Example sentences of "[adv] [vb past] [to-vb] on [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Whatever the reasons , a large number of people soon began to work on string theory and a new version was developed , the so-called heterotic string , which seemed as if it might be able to explain the types of particles that we observe .
2 Then one day , before breakfast , I found her in the sitting room , and no longer had to rely on hearsay .
3 It 's not often that I can say a piece of equipment is inspiring , but reviewing the A2 actually got me coming up with some ideas that I just had to get on tape .
4 I 'm sorry , I just wanted to make a couple of points in response to erm things that people have said in relation to my opening statement , erm Mr Brook er mentioned the fact that er none of the employe none of the new settlement proposals of which he was aware , erm included an employment element , erm I just wanted to place on record the fact that our suggested reworking of policy H two does provide for an explicit land er amount of land for employment purposes , erm as part of the new settlement location , I wanted to say that because I , I 'm not invited to appear on your employment day , and I do feel that this is an important component of the the H two strategy , and clearly that employment component will be drawn from the Greater York allocation , the second point , Mr Sexton erm I believe said that in his view you could not find a site for a larger new settlement er within the or outside the Greater York er greenbelt , erm which would not result in physical coalescence with the existing villages in the area , now I 'm not sure whether he was referring to any particular size of larger new settlement , but I invite you to look at the er land range at one to fifty thousand er map of the area , and you will see that the area outside the greenbelt is characterized by erm a very rural area with sporadic villages , and my believe is that there are erm sites available within that area which could accommodate a larger new settlement , the planning point is of course the larger the new settlement becomes , I think the less that that the reduced number of sites you will have available to accommodate erm that proposal , because of its scale , and the third aspect I want to comment on Mr Cunnane and Mr Thomas erm said that Barton Willmore had not made a need argument for the new settlement , well if I 'm not mistaken that 's what we spent most of this morning discussing under policy H one , and I do n't erm I do n't wish , and I do n't suppose that I 'd be invited to repeat the comments made by Mr Grigson this morning , I do n't think there 's any need for that , but that establishes in our mind very clearly there is a need for a new settlement in the range of two thousand to two thousand five hundred dwellings , erm in the period up to two thousand and six , and I wo n't say anything more on that .
5 Mr submitted this morning a letter from British Coal , erm I just wanted to place on record the fact that erm this is no more than erm a reiteration of a a previous holding objection to my client 's erm proposal for a new settlement within Selby District .
6 Well the second half started with United in tremendous form ; they pushed more and more men forward , they won two consecutive corners , they really started to get on top , but then , with forty minutes of the second half gone , Spurs scored that all important third goal .
7 Men with malaria now had to go on patrol .
8 We were afraid , but we often had to go on shore to get more water .
9 So I simply had to walk on stage after an extended interval and tell the audience we would have to end the performance .
10 He was initially hired by the Oxford Mail , then began to concentrate on sport , and the rest is history .
11 It never seemed to rain on Empire Day .
12 She certainly seemed to thrive on responsibility when she was given it .
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