Example sentences of "on [pron] [noun pl] [adv] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Turning to the specific allegations , Hiatt-Thompson of Chicago is our exclusive distributor for the whole of North America and is free to use our name on its brochures even though the brochures may be promoting equipment totally unrelated to ourselves . |
| 2 | I think the statement should really just be judged on its merits today as it stands . |
| 3 | Their intention was to treat each case on its merits rather than reproduce the traditional left-right divide in British politics . |
| 4 | I feel er something of a stranger walking in on the Maastricht reunion er annual dinner er at the er I have to say that erm I er would n't wish to cross swords with the honourable gentleman on the detail of the Maastricht bill but certainly but certainly I 'ave to say that for many people and maybe even some people on this own side who may be prepared to admit it , the false divide between Euro sceptics and Euro fanatics is one that does n't appeal to the new generations of members and I suspect on both sides of the house , we are in our considered view in Europe and we need to make the best of it and treat Europe on its merits rather than re-live the battles of the er late seventies and early eighties . |
| 5 | Before Rachel was born I bought about six stretchsuits , and I 've just been given 12 more but I have n't had to spend much on her clothes yet because I 've had so many presents . |
| 6 | You must surely be right when you say in your editorial today ( ‘ Judging public mood ’ ) that judges should dispose of cases on their merits rather than , as Lord Chief Justice Taylor suggests , pass sentence with an eye to the public 's expectations . |
| 7 | Self-sowing is likely ; seeds should be collected on their stems just before they are ripe enough to drop , and placed in paper bags hung in a warm dry airy place . |
| 8 | The activities of these components depend on their symmetries just as the activities of internal vibrations of the molecules are related to their symmetries ( see Section 5.7 ) . |
| 9 | they 'll have a tough old game on their hands tomorrow as Colchester are playing well and getting results … |
| 10 | In rugby we 're down to the last eight … in the Pilkington Cup … which means Gloucester are two matches away from Twickenham … they 've got a game on their hands tomorrow though … away to first division leaders Orrell |
| 11 | This conflict of interest may undermine our patients ' trust that our decisions on whether or not to treat , investigate , or refer are based solely on their needs rather than on what the fund can afford . |
| 12 | They rely on hunches that are based on their cravings rather than on hard facts . |
| 13 | These now comprise 10pc of the total index but are under a cloud because of fears about US President 's wife Hillary Clinton , who is expected to stamp on their profits hard when her review of the US health scene comes out later this year . |
| 14 | He jumped down , and was sitting on the floor of the nave putting on his boots again when the Friar 's appointed monk tracked him down . |
| 15 | The other three seemed uncertain what to do next ; Dave Tanner had n't come with him , though he had been on his feet again when Maxim last saw him . |
| 16 | Ven was on his feet too when she extended a hand and began , ‘ You 've been very kind — ’ |
| 17 | She was still trying to cope with what she was beginning to realise was her over-reaction , though she could n't have said quite why she should feel so alarmed , when he told her coolly , ‘ You misunderstand me , Miss Everett , ’ and was on his feet too as , looking arrogantly down at her , he stated bluntly , ‘ Should I ever be so lucky as you suggest , then , be sure of it , I 'd throw away my rabbit 's foot , ’ and having forthrightly left her under no illusion but that should he ever get saddled with her then he would consider his luck had run out , he went on toughly , ‘ I already know the answer , but , for the record , I want to hear it from you — are you just playing around with Travis for the pure hell of it — or , ’ his voice had taken on a grim edge , ‘ are you in love with him ? ’ |
| 18 | She seemed annoyed about this : ‘ But he went on his rounds earlier than he should have done , see , and so he found her before me . |
| 19 | Unlike the average victim of the worst death the Romans could devise , he died with prayer and forgiveness on his lips rather than curses and hatred . |
| 20 | Free Colombia also said it wanted to liquidate Escobar , but preferred to gather intelligence on his whereabouts rather than carry out attacks . |
| 21 | At his death he owed the queen £4,000 from rents on forest land in his care as sub-warden , but there was a suggestion that he settled lands on his daughters so as to deprive the queen of her due . |
| 22 | Are all the rest of us to give up and sit on our hands rather than serve humbly where we deserve ? ’ |
| 23 | You will write more rapidly If you join as many letters as possible , so try using looped tails on your letters even If this is something you do not always do when writing . |
| 24 | Leisure studies , interests and hobbies will keep you on your toes so if you 're a couch potato or telly addict you 'd better change your ways . |
| 25 | Please check the flight timings on your tickets carefully as these may have changed since our brochure was published . |