Example sentences of "[noun] of [verb] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | But I digress ; with the new rod I could fish with 1 pound or 1.7 hooklinks without fear of breaking on the strike . |
| 6 | The fear of standing on the edge of a great abyss overtook me . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . ’ |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | I had no idea what I was looking for and certainly no intention of starting on the filing cabinets . |
| 12 | " They have no intention of relying on the trade . " |
| 13 | ‘ 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | Replace the first piece of knitting on the machine . |
| 16 | Every piece of carving on the Chindit , which stands about 3ft high , was done with the Woodcarver |
| 17 | Every piece of carving on the Chindit , which stands about 3ft high , was done with the Woodcarver |
| 18 | From unique boutiques in Byward Market , Ottawa , to countless acres of shopping on the Eaton Centre 's four floors . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | Not all farm workers have been affected equally by the new technology and certain aspects of working on the land have remained almost untouched by it . |
| 21 | The carcinogenic effects of smoking on the respiratory tract are well known , but the effect of smoking on the stomach is less well known , although there is much circumstantial evidence that smokers are at a higher risk of developing gastric carcinoma . |
| 22 | In other words , what is the effect of labelling on the individual ? |
| 23 | Our experimental approach did not evaluate the effect of swallowing on the clearance of acid , but clearance was measured under conditions similar to those found during spontaneous reflux . |
| 24 | The effect of imprinting on the sexual preferences of birds was made famous many years ago by Konrad Lorenz ( 1935 ) . |
| 25 | The effect of trading on the basis of information which has not been made public is to distort the market in the shares to which the information relates . |
| 26 | At these levels of venting area the effect of venting on the performance of sprinkler systems would appear to be quite immaterial one way or the other . |
| 27 | Harvey laughed and said , ‘ Elevator shoes , contact lenses to change the eye colour , dirtied fingernails and a trace of colouring on the lips to make the face seem pale . |
| 28 | It is maddening , since so often you can see traces of underdrawing on the painting 's surface just with the naked eye ! ’ |
| 29 | Currently , bands seem to be facing a shrinking number of live venues coupled with the enormous expense of going on the road . |
| 30 | On sunny mornings guests can have the added pleasure of breakfasting on the verandah . |