Example sentences of "[vb past] on a [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It focussed on a number of different client groups and 28 projects set out to move about 900 people from hospital settings to community settings . |
| 2 | The voice rose on a wave of passion . |
| 3 | Her voice rose on a note of hysteria . |
| 4 | We entered on a course of 312 °T toward a conspicuously tall palm among other palms in an area south of the pier , which is south of the lighthouse , which is south of the ruins . |
| 5 | Arnold 's fearful preoccupation with the violence of his time drew on a number of sources , for it was not only the ‘ rough ’ of the East End slums who was ‘ asserting his personal liberty a little , going where he likes , assembling where he likes , bawling as he likes , hustling as he likes ’ . |
| 6 | Ciaran Ryan reported on a case of blatant discrimination in Bank of Ireland , Area West which had recently come to light . |
| 7 | Constable McLennan reported on a scheme in operation in the public houses in Juniper Green . |
| 8 | Constable McLennan reported on a scheme in operation in the public houses in Juniper Green . |
| 9 | By number three there was a London correspondent who reported on a visit to a dog show ( Crufts ) held in the Agricultural Hall , and in number six short articles in the Gaelic about animals . |
| 10 | By number three there was a London correspondent who reported on a visit to a dog show ( Crufts ) held in the Agricultural Hall , and in number six short articles in the Gaelic about animals . |
| 11 | Under other legislation , less formal committees may be set up to enquire into trade disputes , and in the 1960s Lord Devlin produced three reports on the port industry and Lord Cameron reported on a dispute concerning bank employees . |
| 12 | The European Federation of Stock Exchanges is currently working on a project called Eurolist , which aims to have the biggest companies ( those with market capitalisation of over Ecu 1bn and annual market turnover of Ecu 250m annually ) listed on a minimum of six European stock exchanges . |
| 13 | His eye fell on a set of chessmen ranged on a table in a far corner . |
| 14 | The inadequate map suggested villages lay ahead so we stopped on a jut of land at the first hint of cultivation : another delectable bivvy site . |
| 15 | Haymo found on a tour of the diocese that the Palace at Halling with its farming implements and utensils was in a much dilapidated state and he is quoted as saying the state of the property of the diocese was so bad that in seven years the damage could not be made good . |
| 16 | Instead , he concentrated on a bit of good news that had come out of the Munich mess . |
| 17 | Erhard concentrated on a policy of low taxes , a stable currency and liberal trade , but an important element in West Germany 's success was the co-operation of workers and the trades unions . |
| 18 | Caroline concentrated on a spot on the wall while Fabbiano , kneeling on the floor before her , whisked a needle and thread through the hem of the scarlet silk dress that clung to her like a second skin . |
| 19 | One man came in took all his clothes off , tried on a load of things and walked out in them . |
| 20 | NOTICE scrawled on a board at Australia 's Bondi Beach : Girls — do not bother the lifeguards unless you are drowning . |
| 21 | The police initially reported that he had a knowledge of surgery and , due to a message scrawled on a wall over one of the victims , it was suggested that he belonged to a secret organization , the Freemasons . |
| 22 | The activists ' message scrawled on a wall near the ground is some way removed from the burning passions normally aroused by football , while the T-shirts are more machismo than menace , and pop songs peppered with heavy breathing are apparently in vogue if not in keeping with pre-match entertainment . |
| 23 | Scrawled on a wall behind her are various titles from the ‘ Homebrew ’ album : ‘ Twisted ’ , ‘ Buddy X ’ , ‘ Trout ’ . |
| 24 | The next day found her driving round the busy , bustling city of Sheffield , desperately trying to keep one eye on the traffic , and the other on the directions scrawled on a piece of paper . |
| 25 | October 11 : LANSA Curtiss C–46D Commando HK–750 , carrying false registration marks N–500 , entered Guatemalan airspace on a flight from Colombia without authority , believed destined for the USA , and crashed on a farm near Quirigua , Izabal province , 120 miles NE of Guatemala City , while attempting to force-land . |
| 26 | An English aircraft , no doubt hit by anti-aircraft fire , crashed on a house in the village of Bourbourg ( Tourlaville ) ; the house , demolished , caught fire , 7 civilian victims ) . |
| 27 | The squadron leaders ' Tornado crashed on a sortie over Iraq . |
| 28 | One such coroner , who was both a lawyer and a doctor , presided over an inquest on the death of the occupants of a Viking aircraft which crashed on a number of council houses at Southall not far from Heathrow Airport . |
| 29 | A Libyan Boeing 727 crashed on a flight from Benghazi to Tripoli on Dec. 22 , killing all 158 people aboard . |
| 30 | Advocates said they were reliable and indispensable ; critics , however , disagreed on a number of points . |