Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] on [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In his debut for Fulham on Boxing Day 1978 he played a miraculous game against Cambridge United , and the media hype threatened to rekindle itself . |
| 2 | Considering we 're paying for personnel on top of it and , and all the other things like telephones and accommodation . |
| 3 | There was a welcome boost to morale at the Sussex-based charity Friends of the Young Deaf when WCUK Maidstone marketing manager , Kim Taylor , presented a cheque for £1,000 on behalf of the George Wimpey Charitable Trust . |
| 4 | Accepting this state of affairs many women are actually grateful to ‘ understanding ’ employers who are ‘ flexible ’ about hours on site , or who provide them with homework , to be done simultaneously with looking after the children . |
| 5 | CCG 's first contract back in 1981 was for catering services for Shell on board the Stadrill . |
| 6 | This service , which has been provided by Bob Peckford , is available not only to members but to all who have cause to complain about discrimination on account of deafness or hearing impairment . |
| 7 | Last week it put out a DCE Developers ' Kit for OpenVMS on VAX platforms . |
| 8 | Perhaps the major requirement for change on Switchboard is a combination of the overt needs of the callers , and the needs of a group of self-interested and highly-motivated volunteers who find a reason to stay in the organization . |
| 9 | When unemployment was bad those without alternative income returned to their native villages , where they might rely for support on family or communal networks . |
| 10 | Proposal for referendum on country 's future — Developments in Croatia and Serbia |
| 11 | Yeltsin 's closing speech — Call for referendum on land ownership |
| 12 | Pressure for referendum on Constitution |
| 13 | Submission of draft constitution — Proposal for referendum on secession |
| 14 | The importance of apathy and fatalism behind high fertility has been mentioned earlier , but in the absence of specific research , any connection between attitudes on council estates and fertility must remain speculative . |
| 15 | But I do n't think reference has been made to a document that is referred to in P P G one , namely the doc the white paper , This Common Inheritance , er D O E document , and in that there 's a clear indication that this question of a new settlement erm should be considered , paragraph six point four eight reads , however well urban land is used , there will continue to be a need for building on greenfield sites , it is important that new housing on such sites is carefully placed to preserve the open countryside , and respects the quality of the landscape . |
| 16 | Unix International is also preparing to look beyond Unix System Laboratories in its quest for technologies on top of and around the core Unix System V Release 4 ( SVR4 ) operating system , say sources close to the organisation . |
| 17 | Antarctica : pressure mounts for ban on mineral extraction |
| 18 | The Board 's policy of completely absorbing all capital costs and charging nothing for income on capital amounts on average to a subsidy of ninety six pounds per resident per week . |
| 19 | Users now sit immobile for hours on end , except for rapid and intense finger movements . |
| 20 | When that was done , he would be off fishing , thigh deep in the River Dee for hours on end , or shooting . |
| 21 | Mark had adored his grandparents and would listen spellbound to their stories for hours on end . |
| 22 | They have short attention spans so do n't expect them to sit for hours on end without fidgeting , yawning or falling asleep . |
| 23 | Surprisingly , despite being mountain villages , both have a wonderful array of elegant shops that will keep any browser amused for hours on end . |
| 24 | Powerful and famous gentlemen became regular visitors to the house — including , I remember , figures such as Lord Daniels , Professor Maynard Keynes , and Mr H. G. Wells , the renowned author , as well as others who , because they came ‘ off the record ’ , I should not name here — and they and his lordship were often to be found locked in discussion for hours on end . |
| 25 | He fortunately knew exactly what was wanted and would talk to John for hours on end , about the making of music , history , composers etc. , to such good effect that , when John wanted to put music to ballet , he knew exactly what he wanted . |
| 26 | Some fire fountains play for hours on end . |
| 27 | ‘ Räder müssen rollen für den Sieg , ’ screamed the notices in the little Polish stations where we sometimes waited for hours on end . |
| 28 | Relentlessly he made them repeat every movement and worked them for hours on end until they were perfectly in unison . |
| 29 | Elizabeth toiled for hours on end and her children remember her machine going non-stop . |
| 30 | I used to play with them for hours on end and they tore a big hole in the back of my coat during one rough and tumble . |