Example sentences of "[vb infin] [conj] on [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Anyway , we do know that on the day he was murdered you were some distance away from Edinburgh , but it was a good pretext to arrest and detain you should you attempt to complain to your masters in London ! ’ |
| 2 | He added that while the evangelicals had their part in the Church he did not think that on the whole they had the qualities suitable for being bishops . ’ |
| 3 | You see about the accountant , you 've got ta knock that on the head immediately because otherwise it 's a waste of space . |
| 4 | But why do n't the rules stipulate that on a grey you have to wear brown breeches for the same reason ? |
| 5 | You could paint that on a board , and underneath we could have a rhyming couplet . |
| 6 | This is not the sort of news which would make the front pages of newspapers , but you can assume that on the day everyone will be interested in the bride and groom and their respective families . |
| 7 | Macmillan 's " War Diaries " do not indicate when the decision that he should visit Klagenfurt was taken , but they do show that on the morning of 13 May , instead of returning to Caserta , he flew on to Klagenfurt . |
| 8 | A session of the federal government on March 1 approved a bill on private enterprises , removing all limits on the number of people whom such enterprises could employ or on the level of profits which could accrue . |
| 9 | ‘ Meaning ’ theists do not claim that on the basis of some special gift from God , ‘ faith ’ or ‘ grace ’ or ‘ revelation ’ , they are able to be assured that God exists whilst being quite unable to communicate the grounds of their assurance to others who lack this divine gift . |
| 10 | Could we hear from the director of administration the of the year because I had n't known things could be , it seems to me exactly what I had advised the Chairman because I could not believe that on the basis that you want this referred to the full Council . |
| 11 | To talk about transcription , and we will run that on a workshop basis , I hope . |
| 12 | You will remember that on the occasion of the first valleys initiative statement we had to raise many points with you in order to persuade the right Hon. Gentleman to come here 24 hours after he had made a statement in Wales . |
| 13 | They 're bringing fraud , I did see that on the T V , they 're bringing fraud into |
| 14 | Here is a diagram that shows the locations and you 'll see that on the A sixty one , we have three er permanent traffic counters recording traffic flows . |
| 15 | We are delighted that 90% of you say that you like the magazine , and you will see that on the strength of that we have followed a similar kind of format : a mixture of news about the University and articles by alumni . |
| 16 | Since most of my work necessarily consists in ( ii ) rather than in ( i ) or ( iii ) , I think I must conclude that on the whole I am happy in my work . |
| 17 | Theridamas is supposed to be all that Persia stands for , even to the extent that he is ‘ the hope of Persia , and the very legs whereon our state doth lean as on a staff ’ . |
| 18 | ‘ Show me the house , ’ said the Greek , ‘ and if it should happen that on the way we meet a sweet-seller … ’ |
| 19 | At the end of April , all three withdrew from the election after being placed low down in a kind of primary contest held among the United Left 's Madrid rank-and-file to help decide who should go where on the list of candidates put before the capital 's voters ( a candidate 's position is crucial to his chances of a seat ) . |
| 20 | However , that does not mean that on the application for leave the court gives no weight to the views of the local authority . |
| 21 | Chuck Moxon drove , his colleague beside him operated the direction-finder ( D/F ) receiver , a small box like a miniature television , save that on the screen in place of a picture was a single glowing dot . |
| 22 | No I did n't notice that on the tie , yeah |
| 23 | It would seem that on the basis of recent research in the U.S.A. the answer would be ‘ no ’ as it has been suggested that even a panel of eight is too small to obtain consistent and reliable results . |
| 24 | It would seem that on the northwest side , where they are still sought , the marshy area of ground formed a natural limit to their position . |
| 25 | Okay , so let me just write that on the back , Monday to Friday and that 's nine to four thirty . |
| 26 | I said , alright we 'll come and on the way . |
| 27 | The general attitude was entirely hostile to the report and we certainly did not agree that on the basis of the report the CPRS should undertake further studies . |
| 28 | I can only say that on the evidence of Tesco 's cheapest , the rest will have a hard job keeping up . |
| 29 | Erm I must say that on the clothing scene , because I did criticize it in my earlier statements , er that when I was so young I thought it was so frumpy and I was so pleased when I was married and got my own income that , you know , I could go elsewhere and choose something . |
| 30 | So you 're not gon na say that on the tape then are you Hel ? |