . |
| 19 | He was concerned that residents missed out on last year 's winter warming cash because they came under the Whitby weather station where temperatures are warmer than in Boosbeck , Lingdale , Stanghow and Moorsholm villages . |