Example sentences of "[verb] [noun] on the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some of the boys got off and placed bombs on the trucks . |
| 2 | Friday evening was spent mastering rhythm-changes on the piano and weaving cheerfully around the furniture in an Edinburgh tenement , and on Saturday and Sunday we all camped out in a School Dance Studio for movement sessions . |
| 3 | The following samples are all knitted by using O on the back bed and V on the front bed . |
| 4 | It involves change on the individual and the social setting level , whether an organization , local community , or national policy . |
| 5 | But it does seem possible that Georgina purposely waylaid Arabella on the day before she died , and that the two of them had a row . |
| 6 | When I became Chairman on the retiral of Lord Macfarlane in June 1992 , I welcomed the prospect of such a challenging and rewarding task . |
| 7 | A Swedish newspaper gave 10,000 kronor ( £830 ) to five stock exchange experts and a chimpanzee with a brief to go away and make money on the market , AP reported . |
| 8 | Well that 's where , I mean , you can make money on the food sometimes ca n't you ? |
| 9 | The Open University was also the subject of debate between Alix Bowen and Teddy Lazenby of the Department of Education and Science : Alix 's face was expressing a most delicate mixture of disbelief , disapprobation and polite attention as Teddy , somewhat indiscreetly presuming on their long , if long-interrupted , acquaintance , revealed what were clearly his own opinions on the inadvisability of wasting money on the education of housewives and taxi drivers . |
| 10 | The Nez Perce made camp on the Clearwater , which Howard dared not cross , then struck their lodges the following morning and headed for Weippe Prairie and the Lolo trail east . |
| 11 | The track gradually dropped to the rippling waters of the Hongu Khola , where we made camp on the banks of the river amidst azaleas and fragrang scrub juniper between the enclosing mountains . |
| 12 | Eleanor made notes on the differences between English and American workplaces and unions . |
| 13 | The Act prohibits discrimination on the grounds of race , colour or nationality . |
| 14 | Similarly , the cars of ramblers who do n't like to see bikes on the hills are , by weight of numbers , forcing cyclists off the road . |
| 15 | JUDGE ZORRO ON THE CARPET FOR KISSING USHER |
| 16 | During this time , one senior auction house official noted that ‘ Each house has promised the heirs so much : advances , separate hard-bound catalogue , etc , that no matter which auction house gets it , it is bound to lose money on the sale ’ . |
| 17 | In August 1858 , Nez Perce scouts accompanied the punitive expedition of General George Wright , who ruthlessly subdued the tribes of the upper Columbia , hanging prisoners on the spot . |
| 18 | Next time we will have a basis on which to request a meeting , in advance — trying to arrange meetings on the spot becomes a nightmare of negotiating other prescheduled appointments . |
| 19 | The taxpayer appealed against his 1982/3 capital gains tax assessment on the grounds that the allowable expenditure of £214,602 was less than the amount of the £246,699 capital distribution , and he could therefore elect under s 72(4) to reduce the amount distributed by the entire allowable expenditure on his C Ltd shares ; and that the capital distribution , at 15.58% of the total consideration , was ‘ small , as compared with the value of the shares in respect of which it was distributed ’ ( s 72(2) ) . |
| 20 | Rotating skin on the shoulder blade |
| 21 | " It might be too late then , " Joseph said slapping Patrick on the shoulder , before turning back into the shop and closing the door . |
| 22 | We are pursuing discussions on the future of the HLCAs following the autumn review and we shall announce the results as soon as we can . |
| 23 | The crucial repercussions of the company existing in its own right are that it can hold property , raise money on the security of its property , sue and be sued in its own name , and continue to exist and do business despite changes in membership or its directors . |
| 24 | I know from my photographic experience that both paper and acetate readily stretch and shrink with changes in humidity and that even the finest 0.10mm line represents 2.5m on the ground . |
| 25 | The industry body for many of the companies behind the leasing of photocopiers , the Finance and Leasing Association , has taken steps to curb excesses on the part of its members . |
| 26 | Powers were given to the directors to borrow money on the security of the rates levied on the five parishes and on the property itself . |
| 27 | Fortunately rather than staying in the main house , she was able to stay with her sister Jane and husband Robert who , as he was a member of the royal Household , enjoyed a grace and favour cottage on the estate . |
| 28 | Partnerships need guidance and support to help those involved to continually reflect on previous learning and to plan change on the basis of this reflection . |
| 29 | His line would be something like this : " You made money on the Rolls Royce , sir . |
| 30 | She had been christened Nicandra on the insistence of her father who , in his luckier years , had bred and trained and ridden an outstanding winner of that name . |