Example sentences of "[coord] on [adj] [noun] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Presumably after that we w or on that date we 'll start to get phone calls ? |
| 2 | Some are massive domes six feet high , some are low mounds , and on sandy soils they are almost completely underground . |
| 3 | It was now Joffre 's turn to convert the doubters , and on 4 September he went to BEF headquarters at Melun and in an emotional meeting won French 's support for the proposed attack . |
| 4 | For the first time you can have electronic anti-lock brakes across the whole range , and on certain models you can specify refinements such as power steering , air conditioning and a CD player . |
| 5 | She wanted to hate him , and on one level she did , but part of her still wanted him , and that seemed the worst betrayal of all . |
| 6 | Once she suddenly landed up in hospital for what was not an emergency ; several times she had found herself in a new home ; and on one occasion she had arrived in another country with a new ‘ father ’ — all without warning or previous explanation . |
| 7 | Men from the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders berthed on the ship and on one occasion she had war scars inflicted on her when a bomb fell on Portland Place and debris rained down on the top deck gouging pieces out of the timbers . |
| 8 | He had no really bad faults but you had to be careful that nothing startled him , such as a bird suddenly rising , and on one occasion he did bolt . |
| 9 | He therefore never spoke ill of Harrow ; and on one occasion he announced in a speech there that when he was first called upon to form a government he was determined to have the unprecedented number of six Harrovians in his Cabinet . |
| 10 | It was suggested that one of the reasons for this was that his main work as an advocate had been on behalf of trade unions , and on one occasion he had walked out of the National Industrial Relations Court in protest at the judge . |
| 11 | Not surprisingly Cautinus was terrified of Chramn , and on one occasion he abandoned the annual pilgrimage from Clermont to Brioude , because he thought that the prince 's men were pursuing him . |
| 12 | We discussed my pacifism , and on one occasion I denied my convictions , just to be on his side . |
| 13 | Twice he passed me his pipe to cut the ends of my suture and on one occasion I found myself trying in the dim light to thread the silk through his reaming tool . |
| 14 | Benjamin 's shoulders twitched and on one occasion I saw him shiver . |
| 15 | ‘ And on two evenings I have tickets for La Scala , ’ he said . |
| 16 | In primary school the qualifying exam had been talked of for at least two years before the time came , yet I have no memory of when it did , only that our last term was punctuated with little exams and on two occasions we had something quite new to do : intelligence tests . |
| 17 | And on other hand it 's probably been there , you 've bathed him and it 's just left it sore . |
| 18 | On an afternoon in late February they climbed to the great Iron Age hill-fort at Dowsborough , from where they looked down on ‘ a magnificent scene , curiously spread out for even minute inspection ’ ; and on other occasions they watched from the hills as the effects of the weather unfolded over the landscape below . |
| 19 | Sometimes , the mortgage advance will be sent by cheque and on other occasions it may be sent by telegraphic transfer . |
| 20 | So he has me do that and on other songs he has me play bass . |
| 21 | Some days everyone who wrote with their left hand automatically received two lengths of the corridor , and on other days it was people whose name began with the letter ‘ S' ’ . |
| 22 | Keeping a constant muscle-tearing gradient , there is no pity until the very top , and on such slopes it is handy to have a prop to allow yourself resting time . |
| 23 | This combination of specimens could be recognized either by grouping them into a single genus or into a tribe , and on present evidence I favour the latter alternative and suggest the Afropithecini as a suitable name . |
| 24 | However , the proximity of Mr. Tee to Winchester , as it was perceived by Norwich , did cause concern to Norwich , and on 11 May they wrote to the applicant , requesting that he ensured ‘ that [ Mr. Tee ] does not attend Winchester Group 's premises or is in any way involved with the running of the business . ’ |
| 25 | Edward 's only extant will is that made before the French expedition of 1475 , and on internal evidence it had been modified , if not superseded , by 1483 . |
| 26 | Edward 's only extant will is that made before the French expedition of 1475 , and on internal evidence it had been modified , if not superseded , by 1483 . |
| 27 | Anson well knew that if control of the Channel was lost all was lost and on 5 April he assured the king that his fleet , with 30 ships of the line , would by the following month outnumber the French , with their 27 warships between Brest and Rochefort . |
| 28 | On Wednesday 5 March 1980 , I explored the practicalities of this course at a meeting in the department and on 10 March I minuted the Prime Minister . |
| 29 | During February Cumberland at last led his army forward from Perth , and on 27 February he entered Aberdeen , 70 miles [ 113 km ] north-east of Perth , and 80 miles [ 128 km ] due south of Inverness . |
| 30 | A GP boat is still quite long and on flat water it is possible to use the steering by tilting effect . |