Example sentences of "[verb] [noun] on the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some of the boys got off and placed bombs on the trucks . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Eleanor made notes on the differences between English and American workplaces and unions . |
| 4 | The Act prohibits discrimination on the grounds of race , colour or nationality . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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) ) . |
| 7 | Make notes on the spots along the riverbank , or the edges of fishing ponds , where they choose to sit down . |
| 8 | I have given guidance on the rules of debate . |
| 9 | ‘ While I am pursuing the offender I do not want blood on the streets . ’ |
| 10 | They sang songs like the birds and made shapes on the walls ; and though these could help them not at all , yet they passed the time and enabled them to tell themselves that they were splendid fellows , the very flower of Rabbitry , cleverer than magpies . |
| 11 | We would therefore like the final PPG Note to include guidance on the powers available to local planning authorities to control such consequential development , especially where sensitive sites are involved . |
| 12 | The association 's magazine Which ? says that insurance companies and the Department of Transport collect accident details that could throw light on the cars which best protect their occupants , but this information is not made public . |
| 13 | It causes sores on the lips , face , eyes , and mouth , on the genitalia , occasionally elsewhere on the skin , and rarely causes a very serious infection in the central nervous system of the newborn . |
| 14 | Anderson has Kelly on the ropes with the telephone chat-up technique he started on radio . |
| 15 | I want play on the bikes |
| 16 | Tentative root definitions for each of these were prepared , and it was then necessary to discuss them with the client to obtain feedback on the analysts ’ ideas , and to consider the direction that the study would take . |
| 17 | It also places demands on the suppliers of a wide range of building materials and components , resulting in a significant multiplier effect on regional employment and business activity . |
| 18 | ‘ I was going to say if we carve notches on the Trees , at least we sha n't go round in circles , ’ said Floy , grinning . |
| 19 | Excavation of one tomb has also shed light on the Egyptians ' sexual mores . |
| 20 | For a long time they had led a life of measured grace ; regular sedate walks with their mistress , superb food in ample quantities and long snoring sessions on the rugs and armchairs . |
| 21 | And by eavesdropping talk on the terraces and in the pubs , they overheard plans for a pitch invasion like this one at the County Ground last year . |
| 22 | the accountant is required to extract balances on the clients ' ledger accounts at two or more dates — now at least three months apart — and compare the total liabilities to clients with the cash book balance on the client account , and reconcile the cash book balance with the client account balance as confirmed directly to the accountant by the bank or building society ; |
| 23 | He tried to think back to the first Mystery he had seen , but he could only remember ‘ Eve ’ as that unshaven , white-skinned man who had left them outside the lock-up in Greathaven and gone to find work on the boats . |
| 24 | That would be akin to justifying slavery on the grounds of economic efficiency . |
| 25 | Pushing past old Diggory , she swept into the hall , cast one angry glance around , and found Theda on the stairs . |
| 26 | A KNIFE maniac vowed to wage war on the police then stabbed an officer to death , a court heard yesterday . |
| 27 | Nevertheless , their Lordships think it right to concentrate attention on the reasons given by Barnett J. for the order now under appeal . |
| 28 | ‘ Although I 'm champion and it 's been a wonderful year I feel I ca n't truly call myself the title holder until I beat Joey on the roads . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ What will you do when kids root it all up and carve obscenities on the trees ? ’ |
| 30 | He also has meters on the pipes connecting the reservoirs to the distribution system , and flow gauges on every stream , which measure flow and hence volume passing during any past period . |