Example sentences of "[to-vb] on the [noun] but " in BNC.
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| 1 | He knew the time because they had arranged to meet on the hour but he was a few minutes late and she was waiting . |
| 2 | Israel initially refused to comment on the report but it was finally confirmed on Dec. 28 by Arens who denied that there had been any direct contact with Iran . |
| 3 | No-one from the club was prepared to comment on the demonstration but an insider said a board meeting is due to be held on Tuesday . |
| 4 | The two MPs refused to comment on the meeting but said that they were working to " close the gaps between the PLO and Israel " . |
| 5 | A more likely cause of restlessness and dissatisfaction among farm workers occurs when friends , neighbours and kin among the ‘ locals ’ cease to work on the land but commute from the village to nearby towns . |
| 6 | The bronze versions are very recent and faithful to Ernst 's instructions : when he returned to France after the war , he had planned to work on the project but did not manage to reach agreement with the current owners . |
| 7 | Now with the accent much more on playing the rhythm , it is easier to create movements without the fear of what to play on the piano but it is not an easy task to find suitable taped music to enhance the carrying quality . |
| 8 | you can get little speakers to put on the side but they use loads of power they do . |
| 9 | Sara used to spy on the boys but if she ever had anything going for her I did n't know about it . ’ |
| 10 | For seven percent there were no limitations on what they were able to do on the farm but for the rest there were one or more limiting factors . |
| 11 | well you know if , I mean if you 're keen to keep on the course but just having a few difficulties |
| 12 | The new owners , Richard Rowlands , a solicitor , and Derota Rees-Lik , do not intend to live on the island but have said they will spend as much time there as possible . |
| 13 | I try to turn on the lights but there has either been a power cut or the club 's generator has been switched off . |
| 14 | But these Iri you 're not supposed to smoke on the plane but these blooming Irishmen on the plane used to get down on smoke . |
| 15 | But I mean I do n't want to stay on the sickness but it is |
| 16 | I 'd be able to get on the horse but I 'd be ruled out of the Olympics because betablockers are banned . |
| 17 | The public has to rely on the media but some presentations seem to be made more for dramatic effect than to provide unbiased information . |