Example sentences of "[vb past] [to-vb] on [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As it became apparent that considerable variations in training were to be found , the ( now ) British Library Research and Development Group for Research into Public Libraries felt that more information was needed about current practice , and in September 1982 , British Library Research and Development and The Library Association agreed to liaise on the development of an exploratory survey . |
| 2 | Srnicek , in for injured Tommy Wright , asked to go on the list last season because his family were desperately unhappy in England . |
| 3 | Ca n't do the ship cos it wi , got to go on the bench in the garage . |
| 4 | My binoculars I wore round my neck at the ready for all those puffins , razor bills and guillemots I expected to see on the way over . |
| 5 | When they got out they were taken inside a building and made to sit on a stone floor that was gritty and unswept . |
| 6 | We were ordered into the service area off the kitchen and made to sit on the floor . |
| 7 | Former Queensland Premier and National Party leader Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen walked free from the Brisbane District Court on Oct. 19 after a jury failed to agree on a verdict in his trial for perjury . |
| 8 | They failed to agree on a design , but the ‘ modern ’ image of electric cooking , particularly among young housewives , led to a gradual expansion of cooker sales . |
| 9 | Despite the apparent progress at the UN , the Jakarta meeting ( JIM 3 ) ended early after the Cambodian factions failed to agree on the wording of a final communiqué . |
| 10 | Following talks in Moscow on Sept. 9-10 representatives from member nations of the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance ( CMEA or COMECON ) failed to agree on the division of assets by Sept. 28 as scheduled [ see p. 38315 ] ; however , it was agreed in early October that this deadline should be extended to the end of November . |
| 11 | The 26th International Conference , due to have been held in Budapest on Nov. 29-Dec. 6 , was postponed after members failed to agree on the participation of the Palestine Liberation Organization ( PLO ) . |
| 12 | Vietnam owed the Soviet Union some 10,000 million roubles ( 6,000 million roubles due by 1995 ) , but the two sides failed to agree on an exchange rate for converting the debt into hard currency . |
| 13 | When the Labour Cabinet , in August 1931 , failed to agree on an economy programme , Ramsay MacDonald , in his own words , ‘ strove hard and took great risks in being responsible for the delay , to keep the Government in , because no National Government of any kind is the sort of thing that I should support of my own free choice . ' |
| 14 | It must be said that in Britain the new public library authorities created in 1972 have in many cases failed to capitalize on the opportunities for better stock provision which the larger units were supposedly able to achieve . |
| 15 | MK Trafford Holdings failed in a takeover bid for Manchester United , which failed to float on the stock market as well as the pitch . |
| 16 | For some reason Gadfly failed to appear on the invitation list . |
| 17 | There are frequent occasions in a drama session when children are divided into groups and asked to work on a task . |
| 18 | Whistling to himself , Henry laid the table , while , in the corner of the kitchen , Maisie finished her last chocolate bar and got to work on a packet of crisps , a tube of Rollos , half a pound of jellybabies and a jumbo bar of Turkish delight . |
| 19 | As the churning mass swelled within him his resilient Goblin digestive system got to work on the over-abundance of raw material . |
| 20 | The Superintendent got to work on the telephone . |
| 21 | So I joined the half-dozen speechless loners and got to work on the Sidecars . |
| 22 | Before she should have a chance to wake and discover the edenwort , Henry got to work on the supper . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | Once back in her office , she tried to work on the promotion of Hindley Foster 's book , but found she was unable to concentrate . |
| 25 | Hickson and Jacques severed direct contact with each other ; Shearman and Pateman had a major disagreement over a question of loyalty to the WEA , and the two new university resident tutors were not informed of the proposed developments nor invited to comment on the proposals which might affect Essex and Norfolk . |
| 26 | Robert tried to concentrate on a spot just above the doctor 's head . |
| 27 | She lay watching his face as he tried to concentrate on the complexities of the novel . |
| 28 | Benny tried to concentrate on the Doctor 's words while her eyes continually strayed towards Elaine . |
| 29 | Wycliffe tried to concentrate on the Wheel and to ignore the veritable forest of giant rock pinnacles with which they were surrounded . |
| 30 | She tried to concentrate on the screen , but she kept looking at him . |