Example sentences of "[to-vb] [prep] [noun sg] on [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We should discuss timing the leaflet : on the one hand , it would be good to wait for consultation on course content , but there is also some urgency . |
| 2 | Even private companies considering submitting tenders to NIREX for work on waste management began to get worried about their image . |
| 3 | William Parkin , a former consultant , and Stuart Berlin , a former engineer , were imprisoned on June 2 for 26 months for bribery and corruption in connection with attempts by two employees of Teledyne Electronics , George H. Kaub and Eugene R. Sullivan , to obtain inside information on defence purchasing . |
| 4 | The affair took a sinister turn four months after the investigation began when a young American banker , due to appear in court on fraud charges connected with offshore banking transactions , died in mysterious circumstances . |
| 5 | I managed to listen to commentary on Capital Gold . |
| 6 | I guess neither men nor women want to look at cellulite on celluloid . |
| 7 | Its unnamed C++-based product , likely to be called Forte something , is scheduled to go into Alpha on Christmas Eve and beta in early 1993 . |
| 8 | She hoped Mr Fallon would continue to press for action on behalf of the licensees . |
| 9 | The very size would seem to militate against action on closure , with the point of non-viability being some way off . |
| 10 | It is this declaration which symbolises the primacy of cohesiveness over stability , and it arose , one must recall , not in response to the avowed enemies of Socialism , but to a loyal leadership which demonstrated the will and ability to deal with society on society 's terms . |
| 11 | As long as there is a good reason why you will not be able to vote in person on election day you can apply to vote by post or proxy . |
| 12 | If you can not reasonably be expected to vote in person on polling day you can apply for an absent vote . |
| 13 | every local authority and this is where the sponsored councillors can play a major part in this campaign , to fight for justice on behalf of their employees . |
| 14 | Already available for Sun Solaris-based systems the Menlo Park , California-based company has released a version of its software which allows Macintosh applications to run under Unix on Silicon Graphics Inc 's MIPS RISC-based Iris Indigo and 4D workstations and servers — no prices given . |
| 15 | It caps a deal that 's been brewing for some time for the pair to co-develop products this year that enable Windows applications to run under Unix on desktop systems . |
| 16 | Permission to park at house on application at Visitor Centre . |
| 17 | He used to go to work on pushbike . |
| 18 | He had refused to go to bed on time , insisted on watching The Late Show on television , and claimed that Badger was ‘ not worthy ’ to lick him . |
| 19 | To work out quickly what your RC will indicate at the point where you arrive on track , use the following method : When you turn Left to intercept ( or to allow for drift on track ) consider Left as Minus |
| 20 | Chest out , glowing with pride we return to base with labrador on lap and conversation stilted . |
| 21 | If we had n't got the money to pay for cash on delivery I never want it ! |
| 22 | As I say I think I 'll sum up and have a vote , and then I intend to break for lunch on conclusion of this item . |
| 23 | They propose to research the patterns of socialization operating within the evangelical-baptist culture and thereby to investigate the effect on educational achievement of the cluster of variables they expect to uncover as emphasis on bible study and abstention from aspects of secular culture . |
| 24 | She was planning to get into university on demobilisation , to study history , and wherever she was posted she was accompanied by a large wooden crate of study books . |
| 25 | What he 'd like best is to stay in bed on Father 's Day . |
| 26 | ‘ It falls to me , as it did first with Peter Shilton and then with Terry Butcher , to place on record on behalf of the Football Association what he has done for his country . |
| 27 | I 'm sorry mummy had to rush us so much this morning it 's just when we 're in a rush we have to get to school on time you see , it 's a bit rotten when you 're only three is n't it ? |
| 28 | This certificate produced the desired effect and I was allowed to stay at home on parade days . |
| 29 | The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland had legalised Sinn Fein in order to allow the Provisional wing to take part in the election but in spite of efforts to persuade them to do so they declined to take part and urged their supporters to stay at home on polling day . |
| 30 | Sacher stated that all StB agents and officers had been ordered to hand in all weapons and identity cards , and to remain at home on standby . |