Example sentences of "[noun sg] [conj] on a " in BNC.
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| 1 | All expertise in a particular technique or on a certain topic can be gathered together in one place , and the level of collective knowledge can then be ascertained , supported and made available . |
| 2 | There are also management implications if there is more than one tenant in a building or on a floor . |
| 3 | A limited amount of post-production editing can , however , be carried out on the original recording , either on the camcorder or on a second VCR depending on the facilities available . |
| 4 | It is perhaps like being on top of a big wave in a canoe or on a surfboard , but to try to describe it is to fail . |
| 5 | In a case where liability is not disputed or is resolved during the course of the case , either by an admission or on a summons for judgment , try and obtain some costs from the defendant . |
| 6 | The coin belongs to the Persian period , bears the inscription " Judaea " ( YHD ) , and shows a figure on a winged throne or on a chariot : this figure apparently confronts a Dionysiac mask ( B. Kanael , The Biblical Archaeologist 26 ( 1963 ) , 40 and fig. 2 ) . |
| 7 | Difficulties occur whether they focus on the monetary base or on a wider range of liquid assets , and whether they impose statutory ratios or allow banks to determine their own prudent ratios . |
| 8 | Some of the roads in the vicinity which are owned by British Rail , for example , may be used and a bus may travel on a dedicated route or on a dedicated track . |
| 9 | The database can be anywhere on the same PC or on a network . ’ |
| 10 | Students who are on a part-time course or on a postgraduate course , or students from outside the United Kingdom , will not normally be eligible for a loan . |
| 11 | The demand fur such a common culture rests either on an altogether over-optimistic belief in the educability of the majority that is certainly not justified by experience or on a willingness to surrender the highest standards of taste and judgement to the incessant demands of mediocrity . |
| 12 | Preferred ordinary shares will represent the institutional equity , giving rights , in terms of income or on a winding up , in preference to those of management . |
| 13 | In particular , if you have disposed of liability either by virtue of a split trial or on a Summons for judgment , there is a powerful argument in favour of your having your costs to that date . |
| 14 | A wyvern without a rider can be employed either to launch an early attack on your enemy 's artillery or on a powerful character . |
| 15 | You may be asked to concentrate on a pinpoint of light or on a particular spot on the ceiling while the therapist makes his suggestions of relaxation . |
| 16 | 1 Words written in , or on , stone or metal ; for example on a monument or on a coin . |
| 17 | We will aim to guarantee everyone out of work for six months or more a place on either a high quality training programme or on a work programme with a strong element of training . |
| 18 | Wearing the portrait of a military or political leader upon a ring or on a coin mounted as a jewel was an obvious sign of allegiance ; other portraits of unknown individuals were presumably private commemorations . |
| 19 | Young sailors from all over the country will be on the water at Farmoor just outside Oxford this weekend to compete in the Thames Water Youth Regatta … there 's racing both days … along with trials for England and the chance to have a go in a boat or on a sailboard for the first time … all you have to do is turn up … |
| 20 | He avoided travelling , and if he had to fly , he went only on charter flights , for fear that on a scheduled airline his name would show up on computers that could be tapped by Iran Air officials . |
| 21 | In a rapidly changing business , how can crucial decisions on manpower be taken with the necessary speed and on a basis of fact ? |
| 22 | A Soviet Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs , Valeri Nikolaenko , who visited the Cuban capital Havana on Sept. 21-22 , stated that agreement had been reached on the practical aspects of a staged withdrawal of a 3,000-strong Soviet training brigade and on a " specific time frame " for talks on further withdrawals . |
| 23 | It relied both on the circumstances of the shooting and on a confession alleged to have been made by telephone by the defendant to Paulette 's husband , Jimmy Zaidie ( ‘ Zaidie ’ ) immediately after the shooting , and also on threats previously made by the defendant to kill Paulette , as alleged by the prosecution and as testified to in evidence by Zaidie and by Daphne Matadial ( ‘ Matadial ’ ) , Paulette 's sister . |
| 24 | Against this , J.H. Gagnon and William Simon have argued in their book Sexual Conduct that sexuality is subject to ‘ socio-cultural moulding to a degree surpassed by few other forms of human behaviour ’ , and in so arguing they are building both on a century of sex research and on a century of questioning the notion of ‘ natural man ’ . |
| 25 | Subject to the Rules and to any rights or restrictions attached to any shares , on a show of hands every member who ( being an individual ) is present in person or ( being a recognised body ) is present by a duly authorised corporate representative [ , not being himself a member entitled to vote , ] shall have one vote and on a poll every member shall have one vote for every share of which he is the holder . |
| 26 | Subject to the Rules and to any rights or restrictions attached to any shares , on a show of hands every member who ( being an individual ) is present in person or ( being a recognised body ) is present by a duly authorised corporate representative [ , not being himself a member entitled to vote , ] shall have one vote and on a poll every member shall have one vote for every share of which he is the holder . |
| 27 | my Lord , er , er , in , in my submission the , the , the highest really could put their case is that if the matter were referred your Lordship simply did n't stay proceedings or permitted them for example to apply for interim payment or permitted them to take some procedural steps to pursue their action so that they were n't unduly delayed should they succeed at the end of the day and that would be a major concession because it would run against a normal rule cos on a reference the entire proceedings are stayed , that 's not a case just saying even if that is done , er that anybody is saying that particular measure is or is good is not good or may not be forced in the interim |
| 28 | In poor light and on a tricky pitch , West Indies , put in by Botham , had to work hard to reach 198 , with 78 from Greenidge the major contribution and Old 's figures being a remarkable 11-4-12-2 . |
| 29 | We all intend to continue the same sort of programme for the next couple of years and I have said I would like to call in next term and on a periodic basis until our responsibility ceases . |
| 30 | It is like a standard hot-air hand-dryer but on a much larger scale . |