Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] on [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since preview audiences rated it both best and worst thing in the film — presumably depending on level of squeamishness — it obviously made an impression . |
| 2 | All it was first of all was a little graze on top of the skin . |
| 3 | During the campaign for elections to the European Parliament ( EP ) in June 1989 [ see pp. 36737 ; 36874-75 ] they successfully capitalized on opposition to controversial proposals that foreigners should be enfranchised for local elections throughout European Community ( EC ) member states . |
| 4 | James Howe attended the village school in Skirling but left still young and incompletely educated on account of his deafness . |
| 5 | They returned with a huge roll of green baize which was then gently placed on top of the groaning air conditioner . |
| 6 | With luck , their homes would not be burgled and any disputes that might subsequently arise over their property would be swiftly resolved on production of those impressive-looking deeds , some of them so old that they bore the colophon of the Sublime Porte . |
| 7 | I should perhaps apologize on behalf of the hotel for the temperature in the room this morning er I stayed here last night and woke up to find that not only was there no heat in the radiators , but there was no heat in the hot water . |
| 8 | In your situation , as both employees work in the kitchen , it might be possible to monitor the situation , eg checking on stock after each shift , etc . |
| 9 | court of appeal decision : unfavourable medical reports obtained confidentially by a plaintiff for the purposes of personal injury litigation which were inadvertently disclosed on discovery to the defendant could be used by them at the trial . |
| 10 | It was a world beyond my wildest dreams ; one I had only seen on celluloid in the cinema at Fontanellato . |
| 11 | Additional awards are not common as they are only made on top of the basic and compensatory awards in cases where the employer has failed to comply with earlier orders either to reinstate or re-engage an employee . |
| 12 | We 've heard the voice of the Party professionals , we 've heard the voice of the Labour leadership , now let's all speak on behalf of the ordinary trade unionists and say with all the force that is necessary on behalf of those millions , men and women , young and old , we support the Party , we pay for the Party , we have a right to democracy in the Party because never forget it is our Party too , I move . |
| 13 | The young pedlar cast him a wary glance and apparently decided on practicality over valour . |
| 14 | So I would venture to suggest that if I 'm interviewing you as the Environmental Health Officer for a particular council on a council matter , then I would expect you to only speak on behalf of the council — unless I asked you whether your professional body was happy with your council 's policy . |
| 15 | People who give up cigarettes very commonly report explicit ( and guilty ) dreams about smoking in the first few weeks , even though there is every reason to believe that sleep actually becomes less disturbed on withdrawal from nicotine . |
| 16 | He was president of St Bartholomew 's Hospital from 1572 to his death , comptroller-general of all the hospitals from 1581 , and MP for the City from 1572 to 1583 , naturally serving on House of Commons committees concerning London , trade , and industry . |
| 17 | The letter with his settlement cheque says : ‘ Once again I can only apologise on behalf of my clients for events that occurred . ’ |
| 18 | ( This is a goodwill payment , not necessarily based on admission of error ) . |
| 19 | While I am about it , I had better apologise on behalf of a contributor , who was castigated by post for not looking up the meaning of a phrase that was , to him , mysterious . |
| 20 | Kelling Hall was Maufe 's first country house , built on the daring ‘ Butterfly ’ plan , so called on account of its shape . |
| 21 | However , the real reason for starting with observation is that communication does n't merely depend on observation in these two ways : in effect , communication itself is a kind of observation . |
| 22 | In September 1295 custody of alien priories had been seized by the king and they were only restored on payment of fines . |
| 23 | This chapter has necessarily concentrated on activity at the centre and , in doing so , demonstrated how much any local initiative depends eventually on Course-wide endorsement . |
| 24 | Does the seventy five thousand only operate on stuff beyond that ? |
| 25 | Many of the officers were released after Gen. Tanay had apparently gone on strike in protest . |
| 26 | The Eladeldi supervise everything , and anyway the jobs worth having all go on word of mouth . |
| 27 | This may only cease on withdrawal of the drug . |
| 28 | Income support is , of course , only paid on test of need , but in assessing a person 's means certain forms of income such as disability pensions and a reasonable level of capital are to some extent disregarded . |
| 29 | APBC members only work on referral from veterinary surgeons , so please discuss your case first with your vet and ask to be referred to the local APBC practitioner . |
| 30 | These ‘ options ’ only work on behalf of the manager . |