Example sentences of "[prep] [verb] on the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tap D for Delete in the Command Menu ( not Del for Delete on the keyboard , and not Transfer Delete in the Command Area ! ) |
| 2 | This is her idea for impressing on the audience how the powerless feel . |
| 3 | Scott also suggested that in addition to carrying out some exercise or activity focused around one of the essential concepts , pupils should be given the opportunity for reflecting on the thinking processes they have gone through . |
| 4 | This talks about presuming on the future . |
| 5 | The connection between modern architecture and tyranny awaits its historian , but it is worth reflecting on the mentality of Le Corbusier and his acolytes before being too harsh on the servile Romanian architects who competed for Ceauşescu 's favour so that they could take charge of the vast projects he had in mind . |
| 6 | It is worth reflecting on the difference in approach on this question between Callenbach and FAST . |
| 7 | Thus fortified , the Webbs decried both Owen and Marx for depending on the labour theory of value . |
| 8 | In Canada , LASMO 's shares are listed for trading on The Toronto Stock Exchange and the Montreal Exchange under the trading symbol LSO . |
| 9 | The mixing together of financial services has increased the scope for trading on the basis of inside information . |
| 10 | So it is good to have these idiomatic recordings to remind us of just how good a pianist he was : in both the Concerto and the Rhapsody , rock-solid technique serves real musicality , and this CD would be worth acquiring on the strength of the Gershwin works alone . |
| 11 | FUZZBOX ; For appearing on the cover of the NME with kittens , thus falling into the ‘ pussy ’ joke trap . |
| 12 | Charged four times with the offence in between 1640 and 1652 , he came before the Court yet again in 1691 for keeping on the Downs far more than his ‘ stent ’ or allotted number of animals . |
| 13 | Our reason for driving on the right in America and on the left in Britain is just our expectation that this is what others will do , coupled with our further belief that it is more important that there be a common rule than that it be one rather than the other . |
| 14 | The emphasis of the New Testament is that Christ resisted the temptations thrown at him and it was this that qualified him for dying on the cross . |
| 15 | The income of these farmers is partly from wool , but mainly from lambs or young store cattle which are sold for fattening on the farms of the lowlands . |
| 16 | The landowner is concerned over liability for climbing on the crag , details of which are to be found in the new BMC Peak Guide supplement , and a discreet and sensitive approach is requested until the problems have been sorted out . |
| 17 | In that case , one way of inflicting a loss of profit in retaliation for reneging on the agreement would be to revert to the NE of the one-shot game , either permanently or for a number of periods sufficient to wipe out the gains from reneging , if that is possible . |
| 18 | It is quite usual to find large joints of roast beef and pork for slicing on the delicatessen counter , but two of the more interesting meats to reach us in recent years have been smoked turkey and pastrami . |
| 19 | POLICE yesterday named a rambler who collapsed and died after walking on the North York Moors . |
| 20 | Detectives launched the massive operation after eavesdropping on the conversation between a mystery woman and the playboy yachtsman accused of murdering his parents . |
| 21 | Unfortunately , he has never made the grade and after knocking on the door of inter-pub midweek leagues without success , has at last found his niche at Athletico where this season he will team up with YTS trainees Adie Smith and Phil Meek . |
| 22 | The vehicle starts after cranking on the starter , and runs perfectly until I switch off , and then the whole process has to be repeated . |
| 23 | Another patient developed loose teeth after going on the pill . |
| 24 | After going on the diet ask yourself these questions again — you may be surprised at the difference ! |
| 25 | The England international magically skipped past four defenders as though stardust had been sprinkled on his boots after turning on the edge of the area . |
| 26 | Evelyn peered through the newly installed spyhole after turning on the porch light , unfastened the two fresh locks and gave her visitor a radiant smile . |
| 27 | The mullah , who was finding it difficult to stay awake throughout his devotions , was led by the Prophet to an encounter with a goat herd who had noticed his flock becoming very frisky after grazing on the berries of a certain shrub . |
| 28 | So in two years flat , after riding on the crest of a wave , people who had been cock of the walk in ICI suddenly found themselves at the bottom of the league . |
| 29 | A man has been killed after riding on the boot of a car as it drove across a seaside caravan site . |
| 30 | After focusing on the Boston Consulting Group ( BCG ) analysis of the situation , which emphasized the importance of building scale and lower costs through experience-curve effects , Pascale visited Japan to get the story of how the Honda executives planned their entry into American markets . |