Example sentences of "[noun sg] of [verb] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the Hammersmith Schools at West London Stadium , the ground was always packed and there was a lot of enthusiasm and a good deal of betting on the races going on . |
| 2 | Table 4.4 Recent trading history on MATIF , main contracts The Government Bond futures and options contracts account for the bulk of trading on the MATIF . |
| 3 | Step 7 ( NOTE-THIS CAPTION IS ALSO WITHIN THE PIC ITSELF ) - The result of clicking on the new word count icon — you will notice that it shows a very polished and informative dialog box . |
| 4 | But I digress ; with the new rod I could fish with 1 pound or 1.7 hooklinks without fear of breaking on the strike . |
| 5 | The fear of standing on the edge of a great abyss overtook me . |
| 6 | The story is told of Guru Nanak that even as a boy he argued that the ancient Hindu ceremony of tying on the sacred thread did not prevent men from acting wrongly . |
| 7 | At the same time , the Harter Act requirement encouraged the practice of indicating on the bill of lading the slightest apparent irregularity in the goods or their packaging , even when the apparent irregularity was inevitable with the type of goods shipped , such as ‘ wrappers bloodstained ’ for meat shipments , or ‘ rusty ’ for iron shipments . |
| 8 | Quelch and Hoff , however , consider Coca Cola 's tight global marketing co-ordination is driven principally by the intention of capitalising on the company 's marketing ideas rather than potential economies of scale . |
| 9 | I had no idea what I was looking for and certainly no intention of starting on the filing cabinets . |
| 10 | " They have no intention of relying on the trade . " |
| 11 | ‘ It does n't matter , ’ he replies and goes on to ask her to take care of two suitcases full of Austrian shoes he has brought with him with the intention of selling on the black market . |
| 12 | Basically , that means maintaining quality work , but easing down to give my body time to recover and possibly even occasionally allowing myself the luxury of collapsing on the settee , falling asleep and dreaming of all those races I wish I could still win . |
| 13 | Replace the first piece of knitting on the machine . |
| 14 | Every piece of carving on the Chindit , which stands about 3ft high , was done with the Woodcarver |
| 15 | Every piece of carving on the Chindit , which stands about 3ft high , was done with the Woodcarver |
| 16 | Like every rule , it has means by which it is enforced ; in this case , if I break the rule of driving on the left-hand side of the road I can be prosecuted under a law of the land . |
| 17 | The carcinogenic effects of smoking on the respiratory tract are well known , but the effect of smoking on the stomach is less well known , although there is much circumstantial evidence that smokers are at a higher risk of developing gastric carcinoma . |
| 18 | In other words , what is the effect of labelling on the individual ? |
| 19 | Our experimental approach did not evaluate the effect of swallowing on the clearance of acid , but clearance was measured under conditions similar to those found during spontaneous reflux . |
| 20 | The effect of imprinting on the sexual preferences of birds was made famous many years ago by Konrad Lorenz ( 1935 ) . |
| 21 | The effect of trading on the basis of information which has not been made public is to distort the market in the shares to which the information relates . |
| 22 | At these levels of venting area the effect of venting on the performance of sprinkler systems would appear to be quite immaterial one way or the other . |
| 23 | Harvey laughed and said , ‘ Elevator shoes , contact lenses to change the eye colour , dirtied fingernails and a trace of colouring on the lips to make the face seem pale . |
| 24 | Currently , bands seem to be facing a shrinking number of live venues coupled with the enormous expense of going on the road . |
| 25 | On sunny mornings guests can have the added pleasure of breakfasting on the verandah . |
| 26 | It is legendary that actuarial training is rigorous and difficult , but it is this depth of training which enables actuaries to take on the responsibility of advising on the financing of future payments involving billions of pounds for insurance companies and pension funds . |
| 27 | They were also able to establish control over the Social Accounting Service , which is the official body through which all enterprises have to make their bank payments , and which has the specific responsibility of checking on the validity of bills of exchange . |
| 28 | As Poulter points out , this is in line with the modern ethos of concentrating on the broadly educational role of RE , which is underlined by the reference to RE instead of ‘ religious instruction ’ to which the 1944 Act referred previously . |
| 29 | In response , it was argued that the denigration of the role of trade unions was part of the Thatcher ethos of focusing on the individual rather than the collective . |
| 30 | Her approach would be to treat spelling as a part of writing on the one hand and of pronunciation on the other . |