Example sentences of "[adv] [vb infin] on [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | She could only look on Roirbak as some kind of doctor who would be dealing with her intimately shortly . |
| 5 | The letter with his settlement cheque says : ‘ Once again I can only apologise on behalf of my clients for events that occurred . ’ |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | I better walk on tip-toes to right well , you know now let's just give , you know , I mean you ca n't see Zane 's bum . |
| 9 | This may only cease on withdrawal of the drug . |
| 10 | That means we support a top tax rate of 50 per cent , but not higher — and it would only bite on incomes above £50,000 , not the £40,000 where Labour 's 59 per cent begins . ’ |
| 11 | Do not pile up plates or saucepans higgledy - piggledy on a high shelf , where they can so easily fall on top of you when you reach up for something . |
| 12 | It soon became clear that I could no longer rely on friends for help with everyday chores like shopping and housework when I needed it . |
| 13 | It soon became clear that I could no longer rely on friends for help with everyday chores like shopping and housework when I needed it . |
| 14 | It soon became clear that I could no longer rely on friends for help with everyday chores , like shopping and housework , when I needed it . |
| 15 | The result of this change was that one could no longer rely on notions of ‘ sinfulness ’ being used with regard to certain acts . |
| 16 | And of the Adults who left during the siege , or who managed to survive the fire , three Britons will soon go on trial for conspiracy to murder the federal agents who were killed or wounded in the initial shoot out . |
| 17 | Staff at the complex will shortly embark on training in disability awareness and Derry City Council is to carry out extensive renovations to the complex to improve access and comfort for people with disabilities . |
| 18 | Social scientists seem to confuse the two , and because they oppose religion and are unbelievers , they do little work on religion in human societies . |
| 19 | If you were to smooth out all the material there is in the universe into a uniform sort of sea of particles , you would find that the density was just about one atom in every cubic metre , which is far better than the best vacuum that you can ever make on earth by artificial means . |
| 20 | Soaps do n't usually focus on characters like this , people who grew up with the idealistic values of the 1960s and early 1970s , who have put off having children until their thirties , who worry about the environment but also worry about how they 're not managing to do enough about it . |
| 21 | At least we can still count on self-interest as a predictable factor … |
| 22 | ‘ Does it always rain on Møn in August ? ’ |
| 23 | Some banks ' machines , particularly in Spain , may levy a small charge but a warning should always appear on screen before this is deducted . |
| 24 | Sam does still look on Jessica as his little girl sometimes . |
| 25 | Ellis could still work on behalf of Wales , notably in the appointment of a Welsh land commission , and the foundation of a University of Wales , both in 1893 ; but he disapproved of Lloyd George 's efforts to turn Welsh Liberalism into a nationalist movement somewhat on the lines of the Irish one . |
| 26 | Proxy votes were limited to one per person ( although husbands might still vote on behalf of their wives ) and electoral campaigning in mosques and school buildings was banned . |
| 27 | While one can not always rely on Taskopruzade for precision in regard to dates , nor for that matter even in regard to the reigns in which various events occurred , as has been seen , it is hard to accept that he is in error by some twenty or twenty-five years , especially in a period close enough to his own to allow him access to people who had lived in that period . |
| 28 | These firms can usually advise on procedures for taking pets abroad and the relocation firms can help with finding property in the new country . |
| 29 | Regnal years might also appear on coins of the Roman emperors made in the provinces of the empire , while at Rome coins were frequently dated by the titles of the emperor , such as the tribunician power , which was renewed every year and thus acts as a sort of regnal year . |
| 30 | Banks can also maintain on befall of a corporation its share register in which the names , addresses and holdings of shareholders are recorded . |