Example sentences of "[to-vb] the [noun] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | Will my hon. Friend do everything he possibly can firmly to nail the blame on Bruce Millan for the delay in these funds coming to the coalfield areas ? |
| 2 | A decision to uphold the ban on commercial whaling for a further year , pending research on a system of establishing a sustainable quota system , was the main outcome of the annual meeting of the International Whaling Commission ( IWC ) , held in Reykjavik , Iceland , on May 27-31 . |
| 3 | The imminent release of the " Birmingham Six " was widely seen as a foregone conclusion after Sir Allan Green , the Director of Public Prosecutions , said at a preliminary hearing of the appeal on Feb. 7 that the Crown no longer sought to uphold the convictions on the basis of the scientific evidence . |
| 4 | West Ham4 Norwich0 BILLY BONDS 'S bold decision to swing the axe on some of his more complacent players had the desired effect as West Ham recorded their biggest League win of the season . |
| 5 | The penalty count in the early games went well over the 30 mark , particularly in the England v Italy game at Twickenham , where it appeared that the Italians wanted to kill the ball on the ground every time . |
| 6 | He must tighten that clause and accept the argument that he claimed to be attempting to grasp , which is to target the offence on violent offenders . |
| 7 | I made one good decision : to wear the trainers on the plane , and carry the paperwork in my hand luggage . |
| 8 | It is not only that homeowners need the increase to allow them to move and to restore the equity which they invested ; lenders need an appreciation to restore the security on their fragile loan books . |
| 9 | The research aims to monitor the law on illegitimacy in the light of the provisions which are to supercede it under the Family Law Reform Act 1987 . |
| 10 | NATO ships were in the Adriatic Sea to help enforce the UN arms embargo , and NATO " early warning " ( AWACS ) aircraft were providing the UN with information to monitor the ban on military flights over Bosnia-Hercegovina . |
| 11 | In all Compacts , the Partnership will also need to monitor the jobs on offer to ensure that they do provide " added-value " as a reward for rising standards . |
| 12 | The Bundesbank will be very reluctant to sound the all-clear on inflation if that proves to be the case . ’ |
| 13 | About three kilometres before he reached Fontanellato each morning he began to sound the whistle on the engine to warn us that he would soon be arriving . |
| 14 | The following year he continued with the building at Halling , adding to the hall a new Chapel , building on a chamber and dining room and also a high wall to enclose the court on the side towards the graveyard . |
| 15 | THE Ulster Society are about to hit the road on one of their magical history tours . |
| 16 | Do n't get too anxious to hit the ball on the downswing ; give yourself time . |
| 17 | So you have to hit the ball on the rise . |
| 18 | It is played between two people in a small arena and the object is to hit the opponent on the head so that his cerebrum thwacks against his skull with sufficient force to cause loss of consciousness . |
| 19 | The final goal of all the Waldens , Dimblebys , and Days is to hit the headlines on the news broadcasts ( or in the next day 's papers ) by tripping up their interviewee or extorting an apology from him , or convicting him of a contradiction . |
| 20 | In November strict limits on hard currency exchange were announced in order to curb the run on cash reserves . |
| 21 | Relations with Turkey had been strained since Oct. 1 , 1989 when the Turkish President , Turgut Ozal ( at the time Prime Minister ) , hinted that Turkey might reduce the flow of the Euphrates River if Syria failed to curb the attacks on Turkey by Kurdish separatists from Syrian-occupied eastern Lebanon . |
| 22 | In July 1921 builders R Blackett and Son approached the corporation for permission to demolish the buildings on the site of what was now inexplicably called Archer 's Corner . |
| 23 | She called the switchboard and asked them to page the physio on call , and was told she was in ITU with a patient and likely to be tied up for at least half an hour . |
| 24 | I was given a list of 12 absolutes that if the promoter could not provide , I was to cancel the gig on the spot . |
| 25 | He reiterated that a planned new law on secession [ see below ] would allow Lithuania to secede on the basis of a referendum and " the realization of interests both of Lithuania and the USSR " , but commented : " My idea is to preserve the union on the basis of a different approach to each republic [ and ] a new union treaty . " |
| 26 | An uncle appears as nearest agnate , ready to claim the estate on intestacy ; but the trustee claims the estate for his own , since the intended beneficiary has died . |
| 27 | I was therefore instructed to discontinue the action on the basis that each side paid their own costs , although the Guardian had suffered a continuous reverse in their attempts to maintain the right to press freedom and to maintain secrecy about their informant . |
| 28 | In both Mashad and Arak the disturbances appeared to have begun when the municipal authorities attempted to enforce the law on the erection of new buildings . |
| 29 | It requires also that there be an armed force sufficient to enforce the law on recalcitrant individuals . |
| 30 | 6.3 Superior lease Where the lease is an underlease , the tenant should consider inserting the following landlord 's covenants : To pay the rents reserved by the [ superior Lease ] dated and made between and to observe and perform the covenants agreements and conditions on the part of the tenant contained therein and to enforce the covenants on the part of the Landlord in the said Lease Not to agree to the variation of any of the terms of the [ superior Lease ] without first obtaining the Tenant 's written consent [ such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed ] |