Example sentences of "[prep] the [noun pl] on [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Choppy Spencer is the spokesperson for the Conservatives on education , and Bob Morgan represents the Liberal Democrats . |
2 | Amongst Labour identifiers , the effect of reading a right-wing paper on their relative preference for the Conservatives on unemployment was 13 per cent in the Pre-Campaign Wave , rising to 19 per cent by the second half of the campaign ( Table 8.10 ) . |
3 | Otherwise , they fear , there will be little public support for the policies on health and welfare , national service and education , which both they and Mr Clinton want to see . |
4 | The UVF claimed responsibility for the shootings on Jan. 4 and Jan. 30 of Catholic civilians who it claimed were members of the IRA . |
5 | Mrs Bessie Forde , then a member of the choir , recalls how any girl actively interested in church life could spend the week : Monday evening the Junior and Senior CE Societies ; Tuesday and Thursday evenings the GLB company , led by Mrs Waugh and Miss Mildred Forsythe , met regularly in Edenderry ) ; Wednesday the Midweek service ; Friday the choir practice and on Saturday a prayer meeting for the services on Sunday . |
6 | The standard fitting distance for the inlets on sink mixers is 178mm ( 7in ) . |
7 | Not that this affected his appetite for the bottles on Franco 's highest shelf . |
8 | We can see how he used his knowledge for the chapters on Hannibal in Gaul of Book 3 of his histories ; but Book 24 in which he summarized his findings is lost . |
9 | But for its lack of references , which surely are essential for the chapters on spectroscopy , the book that could be said to be the best is Ralph and Joan Fessenden 's Organic Chemistry ( Willard Grant , 2nd ed ) . |
10 | So much for the constraints on Mr Clinton . |
11 | Switch your video to slow motion for the sections on Martin skiing in bumps and trees to see real rhythmical skiing . |
12 | Any person can apply for the Meals on Wheels Service . |
13 | A number of players were tried out with the championship very much in mind and now comes the real test for the youngsters on Sunday in Newry . |
14 | Once in position leave it there , then use fingers 4 and 3 ( or 3 and 2 ) for the pull-offs on strings 1 and 2 . |
15 | Stuart Ferrier , 24 , was fined £600 at Linlithgow Sheriff Court for the attacks on Sharon Brady , 20 , last August . |
16 | For the assaults on self . |
17 | Nemesis was suggestive of vengeance , specifically for the assaults on Greece and its temples by Persia ( cp . |
18 | I made four locks for the gates on Lord 's cricket ground er and when I 'm telling you this , and practically without exception , they must 've er got to know me and they come for what they wanted . |
19 | The police have not yet been able to find the people responsible for the raids on Professor Kohr 's house . |
20 | Although on-trial Norwegian striker Tore Andre Dahlum plays for the reserves on Wednesday , Ferguson admits he is for the future , and he must plunge now . |
21 | Wainwright is fifth choice at Bramall Lane and only made his debut for the reserves on Wednesday . |
22 | There were Bible studies on deck four afternoons each week , special meetings for the children on board , and timbrel practice at 7.45am . |
23 | A favourable vote for the Tories on Maastricht and hopes that the Democrats will revive the US economy triggered a mini buying spree . |
24 | So far no party has really impressed Jim but he will vote for the Tories on April 9 , more to keep Labour out than the Conservatives in . |
25 | Their measure of total approval for the parties on unemployment is thus ( C+L+A ) . |
26 | ‘ You 'll never believe who I came across during the talks on Zork . ’ |
27 | Boy as I said lived during the days on sugar , yoghurts , instant coffee and toast ; then every evening the man would cook up a big casserole , one big casserole filled with fish and lots of potatoes , tinned sweetcorn , something like that , and they would eat that together in the kitchen every night at seven o'clock , before the man went off to work — he worked nights you see . |
28 | Gorbachev , giving the first television interview from the Lenin Mausoleum during the celebrations on Nov. 7 , called for a return to the Leninist ideals of 1917 . |
29 | For instance , Orchin developed a severe stomach ulcer after he was charged which became increasingly worse during the years on bail until it had to be treated by major surgery . |
30 | As the figures on page 59 show , bank accounts are still more commonly held by people in higher socio-economic groups than those in lower ones . |