Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb past] [verb] on [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Virtually what it did it came out of the last parish council 's conference which I attended on your behalf and er the Director of Planning and Development , Colin promised to lay on a seminar for parish councillors because it seems to be the one service which always gets criticism at the parish council 's conference . |
| 2 | Bernice agreed to lie on the ground and moan . |
| 3 | On behalf of the Inter-Regional Group of some 400 radical deputies , Mr Yevtushenko moved to include on the agenda discussion of Article 6 of the constitution , which enshrines the ‘ leading and guiding role ’ of the party . |
| 4 | In part , the sense of Britishness seemed to rest on an often sentimental obeisance to the past , as shown in the flourishing ‘ heritage ’ industry of the eighties extending from Chaucer to Churchill , to the delight of tourists and the scorn of social critics . |
| 5 | Gorbachev declined to comment on the talks , other than to indicate that they had been inspired by the scale of the commercial links which already existed between their countries . |
| 6 | David began writing on a prescription pad . |
| 7 | Neill declined to comment on the sale or the suspension . |
| 8 | Corbett lay dozing on the bed , idly wondering what Maeve was doing , and thought again of Sister Agatha . |
| 9 | If Kipling had stood on the Kop |
| 10 | At the Franco-German summit Kohl and Mitterrand had called on the April 28 summit to convene an intergovernmental conference on political union for December 1990 , to coincide with the planned summit on economic and monetary union . |
| 11 | In the course of his visit to Sweden , Mandela had called on the international community to sever all diplomatic links with South Africa and to intensify sanctions in order to eliminate apartheid . |
| 12 | Nigeria 's President Babangida on Aug. 16 spoke out against unilateral production increases , while Indonesia had said on the previous day that OPEC should first let the industrialized countries draw down their stockpiles . |
| 13 | They used her shoulder-bag and the satchel Travis had found on the plane to pack them in . |
| 14 | I am not sure that I listened to much more of what Didier had to recount on the subject of Montaine 's death . |
| 15 | I had already made up my mind what I was going to say by the time Frankie had rapped on the door . |
| 16 | Thus Lipsey 's postulated relationship between the rate of change of money wages and excess demand in the labour market not only possessed appealing microeconomic credentials , it also seemed to accord with much of what Keynes had written on the subject of inflation . |
| 17 | Bert had appeared on the stairs , looking tired and demoralised . |
| 18 | Industry sources said KLM had insisted on a 40pc share , while BA wanted an 80/20 or , at the very least , a 70/30 split . |
| 19 | Marie wanted to go on the Pill when she was fifteen : |
| 20 | Although Attorney General William Barr refused to comment on the appointment of former District of Columbia federal attorney Joseph diGenova or to confirm which officials were under investigation , it was widely reported that the latter included outgoing Chief of Staff James Baker . |
| 21 | Frankie remained crouched on the landing until the man in the kitchen pushed his plate aside and wiped the back of his hand across his mouth . |
| 22 | Debate in Curry Rivel became heated on the issue ; so much so , that a committee of villagers , including Benjamin James Titford himself , was appointed to decide what to do . |
| 23 | Benny tried to concentrate on the Doctor 's words while her eyes continually strayed towards Elaine . |
| 24 | Long before Doone came knocking on the door , Perkin could have decided , in case the girl 's body were ever found , to say he did n't remember her . |
| 25 | Mr Ross finished speaking on the phone , then looked carefully at my mother and me . |
| 26 | Sarekat Islam was damaged by its association with the PKI : hence , as Sukarno began to appear on the political stage , there was something of a vacuum . |
| 27 | The stunning view of Dumyat makes a splendid backdrop to the garden , reminding us of the times Sir Monty spent hillwalking on the many occasions he visited Stirling . |
| 28 | Gould grew to depend on the Aborigines ' local knowledge to find birds that were new to the Western world and to learn about their habits . |
| 29 | The governments of Byelarus , Kazakhstan , Kirgizstan , Moldova , Uzbekistan and Ukraine had called on the Russian government on April 2 not to deregulate oil prices before Oct. 1 , fearing for their economies if the cheap fuel they received from Russia was instead sold to them at world prices . |
| 30 | Hu had served on the politburo standing committee and secretariat ; Rui and Yan had both served on the secretariat . |