Example sentences of "[vb mod] [adv] [verb] on [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We 've heard the voice of the Party professionals , we 've heard the voice of the Labour leadership , now let's all speak on behalf of the ordinary trade unionists and say with all the force that is necessary on behalf of those millions , men and women , young and old , we support the Party , we pay for the Party , we have a right to democracy in the Party because never forget it is our Party too , I move . |
| 2 | This may only cease on withdrawal of the drug . |
| 3 | I should perhaps apologize on behalf of the hotel for the temperature in the room this morning er I stayed here last night and woke up to find that not only was there no heat in the radiators , but there was no heat in the hot water . |
| 4 | Some banks ' machines , particularly in Spain , may levy a small charge but a warning should always appear on screen before this is deducted . |
| 5 | Section 1.5.1 gives instructions for creating LIFESPAN_STARTUP.COM , the LIFESPAN startup command file which you should always call on system reboot . |
| 6 | Section 1.5.2 gives instructions for creating LIFESPAN_SHUTDOWN.COM , the LIFESPAN_SHUTDOWN command file which you should always call on system shutdown . |
| 7 | ( c ) Means and merit tested legal aid Those entitled to legal aid subject to means and merit must also apply on form CLA 5 accompanied by the appropriate means form . |
| 8 | Members agreed the council should now concentrate on priority housing and repairs . |
| 9 | A zebra , or antelope , could easily outrun a lion , and lions must therefore rely on stealth and the surprise attack ; carnivorous dogs , by contrast , hunt by running down their prey . |
| 10 | Whereas a woman who dies before her husband is considered to have made a good death and her body is decked in a married woman 's finery , one who survives her husband is somehow always blamed for his death and must never put on finery again as a penance . |
| 11 | Proxy votes were limited to one per person ( although husbands might still vote on behalf of their wives ) and electoral campaigning in mosques and school buildings was banned . |
| 12 | And then we 'd all go on holiday . |
| 13 | She reckoned that she could only take on board a limited number of surprises in any given period , and her quota for the year had just been reached . |
| 14 | If she could just stay on top … |
| 15 | Erm perhaps I could would it , I wonder if you could just expand on stealth exactly what the er |
| 16 | Ellis could still work on behalf of Wales , notably in the appointment of a Welsh land commission , and the foundation of a University of Wales , both in 1893 ; but he disapproved of Lloyd George 's efforts to turn Welsh Liberalism into a nationalist movement somewhat on the lines of the Irish one . |
| 17 | When all else failed however the visitors could always rely on goalkeeper John Martin to protect the points . |
| 18 | I could always retire on disablement pension , find some quiet town , a town on a river , where there 'd be some fishing . |
| 19 | I would be pleased if you could now take on board the extension of formal smoking at work restrictions as applied at Regional Headquarters and Regional Chambers to apply to Chesser House and for this to be formally agreed by the Council . |
| 20 | Those in favour of fundholding saw it as an opportunity for general practitioners to have a direct impact on access to and quality of secondary care , which they could now purchase on behalf of their patients . |
| 21 | If they were short of ware or something they 'd maybe put on sulphur or ammonia and super phosphate and potash and then they started then with slag . |
| 22 | Of course the increasing population in some countries is harming the progress that they could otherwise make on development issues . |
| 23 | Well you could never , you could never rely on shipment , cos one time you 'd get a lot of shipment and the next time you might be six weeks and get no shipment , so who 's gon na pay them their money ? |
| 24 | In the 1960s , for example , it was often argued that the prospects of developing a car industry in Latin America were poor because the small size of the local market meant that small local plants could never compete on cost with imported cars . |
| 25 | Their wares were still admired , but they could never compete on bulk production or price . |
| 26 | The ad may also appear on television . |
| 27 | Both sections have the same maximum punishment , five years ' imprisonment , yet s.20 , which deals with maliciously inflicting grievous bodily harm , is seen as the more serious defence , yet that gravity may now depend on chance . |
| 28 | we 'll have a vote who would rather go on top of the bonfire you or me . |
| 29 | He was a tall man with flashing eyes and a ruddy complexion , who told his young bride that he would rather live on bread and water in that north country scenery than on the fat of the land in London . |
| 30 | When he failed to promote any women into his first cabinet he insisted he would only appoint on merit . |