Example sentences of "[vb pp] [prep] [adj] [noun] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well over 100 applications had been received for 35 places on a new course starting this year . |
| 2 | After hCG injection the females should be caged individually with proven stud males and checked for vaginal plugs on the following morning . |
| 3 | Unfortunately the 1926 Illuminations had to be terminated prematurely because of a miners ' strike , although they were reinstated for one night on October 2 for the opening of New South Promenade by Lord Derby . |
| 4 | The ‘ bush ’ pilots I knew included ‘ Buck ’ Buchanan , Harry MacConachie and Neville Hollick-Kenyon , the latter being a debonair Englishman who had previously flown for Imperial Airways on the flying boat service from London to New York . |
| 5 | There is no reason to suppose that these beautifully caparisoned vessels were in use only round the coast of Thera ; they were probably not intended for long voyages on the open sea , but we can imagine that very similar passenger ships plied round the coasts of Crete , gliding elegantly from bay to bay . |
| 6 | The batholith formed during transtensional movements on this strike-slip structure . |
| 7 | Briefly , 3 10 7 cells grown in RPMI 1640 supplemented with 5% FCS were harvested , washed twice in 1 PBS and resuspended in 2 ml of buffer B ( 60 mM KCl , 15 mM NaCl , 0.15 mM spermine , 0.5 mM spermidine , 15 mM HEPES pH 7.5 , 14 mM β-mercaptoethanol , 0.3 M sucrose , 0.5 mM EGTA and 2mM EDTA ) ; 2 ml of buffer B containing 0.1% NP40 were added ( final NP40 concentration : 0.05% ) and the mixture was gently pipetted for 1 min on ice . |
| 8 | Sharing a home with relatives ( other than parents ) before marriage is another phenomenon which was more common in the past than in the present ( Anderson , 1971 ; 1980 ) Very little is known about circumstances under which young people now may go to live with a non-parental relative , although Gill Jones ( 1987 ) has shown that it still happens for a substantial number , especially those designated as working class on occupational criteria . |
| 9 | Checking through her notes , the doctor saw that she had been treated for vaginal thrush on several occasions . |
| 10 | He added : ‘ I am no less confident of my case today than I was when I was wrongfully dismissed as chief executive on May 14 . ’ |
| 11 | The application of Mr. and Mrs. Collins was delayed for 12 months on this score without the Housing Executive giving any idea of the reason for the delay . |
| 12 | Whilst line officers pressed for greater autonomy on their own operational turf , these years actually witnessed a strengthening of the prerogatives of political officers , not their diminution . |
| 13 | Having held that British practice was not in accordance with law , the judges found it unnecessary to address the question what would be regarded as acceptable limits on the right to privacy . |
| 14 | The specimen was then thawed at room temperature and homogenised for three minutes on ice in 4 volumes of 50 mmol/l Tris/HCl , pH 8.0 containing 1% Triton X-100 and 2.8 µg aprotinin/ml . |
| 15 | ‘ You 're too hot , ’ continued Jenny , lifting the coat Billie had placed for extra warmth on her bed . |
| 16 | They are specifically designed for hanging objects on hard surfaces , and can be driven easily into brick and most types of concrete or hard plaster walls ( including plastered brick or concrete ) , with only a hammer — no drilling is required . |
| 17 | On the day before study , the patients underwent a preparation for colonoscopy , designed for each patient on the basis of the patient 's age , symptoms , and ability to tolerate lavage solutions . |
| 18 | The complex liquid meal was designed for each patient on the basis of age and current mode of nutritional support . |
| 19 | It 's designed for greatest impact on gullible female tourists . ’ |
| 20 | If the wheelchair is too big to go into the bathroom , a Roamer chair may be supplied : this is a smaller chair on wheels , designed for short distances on flat surfaces . |
| 21 | The technology that has been substituted for human lives on the widest scale is that of the microprocessor . |
| 22 | DELAYS are expected for four weeks on the northbound carriageway of the M74 in Lanarkshire between junctions 7 , for Larkhall , and 6 , Motherwell . |
| 23 | The Iranian consulate in Geneva had been occupied for four hours on Dec. 14 , 1988 , by opponents of the Tehran regime and evidence had been found that Tale had been collecting information on the Iranian exile community in Switzerland . |
| 24 | There are other benefits too , but probably more appreciated by busy kitchen staff , for instance , the oven is occupied for less time on each item and therefore free for other foods . |
| 25 | The Press is also blamed for undue influence on selection ( though surely this is the fault of those who allow themselves to be influenced ? ) . |
| 26 | Consultation date has been picked for three weeks on Tuesday . |
| 27 | Sir David is a long term supporter of Save The Children and has sat for many years on the industry and commerce group . |
| 28 | A MAN was fighting for his life last night after being carried for 500 yards on the bonnet of a hit-and-run car . |
| 29 | As early as January 1333 the commons petitioned for new restrictions on the activities of royal purveyors , and the king agreed , in an unprecedented move , to set up ‘ justices of purveyors ’ to hear complaints against them . |
| 30 | Kittiwakes , seagulls that normally nest on cliffs , are now installed as regular guests on a warehouse ledge . |