Example sentences of "on [art] [noun sg] [adv] [conj] " in BNC.

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1 There was even supposed to be a plot to assassinate Gromyko by ramming a beer truck into his motorcade ( and a meat truck did overturn on the road shortly before the cars were due ) .
2 It 's just the pressure that you feel on the road particularly when you have a large vehicle behind you — a big lorry and they ca n't overtake because there 's something coming in the opposite direction … it does make you quite nervous .
3 Press the legs of the barrow into the sand but keep the wheel on the road so that it does n't get stuck .
4 ‘ Another man-witch , who was sentenced to the galleys for life , said that he had such a pity for the horses which the postillion galloped along the road that he did something to prevent it , which was that he took vervain and said over it the Pater Noster five times and the Ave Maria five times , and then put it on the road so that the horses should cease to run . ’
5 Michael sniggered behind Moran as soon as they were on the road together but it drew such a quelling look from Maggie that he went quiet .
6 And that 's when , you see during I can just remember previous to the war them coming there and then of course during the war there was very very few of them on the road then and then after the war they started to come back and that 's when this Billy and Harry and that came up from the side .
7 Nothing moved on the road now except for a man driving eight cows from one pasture to another .
8 The practice fence should be jumped slowly initially , then a couple of times a bit faster to get into cross country ‘ mood ’ and a couple of times on the angle so that the horse is awake and ready to think about the task ahead .
9 Another spring masterpiece is a baby sole served on the bone so that its glutinous quality matches exactly a beurre blanc made of sherry and Madeira .
10 There will be less bounce and roll with your A.D.X. irons , allowing your ball to land softly on the green even when hitting long irons .
11 Clearly , the Williams-Renault was on the pace even though gearbox trouble would eventually account for both drivers , Patrese 's departure being the more dramatic of the two .
12 According to those at the vigil , the police only checked on the hose twice before the massacre occurred at 4am .
13 You need to be concentrating on the hypnosis rather than on the emptiness or heaviness of your stomach !
14 Coffee was on the go there as well but I noticed that the Sheikha never drank a drop .
15 Although the guest may no longer be there — gone home — his name remains on the board so that the orderly upward progression might continue , thus ensuring fair distribution of fishing .
16 The football authorities say we can now concentrate on what happens on the field rather than the terrace , because hooliganism is being forced out of the game .
17 Winterbottom 's game has always been based on his uncompromising attitude on the field ever since he won his first cap against the Wallabies in 1982 .
18 ‘ They are not clear on their objectives and are not given the technical tools to use on the field so that they can not play to their potential .
19 So when we come up the lane it was on the top here and er Sally 's dad was with it and then er the engine was still going so this girl , well erm one of them wenches
20 And the other thing about the I-s is if you make sure you put a dot on them on the top then if it looks a bit like if you people ca n't tell that you 've done an E or an I , if you 'd a dot on top it 's got to be an I .
21 Er , I can see on the top there but there 's lots there and there .
22 Interest was centred on the music rather than the performer .
23 However , we have endeavoured to have as long a debate as we can on the issue yesterday and today .
24 The glider dived almost vertically and I was just in time to pull back on the stick so that we hit the ground in a level attitude without any damage .
25 Keeping the rudder still and pulling right back on the stick sharply as the stall occurs , should make the wing drop .
26 but you 've got every right to pontificate on the on the hunting even though you do n't live there er , Mr I du n no , barbarism , is this , is this for the Labour a free vote .
27 The move is seen as a spur to get IBM working on the case rather than a serious threat : rivals say they have n't been approached to propose alternatives .
28 The quality of the build shows that some care has been taken in its assembly — for instance , where at all possible , input and output ports have been mounted on the case rather than taking up usable expansion slot space .
29 George Piggott retired in 1972 aged 70 , although he still works part-time on the course today and produces the attractive borders and tubs by the clubhouse .
30 A 15 minute shower provided the only rain to fall on the course yesterday and Liverpool was bathed in unexpected sunshine .
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