Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] [verb] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | There must have been , for the time being at least , compelling reasons for embarking on the Foxton development . |
| 2 | Scott also suggested that in addition to carrying out some exercise or activity focused around one of the essential concepts , pupils should be given the opportunity for reflecting on the thinking processes they have gone through . |
| 3 | There is certainly a case for insisting on the democratic control of the EMS , but that means getting more , not less involved in European politics , messy , complex and frustrating as they may be to those who long for simple black-and-white , left-and-right simplicities . |
| 4 | It also draws attention to the setting-up in Scotland , after the vote on devolution , of the Tertiary Education Council with the responsibility for advising on the whole of the further education sector there , and notes that no comparable body is able to do a similar service for Wales . |
| 5 | The landowner is concerned over liability for climbing on the crag , details of which are to be found in the new BMC Peak Guide supplement , and a discreet and sensitive approach is requested until the problems have been sorted out . |
| 6 | Another patient developed loose teeth after going on the pill . |
| 7 | After the election , despite some doubts about relying on the FDP , Brandt quickly moved to establish an SPD-FDP coalition . |
| 8 | In practice the brief for the study may well include a mandate for advising on the implementation of the changes , and , in certain circumstances , actually installing revised procedures . |
| 9 | To do it one must be human , with feelings , experience , and some basic capability for getting on the wave-length of other people , as well as having a certain innate logical ability — the kind which enables a baby to learn unaided the mysteries of language . |
| 10 | In the Act itself , the principle of proportionality is adopted as the main criterion for deciding on the severity of sentence in relation to both custodial and community penalties . |
| 11 | The orchestra is viewed as one instrument for playing on the strings of the emotions for this is the main aim of music in India . |
| 12 | At the Hammersmith Schools at West London Stadium , the ground was always packed and there was a lot of enthusiasm and a good deal of betting on the races going on . |
| 13 | Table 4.4 Recent trading history on MATIF , main contracts The Government Bond futures and options contracts account for the bulk of trading on the MATIF . |
| 14 | I heard him talking on the radio , in which he said he 'd tried several methods of winning on the football pools and in the end decided that the easiest thing to do was to put in the same numbers each week and so he was not exercising any skill in deciding whether one pair of teams were likely to enter into a score draw than another pair , but he just trusted that , say , number thirty seven would turn up as a score draw this week . |
| 15 | Step 7 ( NOTE-THIS CAPTION IS ALSO WITHIN THE PIC ITSELF ) - The result of clicking on the new word count icon — you will notice that it shows a very polished and informative dialog box . |
| 16 | But I digress ; with the new rod I could fish with 1 pound or 1.7 hooklinks without fear of breaking on the strike . |
| 17 | The fear of standing on the edge of a great abyss overtook me . |
| 18 | The story is told of Guru Nanak that even as a boy he argued that the ancient Hindu ceremony of tying on the sacred thread did not prevent men from acting wrongly . |
| 19 | This fact I had ample opportunities of verifying on the islands of Bass 's Straits , where I had scarcely stepped from the boat before every creature was made acquainted with my presence — no small annoyance to me , whose object was to secure the wary cereopsis and eagle , which with thousands of petrels and many other kinds of water-birds tenant these dreary islands . ’ |
| 20 | At the same time , the Harter Act requirement encouraged the practice of indicating on the bill of lading the slightest apparent irregularity in the goods or their packaging , even when the apparent irregularity was inevitable with the type of goods shipped , such as ‘ wrappers bloodstained ’ for meat shipments , or ‘ rusty ’ for iron shipments . |
| 21 | Quelch and Hoff , however , consider Coca Cola 's tight global marketing co-ordination is driven principally by the intention of capitalising on the company 's marketing ideas rather than potential economies of scale . |
| 22 | I had no idea what I was looking for and certainly no intention of starting on the filing cabinets . |
| 23 | " They have no intention of relying on the trade . " |
| 24 | ‘ It does n't matter , ’ he replies and goes on to ask her to take care of two suitcases full of Austrian shoes he has brought with him with the intention of selling on the black market . |
| 25 | Basically , that means maintaining quality work , but easing down to give my body time to recover and possibly even occasionally allowing myself the luxury of collapsing on the settee , falling asleep and dreaming of all those races I wish I could still win . |
| 26 | Replace the first piece of knitting on the machine . |
| 27 | Every piece of carving on the Chindit , which stands about 3ft high , was done with the Woodcarver |
| 28 | Every piece of carving on the Chindit , which stands about 3ft high , was done with the Woodcarver |
| 29 | From unique boutiques in Byward Market , Ottawa , to countless acres of shopping on the Eaton Centre 's four floors . |
| 30 | Like every rule , it has means by which it is enforced ; in this case , if I break the rule of driving on the left-hand side of the road I can be prosecuted under a law of the land . |