Example sentences of "[prep] the [noun pl] [vb past] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | If there were space travellers on this planet , and it seemed that there were , their forward flight through the wastes took on a more logical purpose than the pursuance of a prophecy from a discod sleeve . |
| 2 | Enquiries on the ship to establish ownership of the goods went on well into the wee small hours , continuing the following day , Sunday . |
| 3 | The lessee in a lease — the defendant so covenanted in this case — covenants in effect that he or his assignee will perform the covenants and observe the conditions contained in it ; and when , as in the present instance , the defendant sets up no performance by himself of the covenants sued on , his defence must be either that his assignee has performed them or that his assignee is in some way as between himself and the lessor absolved from performance . |
| 4 | To one side of the main building is Llanthony Yard where you will find a forge , Engine House and workshops , with regular demonstrations of the skills needed on and around the waterways . |
| 5 | I shall refer briefly to one of the matters touched on by the hon. Gentleman , although I shall not speak on it for as long as I had intended , because the hon. Gentleman made wide-ranging reference to it himself , I congratulate him on that . |
| 6 | Bases of the matters reported on |
| 7 | The star of the Professionals went on : ‘ Why you want to write about something that happened in 1977 I do n't know . |
| 8 | British officers watched what Spier called ‘ a mockery of christianity ’ , while the rest of the internees looked on with disgust from the members ' box on the grandstand . ’ |
| 9 | 1.1.4 the right to use the Licensed Software for demonstration , testing , support and such other purposes as are directly connected with the exercise of the rights conferred on by this Agreement ; |
| 10 | 1.1.5 the right to appoint sub-under-licensees of any and all of the rights conferred on under clauses 1.1.1 , 1.1.2 , 1.1.3 , 1.1.4 , above ( ‘ the Appointed Licensees ’ ) . |
| 11 | So the arrangements were made with the White Star line and unbeknown to Nellie , Liam eventually did get two reservations on the new ship , which was brought down from Liverpool to Southampton , where most of the passengers got on , and then to Cherbourg to pick up some more and finally to Queenstown before crossing the Atlantic to New York . |
| 12 | Many of the points touched on will be elaborated in subsequent analysis . |
| 13 | Most of the house-guests stayed on at Eglinton over the weekend before leaving the Earl alone with his memories — and his bills . |
| 14 | MUNICH MASSACRE : Coleman commentated while talks with the killers went on |
| 15 | The remaining 18 groups involved in the talks carried on debating an election date , pencilled in provisionally for April 27 next year . |
| 16 | Er it spoilt it a bit when that guy in the glasses came on half way through . |
| 17 | The daily broadsheet began to have a double fascination for Charlie , as he started to take an interest in the advertisements displayed on almost every page . |
| 18 | Whether the increased release of the precursor in type II diabetes is due primarily to a low β cell mass or to insulin resistance is unclear , but the serum concentration of 32–33 split proinsulin in the men reported on by Hales and Barker correlated inversely with their body weight at 12 months . |
| 19 | Outside the cranes clattered on . |
| 20 | Class hours are supplemented with 10 hours of visits or activities per two weeks accompanied by a teacher , which are relevant to the projects/topics worked on in the classroom . |
| 21 | They never carried it too far and stuck to the guidelines agreed on ’ . |
| 22 | This paper trail can be attributed to the demands made on electronically stored information by local and national governments , companies , charities , service providers ( e.g. medical staff ) , and individuals . |
| 23 | For the next few weeks the debate on the reforms rolled on . |
| 24 | A lack of narrative drive leaves the reader with piecemeal vignettes , an impression confirmed by the poems tacked on at the end of the book . |
| 25 | All around him , the other England players gradually acclimatised to their new surroundings , pleasantly suprised by the facilities laid on by the Indian authorities . |