Example sentences of "[adv] [vb past] on [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | On the morning of Saturday 12 November 1715 he suddenly advanced on Preston with six regiments of cavalry and one of foot . |
| 3 | Except in winter , when heavy snow sometimes delayed us and another engine had to come to the rescue , we generally arrived on time at Parma. just occasionally a tram car went off the rails ; perhaps Camera was overcome by the thrill of speed . |
| 4 | There is a hint that the older people generally frowned on meetings between Edward and Helen similar to their innocent day at Horsmonden . |
| 5 | That division already existed on grounds of harsh military logic . |
| 6 | Admiral Habib Olahi and some others finally escaped on foot across the mountains into Turkey . |
| 7 | They finally settled on Dillons in Trafalgar Square … |
| 8 | THE TEXT of the Maastricht Treaty , which finally went on sale at Her Majesty 's Stationery Office ( HMSO ) in London last month , has been withdrawn , apparently because of a row over the spelling of ‘ ecu ’ , the European currency unit . |
| 9 | That it was all undignified , that it was really rather unpleasant , that it was somehow dehumanizing for Harold — these considerations went by the board as he finally rolled on top of her , grunting fiercely in a tone no one at Magdalen would have recognized . |
| 10 | A period of seven years was set as the publication cycle for new editions ; the sixteenth edition thus appeared on time in 1958 . |
| 11 | After overhearing comments surrounding Toni 's gender and nationality — by fellow Americans , I was relieved when she finally appeared on stage at 9.15pm . |
| 12 | After so many offensives with mixed outcomes , fortune finally smiled on Iran in 1986 . |
| 13 | yeah , yeah , I did n't know what they were like at seventy two it just said on window on one of them shops on Baldwin Lane |
| 14 | THE conservative arch-rival of Russia 's leader , Boris Yeltsin , yesterday backtracked on demands for the president 's impeachment and said there was still a chance they could reach agreement to end the power struggle that is paralysing the country . |
| 15 | The police always looked on top in an eventful first half and translated their superiority into goals just before half-time . |
| 16 | Ooh they sometimes used to get books or er they used to get some nice prizes you know , and books and er and that and er and when I was little I once went on stage for a in a skipping competition . |
| 17 | Less dramatic but equally puzzling would be the problem posed by the patient who deliberately went on hunger-strike in order to end his suffering . |
| 18 | THE man heading the fight by Scottish councils against any water sell-off yesterday seized on comments by the shadow Scottish Secretary , Tom Clarke , in which he acknowledged Labour might be unable to remove private water companies after the next election . |
| 19 | The foolscap sheets of Croxley Script ( ‘ the all purpose paper ’ ) were by now beginning to look like an inventive infant 's representation of woodland scenery illicitly sketched on top of pages already thick with words . |
| 20 | I advised the Camerons to ensure that both dogs always moved towards them to receive any affection , and preferably sat on command before receiving it . |
| 21 | The six-point joint statement also agreed on co-operation in shipping , communications , scientific surveys , and combating piracy and drug trafficking . |
| 22 | The meeting also agreed on details for the construction of two 1,000 MW nuclear power stations in southern India and on additional thermal and hydro-electric generating capacity with the aid of credit lines worth 3,200 million roubles . |
| 23 | A British cyclist , Michael Wainwright , also detained on charges of illegal entry in May , was expected to stand trial shortly . |
| 24 | The Bush administration also moved on proposals for tax cuts , designed to appeal to middle-class voters hurt by the recession , and to counter a plan put forward by Senate finance committee chairman Lloyd Bentsen ( Democrat , Texas ) for tax cuts of $72,000 million over five years financed by a 5 per cent cut in defence spending . |
| 25 | The Roslavl' Party also reported on events in Smolensk , where shots were fired on 28 March when factory workers downed tools to protect churches . |
| 26 | The commander-in-chief of United Nations forces in Yugoslavia , Gen Satish Nambiar , also appealed on television to all parties to lay down their weapons , adding that a political settlement was being considered . |
| 27 | In Romania , in addition to the blood relatives of both Nicolae and Elena Ceauşescu , they both relied on people from a similar background and frequently from the same part of the country . |
| 28 | Urging respect for " the principles of sovereign equality , political independence and territorial integrity of states and non-intervention in internal affairs " , the resolution also called on members to " refrain from the threat or use of force , … settle disputes peacefully , [ and ] adhere to the principles of equal rights and self-determination of peoples , respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms … |
| 29 | The resolution , which also called on Iraq to " allow immediate access by international humanitarian organizations to those in need of assistance " , made no provision for any action to force the Iraqi government to halt its campaign of repression against the Kurdish and Shia minorities . |
| 30 | His relations with her were formal and wary , and she clearly looked on painters as a necessary evil for her husband 's livelihood . |