Example sentences of "[vb past] [to-vb] on the [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 | We were ordered into the service area off the kitchen and made to sit on the floor . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 ) . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | MK Trafford Holdings failed in a takeover bid for Manchester United , which failed to float on the stock market as well as the pitch . |
| 11 | For some reason Gadfly failed to appear on the invitation list . |
| 12 | As the churning mass swelled within him his resilient Goblin digestive system got to work on the over-abundance of raw material . |
| 13 | The Superintendent got to work on the telephone . |
| 14 | So I joined the half-dozen speechless loners and got to work on the Sidecars . |
| 15 | Before she should have a chance to wake and discover the edenwort , Henry got to work on the supper . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | Once back in her office , she tried to work on the promotion of Hindley Foster 's book , but found she was unable to concentrate . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | She lay watching his face as he tried to concentrate on the complexities of the novel . |
| 20 | Benny tried to concentrate on the Doctor 's words while her eyes continually strayed towards Elaine . |
| 21 | Wycliffe tried to concentrate on the Wheel and to ignore the veritable forest of giant rock pinnacles with which they were surrounded . |
| 22 | She tried to concentrate on the screen , but she kept looking at him . |
| 23 | In autumn 1941 the German advance into Russia , which had begun so spectacularly , ground to halt on the approach to Moscow , and a disastrous retreat in the icy wastes of the Russian winter could only be staved off with difficulty and at high human cost , leaving an ill-equipped army to endure the arctic conditions . |
| 24 | Some were shot dead when thousands of women , protesting against the killings , tried to march on the President 's residence . |
| 25 | He also struck him when Sweeney tried to escape on the way to the Bridewell . |
| 26 | Spike 's one eye tried to focus on the movements occurring in front of him . |
| 27 | The room reeled and she opened them again , tried to focus on the book , waited . |
| 28 | Stepping up to bat in the eighth inning of game five on Sunday with the scores tied 1-1 , the Giants first baseman had trouble controlling the adrenalin , ‘ but I took a deep breath and tried to focus on the point of release of the ball ’ . |
| 29 | I tried to play on the drums , I 'm not too good at that . |
| 30 | What he said was very significant — that the ANC wanted to encourage any film-maker , black or white , who tried to put on the screen images of black people that were recognisably human , and who also tried to give employment and encouragement to black technicians . |