Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] [to-vb] on [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was the first enthronement of an archbishop since television became a national service ; and Ramsey agreed to broadcast on television on the night before his enthronement . |
| 2 | European Business : Lisbon axe to fall on forex rules |
| 3 | Lucy had to stand on tiptoe to use it , but when she did it gave her a partial view of the clientele at their tables . |
| 4 | PLO fails to agree on peace accord |
| 5 | Immunology director Paul Heycock declined to comment on flotation plans . |
| 6 | Scotland failing to capitalise on pressure and inflicting wounds on themselves at the same time is another common event , though , and a first-half penalty missed by Gary McAllister had a profound effect on Andy Roxburgh 's side . |
| 7 | ‘ Mrs Wren is new , sir , since Miss Tunstall left to go on holiday , ’ explained the butler . |
| 8 | What do Daffy and Donald like to watch on telly ? |
| 9 | After spending part of the summer at Baden with Constanze , Mozart decided to go on speculation to Frankfurt am Main , where Leopold II was to be crowned Holy Roman Emperor on 9 October . |
| 10 | Election ‘ 92 : Ashdown seeks to put on pressure over PR |
| 11 | On Feb. 9 Reagan agreed to testify on videotape and , on Feb. 12 , Greene agreed to allow the testimony to be recorded in Los Angeles , where Reagan lived , rather than in Washington DC as requested by Poindexter . |
| 12 | Under their memorandum of understanding , Cox will take an initial 25% in the UK operations currently owned by Southwestern Bell , with options to increase its stake ; Cox declined to comment on speculation that the deal was worth $300m . |
| 13 | Keiran wanted to advise on unemployment , of which he has had ample experience after a severe illness . |
| 14 | Nathan made to roll on top of her , but she pressed a hand against his chest . |
| 15 | Thatcher refuses to budge on unity . |
| 16 | Thatcher refuses to budge on unity . |
| 17 | In 1853 Mrs Stowe came to Britain to be lauded while Calvin came to lecture on Teetotalism . |
| 18 | It was not until the Trunk Roads Act , 1936 that anything like a national roads strategy was suggested , with a rational division of roads into four : Trunk , Class I , Class II and unclassified — and even then Britain declined to embark on motorway building , in sharp contrast to Germany 's autobahns and Italy 's autostrada . |
| 19 | Clinton gets to work on government team |
| 20 | Ironically when the peace conference was held in September 1951 it met in San Francisco , not Tokyo ; Yoshida attended to sign on behalf of Japan and MacArthur was not present . |
| 21 | Burscough aim to build on triumph |
| 22 | There were two GIs in charge — the driver and a sentry guard — and Eric had to sit on top of a pile of waterproof mailbags . |
| 23 | Sixteen SAS and SBS members and four men of the LRDG managed to squeeze on board with the fragile canoe wedged between them . |
| 24 | Santesson refused to comment on press reports that , during a meeting with Lt.-Gen. |
| 25 | Shakespeare , we do n't know what Shakespeare wanted to do on stage , he does n't give you any idea at all . |
| 26 | The Sundial opened two-and-a-half years ago after an 18 month planning battle with the district council , as Mr Davies wanted to build on land the other side of town . |
| 27 | It marked the end of an 18 month planning battle with Hambleton District Council as Mr Davies wanted to build on land the other side of the town . |
| 28 | In The Hague , Alatas told the Netherlands Minister for Development Co-operation , Jan Pronk , that Indonesia would not accept Netherlands aid — suspended after the massacre , but resumed after publication of the KPN 's findings — if the Netherlands continued to insist on linkage with respect for human rights . |
| 29 | Syria , Algeria and Japan all tried to achieve outright peace , and Sudan tried to intercede on behalf of Egyptian prisoners of war in Iran as a special ‘ one-off ’ case . |
| 30 | Slim Plan is not a bit like that — for more inside information , read what Cookery Editor Moyra Fraser has to say on page 7 . |