Example sentences of "[verb] on [pers pn] the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Erin pronounced on me the Draoicht Tinneas Siorai .
2 Jones had then worked closely with the docks employer , Lord Aldington , in getting a new wages agreement for the docks including a settlement for the problem of casual labour which drew on him the fire of many militant shop stewards amongst the stevedores .
3 The principal effect of referring to rules of private international law to extend the scope of a Convention would seem to be to displace a possible presumption that the parties , in choosing the law of a Contracting State , intended only its domestic law to apply ( that is , without the Convention ) and to impose on them the onus of displacing the Convention .
4 Always hovering like a vulture around the vulnerable , pressing on them the drinks and fattening foods to make all his dreams come true .
5 It was to drive another nail into the coffin , into the public service 's coffin , to go alongside compulsory competitive tendering , erosion of working conditions and compulsory redundancies just to satisfy their own political dogma not caring about the citizens of this country , whose quality of life depends on them the services provided by the public sector .
6 Adrift and in debt , Rolfe was taken in by the Duchess of Sforza-Cesarini , who conferred on him the title of Baron Corvo before he returned to England later in the year .
7 I do not arrogate to myself a knowledge superior to that of the professionals , but I have had imposed on me the obligation to exercise a quasi-judicial function in assessing applications .
8 He could also make an error of judgement in his choice of sailors , at least one of whom turned on him the moment they were inside the door and threatened to beat him up if he did not hand over money .
9 General Booth of the Salvation Army , had recognition by the City of London conferring on him the Freedom of the City , in 1905 , which was also the year when Dr. T.J. Barnard ( the founder of the Children 's Homes that bear his name ) , died on 19th , September .
10 Moreover there were functions which only the lord himself could carry out , particularly in matters of justice , for as a baron of Scotland , Ramsay had the power of pit and gallows , conferring on him the right and duty to adjudicate in most issues not reserved to the crown , a grave responsibility for a man who took his obligations seriously , and one in which his brother could not replace him .
11 However , people 's capacity for perceiving themselves in this way is not innate ; it is acquired within a framework of established social practices which impose on them the role ( forme ) of a subject .
12 They pressed on him the anomalies between loyalist and republican sentences .
13 ‘ If we do n't step on it the inn will have closed for the afternoon , and we wo n't get a glass of the urine of Culex pipiens .
14 You must also note on it the NI contributions and tax details each time an employee gets paid .
15 Training is now provided for the BVetMed degree , entitling graduates to be registered as members of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons , which confers on them the title of veterinary surgeon and the sole right to practise as such .
16 The fact that it is transcendent confers on it the boon that its enduring is not dependent on appearances but on mental factors .
17 When the Home Secretary meets the car manufacturers in March , will he impress on them the seriousness of the situation and consider compelling them to fit such devices as standard , bearing in mind that , last weekend alone , £100,000 worth of damage was caused by car theft in my constituency ?
18 He urged on me the need to embark on a full-sized book , and to send him a synopsis as soon as possible .
19 To join them send an SAE — indicating on it the number of stickers required — to Lock It !
20 He was a quiet , wise , friendly man who ran his hall with a minimum of rules and regulations , treating undergraduates as adults and impressing on them the need for courtesy and consideration in their dealings with one another , and with the domestic staff .
21 Neville , however , pressed on him the support in the country that he would bring to such an administration and the effect it would have in restoring confidence .
22 Neville , however , pressed on him the support in the country that he would bring to such an administration , and the effect it would have in restoring confidence .
23 No wonder they 're touchy when you pick on them the way you do . ’
24 yes , it also er imposes on me the obligation of course erm under G of article three does n't it ? which I imagine , but you can tell me if I 'm wrong Mr is the one , is probably the one article erm , part of the article under which such things is the insurance directive is er produced , but I maybe wrong
25 It imposes on us the belief that it is wrong to steal or to commit murder — and that has to be a good thing .
26 but er , a lot of them got on the twelve six , you goes the twelve thirty one any way we waved to her when she got on it the coach you see was full at Bart Green , you got , at Redditch
27 The inconsequential and bawdy mimes proved difficult to unravel but Knox was determined to succeed , exercising on them the scholarship combined with inspired guesswork which was to be his forte in his future career .
28 Even if Popper 's claims for ‘ World Three ’ and Olson 's for ‘ autonomous text ’ were valid — and Rommetveit 's work casts further doubt on them the world which they are striving for would be an impoverished one and the ‘ knowledge ’ which could be stored in it would be narrow and limited .
29 Cut a new piece of timber , and mark on it the shape of piece required .
30 Mark on it the width of plank from which the brackets will be cut .
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