Example sentences of "to [noun] [pron] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | During his stay , he set to work himself on the principle divide et impera . |
| 2 | Even so , I had been surprised when he agreed to back me on the amateur circuit for one year after I left the university . |
| 3 | This was the Orontea of Pietro ( Antonio ) Cesti ( 1623–69 ) , a newcomer to Venice who on the strength of this work alone was described by Salvator Rosa shortly afterwards as ‘ now the glory and splendour of the secular stage ’ . |
| 4 | Kennedy immediately called together a special Executive Committee ( the " Ex Comm " ) to advice him on the handling of the crisis . |
| 5 | We therefore move to item one on the agenda which is the local management of primary and secondary schools and I call upon Mr Christopher to introduce the report . |
| 6 | I phoned Shirley , a friend I 'd made who ran a travel agency , and asked her to book me on the mid-day Concorde . |