Example sentences of "[verb] on time [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Last year , the rains came on time in April . |
| 2 | Bitter correspondence in July and August failed to resolve the dispute although Smith & Jones did make a without prejudice offer of £500 ( in respect of the two deliveries which were made on time without damaged goods ) to settle the matter . |
| 3 | She sighed with satisfaction , the job was going to get done on time after all and that , she promised herself , was only the beginning . |
| 4 | It is a fatal mistake to skimp on time for each other . |
| 5 | A special loan so that , say , all the statues in Cairo can be cleaned on time for the Khedive 's birthday . |
| 6 | Well that 's , that 's just , just ca n't predict and , to have it going on time after time after time , it 's bad , bad form for , for the phone , and the bill and all concerned |
| 7 | We arrived on time at the factory , which was easily recognisable by the huge Supersight logo on the front of the building — one of those light industrial units , painted in bright primary colours , which litter the landscape of Britain — bright , satanic mills , I suppose you could call them . |
| 8 | Except in winter , when heavy snow sometimes delayed us and another engine had to come to the rescue , we generally arrived on time at Parma. just occasionally a tram car went off the rails ; perhaps Camera was overcome by the thrill of speed . |
| 9 | He arrived on time for his appointment and he was not kept waiting ; the receptionist introduced him at once . |
| 10 | the status of X Ltd being materially different from that as disclosed in the Information memorandum , then we should close the assignment and I would render a fee based on time to date at our scale rates . |
| 11 | Having done just that half way through this contest which was judged on time in the first round , she had an agonising wait to see whether anyone would catch her . |
| 12 | However , the drafter should remember that problems frequently arise where one party to a contract seeks to escape from it on the grounds that the other is in breach of a condition , and that the time for performance of obligations ( other than payment of money ) under a commercial contract is normally " of the essence " : a failure to perform on time in accordance with the contract will therefore justify the other party in terminating the contract ( see Bunge Corpn v Tradax Export SA [ 1981 ] 1 WLR 711 ) . |
| 13 | It will therefore be desirable to define the consequences of a failure to perform on time , for instance by stating that " time for performance is of the essence " , or by defining a term as a " condition " or by expressly providing that " if X fails to perform on time in accordance with this provision , Y shall be entitled to terminate this contract " . |
| 14 | They are adjusted so that if the project were completed on time to specification the contractor would realize a reasonable profit . |
| 15 | Brisk afternoon wind arrived bang on time for an exciting sail . |
| 16 | Because of the tight scheduling within each day we would ask you to arrive on time for each session . |
| 17 | ‘ This train wo n't leave on time as the last two did , and we 'll miss the ferry . ’ |
| 18 | A period of seven years was set as the publication cycle for new editions ; the sixteenth edition thus appeared on time in 1958 . |
| 19 | Mr Ensall admitted there had been delays , but that all mail had been processed on time since March 9 . |
| 20 | The Trident programme continues on time towards its in-service date at an estimated final cost of £10,518 million . |
| 21 | While Westerners were impressed that the trains ran on time in Italy , and that unemployment had been solved in Germany , Hitler was preparing for war . |
| 22 | Category A debt 's interest will be paid on time with the principal repaid as cash comes in ; interest on B debt will be rolled up and the capital not repaid until all A debt is redeemed . |
| 23 | Heron proposes classifying debt as A and B. Category A interest would continue to be paid on time with principal repaid from cash generated by the ongoing businesses and asset disposals . |
| 24 | I extend a standing invitation to any firm that is not being paid on time by any of the country 's 100 largest companies or Government Departments to allow me to take up its case individually . |
| 25 | Consistently departing on time in a multi-sector , tightly scheduled environment requires considerable concentration of effort by the pilots , but also teamwork from the engineers and ground handlers . |