Example sentences of "[noun] [to-vb] the [noun] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | The applicant sought judicial review of Lautro 's decision to issue the notice on the ground , inter alia , that it was contrary to natural justice . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Later , however , she resisted the creditor 's attempts to enforce the security on the ground , first , that the document was void as being an unregistered bill of sale and , secondly , that she had been procured to sign by her husband 's undue influence and had had no independent advice . |
| 5 | Following the decision to mount the operation on the evening of the fourth of December , er did you have any further involvement indeed , as of that evening ? |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Any inability to carry the weight on the hind-legs will trigger off resistance in the mouth . |
| 8 | We , we then had this situation where the , er , the Chief Constable ha went to great lengths to er , work out a new establishment for himself , and the senior management , and actually ach chi and er , and preempted it and then asked the er , the Home Office if he could use the money to increase the constables on the beat . |
| 9 | Before the talks , the union had not been recognised by the Government for national pay bargaining , leading to the belief that recognition had been granted to give managers the opportunity to impose the offer on all ambulance staff if it was accepted by Apap . |
| 10 | SAFE has called on the House of Commons Select Committee on Agriculture to establish the facts on agricultural biodiversity , identify the main threats to biodiversity , and assess the environmental and nutritional benefits which would follow from increased diversity . |
| 11 | I had to stand in front of the whole school which gave me ample opportunity to observe the envy on some girls ' faces because knitting for the troops was a popular pastime then . |
| 12 | FRS 1 , Cash Flow Statements , encourages reporting entities to provide the information on the direct method where the benefits to users outweigh the costs of providing it . |
| 13 | It has also been agreed that Italy will pay a reciprocal visit to Dublin in April when they will take part in a Four Nations competition to replace the Home International championships , following England 's decision to pull the plug on the domestic series last season . |
| 14 | It has also been agreed that Italy will pay a reciprocal visit to Dublin in April when they will take part in a Four Nations competition to replace the Home International championships , following England 's decision to pull the plug on the domestic series last season . |
| 15 | Although there are no immediate plans to launch the system on the domestic vacuum cleaner market , I believe it would be welcome as it is environmentally better than standard chemical sprays . |
| 16 | Mr Skinner 's decision to increase the limit on foreign investment in American carriers is seen in the industry as an exchange for Britain allowing American and United into Heathrow . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | At last the big bully grated to a stand-still , and opened his eyes to see the effect on his little friend . |
| 19 | This would be an enormous task for a manual tool , requiring a strong grip and concentration to position the staples on the woodwork . |
| 20 | I 'd need to study the tape to discover the body on the ground . |
| 21 | It is suggested in Bramwell on Taxation of Companies and Company Reconstructions that this might constitute a value-shifting arrangement entitling the Revenue to adjust the consideration on a disposal of Target 's shares , though the Revenue have indicated that payments for group relief would not usually constitute value shifting — see the Institute of Chartered Accountants ' Technical Release TR 291 . |
| 22 | As I lay under the wheelbarrow to tighten the grub-screws on the suspension , there was a sharp snap . |
| 23 | Russia has welcomed the Korean contribution of experts , equipment and funds to finance the survey , expected to cost US$400,000 , but has said it will have to continue dumping because it lacks the facilities or funds to process the waste on shore . |
| 24 | The BP Road Safety team of Elaine Craig and Kerry Livingstone visited 50 schools to highlight the dangers on roads . |
| 25 | In an attempt to define the basis on which a comprehensive GIS user environment could be built Rhind et al. ( 1989 ) proposed the Universal Geographic Information eXecutive ( UGIX ) as a system design . |
| 26 | Even opting out of the social chapter to undercut the core on labour costs will not ultimately compensate for complete isolation . |
| 27 | Since then we have taken steps to sharpen the focus on both our separate missions as we have become increasingly confident that our commercial work can prosper on its merits . |
| 28 | On Feb. 15 Khan announced that there would be a second attempt to cross the border on March 30 , the anniversary of the death of another JKLF leader . |
| 29 | CW to discuss the regulations on eye and eyesight testing , and other employee information and training entitlements with M Prior . |
| 30 | In 1902 , a direct line was laid up Clifton Street for the Marton cars to avoid the bottleneck on Talbot Road . |