Example sentences of "[vb pp] [subord] on [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In these states , the security forces enjoy legal immunity from prosecution for offences committed while on duty . |
| 2 | of defendants granted bail were convicted of an offence committed whilst on bail , this means that some 83 to 90 per cent . |
| 3 | They 'll be used to provide emergency treatment for British troops if they 're injured while on convoy protection duty in Bosnia . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | The couple met while on holiday in Greece in 1987 and married after she joined him at his base in South Dakota . |
| 6 | Paul Turner was on his first tour of duty in Northern Ireland when he was shot while on patrol . |
| 7 | He was drowned when on board H.M.S. Hampshire , in 1916 , when it was sunk . |
| 8 | Many hotels provide uniforms for their staff to be worn when on duty . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | The 1989 Audit Commission report on the probation service noted considerable variations in hours of attendance required at day centres , in breach of procedures for failure to attend the centres , in the frequency of visits offenders received whilst on probation and in unit costs . |
| 12 | While more REM sleep is taken than on control nights in absolute terms , this is not because of any increase in REM sleep as a percentage of total sleep . |
| 13 | Nick 's stunning selection of fashion photographs , taken while on location in Miami , certainly enforce his feeling that Miami is the place to be as a fashion photographer . |
| 14 | Six months after Gould had left , prince had not cleared all the ‘ Memoranda taken while on board the Parsee ’ . |
| 15 | Her father had been maimed while on duty in Ireland , and she herself had been sold into virtual slavery there , where she had been seduced and made pregnant . |
| 16 | Extremes in hair style are not advocated whilst on duty . |
| 17 | The husband of Julie Godwin , who was murdered while on holiday with a friend in South Africa says he 's determined to keep up the pressure on the police to find her killer . |
| 18 | Joan had been deserted in India by a worthless husband she had married whilst on service in Hong Kong . |
| 19 | She wrote a long and moving letter , describing her terrifying experience of being raped whilst on holiday with two friends . |