Example sentences of "[noun] [vb pp] [to-vb] on [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , Hitler 's scientists had developed another ‘ Victory ’ weapon — the ‘ V2 ’ — it was an advanced form of rocket with a nose-cap filled with high explosive designed to explode on impact . |
| 2 | To his mild surprise he found himself confronted by rows of peers determined to fight on behalf of the brewing industry , a fearsomely effective lobby . |
| 3 | In a move designed to save on court time , the Scottish Office yesterday confirmed that from 1 April motorists will be offered the chance to accept a fixed penalty notice requiring the payment of a fine within 28 days . |
| 4 | Last night , as a tug prepared to remain on standby overnight , with a fresh refloating attempt planned for this morning , an environmental row erupted . |
| 5 | The gondoliers threatened to go on strike and all the floodlights on the night of the show were mysteriously switched off because someone had n't had their palm greased . |
| 6 | ‘ I would dearly like to see a Tote monopoly off course with bookmakers allowed to operate on course only . |
| 7 | No longer are impartial market forces brought to bear on business activity , but instead , transactions are concluded at an extra cost to society . |
| 8 | When he was eleven he attended Dartford Grammar School , and three years later he went to Tonbridge School , where his main interests continued to centre on literature and the natural world . |
| 9 | But in Using a Model for Nursing ( Roper et al , 1983 ) , the third year student nurse contributing to the study in a surgical ward , commented that the model approach helped her to appreciate the need for planned discharge goals ; even when admitting the patient , she was alerted to consider what the patient required to know on discharge in order to resume her usual Activities of Living . |
| 10 | Trolleybuses ceased to run on route 654 on the night of Tuesday 3 March 1959 , when an official last run was made at the instigation of the Wallington and Carshalton Advertiser . |