Example sentences of "[adv] [vb pp] on [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | James Howe attended the village school in Skirling but left still young and incompletely educated on account of his deafness . |
| 2 | They returned with a huge roll of green baize which was then gently placed on top of the groaning air conditioner . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | It was a world beyond my wildest dreams ; one I had only seen on celluloid in the cinema at Fontanellato . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | The young pedlar cast him a wary glance and apparently decided on practicality over valour . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | ( This is a goodwill payment , not necessarily based on admission of error ) . |
| 10 | Kelling Hall was Maufe 's first country house , built on the daring ‘ Butterfly ’ plan , so called on account of its shape . |
| 11 | In September 1295 custody of alien priories had been seized by the king and they were only restored on payment of fines . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | Many of the officers were released after Gen. Tanay had apparently gone on strike in protest . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | In 1348 the king restored the Earl of Lancaster 's title to the Honour and castle of Pontefract , which he had hitherto held on lease from the queen , ‘ having regard to the good service and great honour which our … cousin has done us in Gascony ’ . |
| 16 | Carter had already excavated on behalf of Lord Amherst in the 1890s , but it was during his period with Lord Carnarvan that he made his most spectacular and significant finds , digging at Thebes and in the Valley of the Kings . |
| 17 | All three vehicles have been the subjects of intensive restoration work over many years and are normally seen on display in the Centre 's Matthew Kirtley Museum . |
| 18 | However , an EC threat to contribute only half of the amount deemed necessary for Bulgaria and Romania ( respectively $800 million and $1,000 million ) did not materialize , as EC Finance Ministers , meeting separately , had already decided on aid to these countries without the precondition of equal contributions from their G-24 partners . |
| 19 | The Institute indicated when it commissioned the report that it would make every effort to adopt its proposals wherever possible , and has already agreed on action in a number of areas . |
| 20 | In order to understand better and to compare offers received , it would be helpful to my clients if you were prepared to discuss the mechanics of your offer price which should be worked assuming a debt free group and thus based on profit before tax and interest . |
| 21 | There is a vague realisation that extinction is forever , and that the species we are losing may have great potential benefits for mankind , but the conservation response , even now , is largely based on preservation of a few charismatic species . |
| 22 | But the unity of each bloc was largely based on enmity with the other and when talks did occur they tended to accentuate differences within the two blocs , which in turn made further dialogue difficult . |
| 23 | In 1626 he reported to the Commons on the outcome of the York House conference , at which George Villiers , first Duke of Buckingham [ q.v. ] , had declared his support for Arminianism ; and when he delivered one of the Commons charges against Buckingham in the Lords he added his own gloss that he was ‘ the principal patron of a semi-pelagian , semi-popish faction , dangerous to church and state , lately set on foot among us . ’ |
| 24 | Anyway tapped on window for told me to come in and says will you tell your mate to move his car . |
| 25 | Such a step might not involve a great deal of additional work in the legislative process , since Bills are already accompanied on presentation to Parliament by an Explanatory and Financial Memorandum , which is frequently well drafted and helpful . |
| 26 | Ancient church treasures of gold , silver , ivory and rock crystal ; enamelled , filigreed , and bejewelled , which were stolen from Quedlinburg by a US army lieutenant in 1945 , have been returned to Germany , and the whole contents of the treasury some fifty works has just gone on display in the Kunstgewerbemuseum until 30 May 1993 . |
| 27 | The third generation version , which has just gone on sale in Britain , looks likely to continue the success story . |
| 28 | We 've just gone on pink onto red . |
| 29 | At times Kylie , who had already appeared on television by then , would talk of her hopes for fame . |
| 30 | Porterfield has already gone on record by saying the former England coach has easily proved to be his best signing . |