Example sentences of "'s [noun] [to-vb] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | All of which suggests that the government 's decision to pounce on the PAC was a reaction to threat and counter-threat rather than a conspiracy to undermine Mr de Klerk 's own negotiations . |
| 2 | An anti-Fascist march soon after the Cable Street incident was the occasion for Mosley 's supporters to go on the rampage in the Mile End Road , smashing the windows of shops whose owners were Jewish and inflicting injury at random . |
| 3 | There was a hostile reaction at the CNAA 's General Committee — its ‘ inner cabinet ’ — in April to Buckingham 's proposal to operate on the basis of an eighty-week , two-year degree programme . |
| 4 | Because of the Queen 's determination to remain on the throne , Charles will never become King . |
| 5 | The UN special envoy , Under-Secretary-General Vladimir Petrovsky , had paid another visit to Libya on May 10-12 [ see also p. 38883 ] , and said on May 14 that the Libyan leader Col. Moamer al Kadhafi would ask the Libyan General People 's Committee to decide on the question of the extradition of the two Libyans wanted in connection with the Lockerbie bombing — a process which Petrovsky said would take four or five weeks . |
| 6 | Not only is the new hospital looking almost finished ( though I expect there is a year 's work to do on the inside ) , but site preparation is continuing way up the glen . |
| 7 | The cause of Union Discount 's failure to recover on the bills was Esal 's and Berg 's failures . |
| 8 | The matter was not helped by the company 's failure to decide on the dividend payout until the last minute . |
| 9 | The argument is that Senna 's crime as he rushed past the scene of an accident was infinitely more dangerous than Mansell 's failure to stop on the command of a black flag . |
| 10 | Rafsanjani 's desire to act on the hostage crisis was tied to domestic concerns . |
| 11 | The meeting had originally been scheduled to start on July 1 , but had been delayed as a result of Sri Lanka 's announcement on June 24 that it would not participate because of India 's refusal to agree on the withdrawal of the Indian Peace Keeping Force ( IPKF ) from Sri Lanka by the latter 's deadline of July 29 [ see p. 36735 ] . |
| 12 | Before Rincewind could stop him the dragonrider had leapt from the creature 's back to land on the platform , where he stood grinning at the wizard 's discomfiture . |
| 13 | Other IWC members expressed " deep concern " at the unilateral nature of the decision , warning that it undermined the Commission 's efforts to agree on the details of the RMP . |
| 14 | In particular , the determination of the SDLP and the republic 's government to put on the north-south , ‘ strand two ’ table the 1920 Government of Ireland Act establishing partition makes unionists very jittery . |
| 15 | ‘ So heartening , ’ said Mr Makepeace , terrified to the depths of his timid soul by Coffin 's tendency to seize on the headmaster 's least utterances , brandish them around , then publicly trample on them . |
| 16 | It would also be advisable for you to arrange for your fiancé 's brother to practise on the organ he is to play on your wedding day . |
| 17 | After these Moodswings people had gotten Chrissie 's agreement to appear on the record , it probably took no more than five minutes to make , but it 's still great . |