Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pron] on an " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was here that the great receptions and gala balls took place , though it was not the setting for the traditional New Year 's ambassadorial reception as described by Hubner , which was that of the Throne part played by the Empress , since this was her first appearance at such a function and it thus enables us to observe her on an occasion of high formality : |
| 2 | About one person in two can expect to find themselves on an operating table at some time in their lives . |
| 3 | John and his team have already extracted considerable concessions from the Inland Revenue , which means that the majority of us will be able to continue as before , i.e. we will be able to satisfy the Inland Revenue that the majority of priests do not have the liability to tax on their income from the Church , without the need for the Inland Revenue to meet us on an individual basis . |
| 4 | This was folded and stored in a paper envelope for nearly a hundred years , and the creases make it very unlikely we shall ever be able to play it on an original machine . |
| 5 | I 'm not trying to put them on an equal par , but later Maxwell erm Action Group were concerned with four hundred and eighty million disappearing . |
| 6 | Hashim Ciftci told the Today newspaper that he shot cameraman Nick della Casa and his assistant Charles Maxwell after they hired him to guide them on an expedition to film fighting between the Iraqi army and Kurdish rebels in the mountains of northern Iraq . |
| 7 | A seventeen year old , bright and intelligent enough to put herself on an equal footing with her father . |
| 8 | Why did you have to put it on an island ? |
| 9 | ‘ I 've known and loved it over the years , and always wanted to put it on an album . |
| 10 | For example it was much easier to incorporate provision for credit accumulation and transfer into a new system , when it was being set up , then to superimpose it on an established system . |
| 11 | ‘ I am to believe that they dare to send you on an assignment without discussing it with you , señorita ? |
| 12 | She remembered their birthdays , sent notes of apology to their wives when they had to accompany her on an overseas tours and ensured that they were ‘ fed and watered ’ when she went out with them from Kensington Palace . |
| 13 | But it , it , it is an issue that , that , that does seem to base itself on an as and where basis . |
| 14 | It is owned by property developer Robert Lance Hughes who plans to re-erect it on an as yet unconfirmed site . |
| 15 | As budgeting is an integral part of any business plan , it is usually preferable both to express the plan and to review it on an annual basis that coincides with the firm 's accounting year . |
| 16 | The Government are in an extraordinarily poor position to congratulate themselves on an annus mirabilis . |
| 17 | I did have a little thought last night that maybe he is not expecting much this year but looking to get us on an even keel for an attempt next year on the title ( with maybe another central defender ) . |
| 18 | EXPLORER Gerald Kingsland , 62 — who inspired the film Castaway — has had scores of replies to an ad for a girl to join him on an island . |
| 19 | Kim Philby , who had got a job at last with SOE and was working to get into SIS , fed rumours to the Russians that Hitler was behind the flight , and wanted Churchill to join him on an eastward march , or at least stay neutral while he did the job himself . |
| 20 | Helping her make the choice is her close friend Esther Fritton ( left ) who works in the Pattern Department and invited Irene 's family to join her on an open day tour of the factory . |
| 21 | That sounds a lot of money , but it 's not difficult to spend it on an airline . |
| 22 | With the increasing number of cutters and the decision to operate them on an all year round basis the closed shop tendency for crewing of the earlier days could not continue . |
| 23 | Dear Guitarist I am writing to compliment you on an almost unbeatable magazine . |