Example sentences of "[prep] [noun prp] on [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And er my first job I had at Lyness was working for William on the tanks outside , tarmacadam under the tanks . |
| 2 | Our charge against the Government is that they have next to no positive proposals for Maastricht on the subjects that I have mentioned or on any other subjects . |
| 3 | Edward I , with his eye on a complete subjugation of Scotland on the lines of his conquest of Wales , pressed for the marriage of the child to his son Edward , later installed as the first Prince of Wales . |
| 4 | This accounts for the existence of funds borrowed from the Bank of England on the liabilities side of the balance sheet . |
| 5 | LEBANON 'S Christian leader , General Michel Aoun , last night denounced a draft peace agreement produced by the country 's parliamentarians in the Saudi resort of Taif on the grounds that it did not set a timetable for the withdrawal of Syrian troops occupying the country since 1976 . |
| 6 | C Hughes spoke against the parliamentary candidature of Barnes on the grounds that he was a member of the ILP , and ‘ for him to force the members to support him was downright tyranny ’ ( SE 31 January 20 ) ; he could muster little support . |
| 7 | The Conference decided " that the leaders of the next Labour Government and the Parliamentary Labour Party be instructed by the National Conference that , on assuming office , either with or without power , definite Socialist legislation must be immediately promulgated , and the Party shall stand or fall in the House of Commons on the principles in which it has faith " . |
| 8 | There is no audit certificate relating to the economy , efficiency and effectiveness examinations ; s.9 says that the C. and A.G. may report to the House of Commons on the results of any examination . |
| 9 | This method has been used since , and others have been added to it , including methods based on the effects of Jupiter on the paths of fly-by spacecraft . |
| 10 | Taken from this viewpoint , the priest Bogomil who roused the people of the village of Bogomila on the slopes of the Babuna mountain above Prilep was a revolutionary who found a ready response from the oppressed peasantry when he denounced the system . |
| 11 | In April 1974 , seven months after the coup which brought Pinochet to power , he arrived at the Air Force base of Colina on the outskirts of Santiago to begin his two years of military service . |
| 12 | BARRY WIGMORE REPORTS FROM THE BUNKERS OF SARAJEVO ON THE DREAMS OF ONE LITTLE GIRL |
| 13 | During the civil war , Palestinian guerrillas moved into the far more impressive fortress of Beaufort on the heights above the Litani River , from where they could gaze deep into Israel — or into Palestine as they would insist — and shell the Lebanese Christian villages in between . |
| 14 | Each House has its privileges ( though many are identical ) and whilst the modus vivendi above referred to may inveigh against interference by the ordinary courts into the affairs of the House of Commons , it is not at all clear that it precludes comment by the Judicial Committee of the House of Lords on the affairs of the House of Lords . |
| 15 | The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeals , but granted leave to appeal to the House of Lords on the grounds that points of law of general public importance were involved . |
| 16 | Barbara of Burton on the Wolds . |
| 17 | If one takes this attack by Strabo into account , it seems strange that specialists on the ancient sources about Gaul , such as P. Duval , can still believe that Eratosthenes wrote at least thirty-three books of Galatica on the Celts . |
| 18 | There were framed photographs of Inez on the walls … |
| 19 | Ditto the job lot of Edwardiana on the walls , the only genuine article a letter from Betjeman to a friend burbling characteristically about high Anglican synods and club bores . |
| 20 | In Italy he was impressed by the preaching of St Francis of Assisi on the virtues of poverty . |
| 21 | There was sure to be a copy of Hamlet on the shelves . |
| 22 | The Mexican government protested against the kidnapping of Alvarez on the grounds that it had violated the 1978 extradition treaty between the two countries , and demanded the return of the doctor so that he could be prosecuted in Mexico . |
| 23 | The birthplace of the Scottish patriot William Wallace , it lies west of Glasgow on the outskirts of Paisley . |
| 24 | The following are not chargeable events for these purposes : ( i ) the removal or variation of a restriction relating to all shares of the same class ; ( ii ) the creation or variation of a right relating to all shares of the same class ; ( iii ) the imposition of a restriction on all shares of the same class ; or ( iv ) the removal of a right relating to all shares of a class from all those shares , so long as : ( a ) a majority of Newco 's shares of that class are not held by directors or employees of Newco or by any associated company of Newco , or by directors or employees of any such associated company ; or ( b ) a majority of the shares of that class confer control of Newco on the shareholders , who are employees or directors ; or ( c ) at the time of the event Newco is a subsidiary ( but not a dependent subsidiary ) and has a single class of shares . |
| 25 | Situated west of Carlisle on the shores of the Solway Firth , Silloth boasts superb views of the Lake District on one side , Scotland on the other . |
| 26 | What I did not expect to find — and what I did find — was a strong Roman impact on the intellectual relations between Greeks and Jews or Celts or Iranians as soon as Roman power began to be felt outside Italy in the second century B.C. The influence of Rome on the minds of those who came into contact with it was quick and strong . |
| 27 | Churchill was increasingly restive — ‘ it was a case of Rome on the rates and Rome on the taxes ’ — and , what was more , he was in favour of fee-paying by parents . |
| 28 | There were even pictures of ships and groups of Wrens on the walls . |
| 29 | The Cowal Highland Gathering , celebrating its centenary this year , is held in the picturesque town of Dunoon on the bands of the Clyde . |
| 30 | The fact that other works of art not belonging to Capricorn were also on the premises did not affect that conclusion : nor did the absence of any outward sign of Capricorn on the premises have any significance , since it would be uncharacteristic for art dealers in objects of such high quality to place conspicuous nameplates on their premises . |