Example sentences of "on [prep] the [noun sg] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now erm how have we got er I 've next thing on the handout is something I 've stuck on about the way in which erm er well it 's what I 've just covered about the the way in which some sorts of therapies for people who 've been abused as children tend to embody rather heterosexist assumptions which has been stated by Jenny Kissinger for example . |
| 2 | No need to go on about the band in this preamble . |
| 3 | Right , the search is on for the person in the team who told me that Larry Adler 's birthday was today , and not February the tenth . |
| 4 | Before this Board the commissioner advanced two main submissions , namely : ( 1 ) that the business of the bank was one and indivisible since all the profit earning operations were directed from Hong Kong by staff therein employed , no overseas branch of the bank was involved and the funds employed in the purchase of the certificates of deposit arose from the carrying on of the business in Hong Kong ; and ( 2 ) that in any event , even if the sale and purchase of certificates of deposit failed to be treated as separate operations , nevertheless the profits from these operations arose in Hong Kong . |
| 5 | ( 3 ) In this Act references to the rules of a self-regulating organisation are references to the rules ( whether or not laid down by the organisation itself ) which the organisation has power to enforce in relation to the carrying on of the business in question or which relate to the admission and expulsion of members of the organisation or otherwise to its constitution . |
| 6 | Provision similar to those in a share sale for the carrying on of the business in the period between signing and completion . |
| 7 | However , as foreign ambitions and the dragging on of the war in China increased the threat of Japanese action in neighbouring territories , the implications for European colonies and nationals , as well as for the broader Asia — Pacific region , forced the industrialized West to take notice . |
| 8 | It 's a bit late to be coming on like the Angel in the House now . ’ |
| 9 | There was the time , for instance , when they had a love scene in Carry On Up The Khyber in 1968 . |
| 10 | Needless to say , there was not much work for this legendary character as a film star ; the next film in which he appeared was Carry on Up the Khyber in 1960 . |
| 11 | The doctor switched it off and carried on with the work in hand . |
| 12 | We will get over it and I am getting on with the work in hand . ’ |
| 13 | But fortunately his present associates in the adult world , Biddy and Knacker Bean and Sergeant Potter , did not waste time questioning one 's motives like old Sylvester ; they just got on with the job in hand . |
| 14 | People often feel that pinpointing a precise objective wastes time that could be used more productively getting on with the job in hand . |
| 15 | ‘ He 's got on with the job in a pleasant and professional manner . |
| 16 | But as David Bull says in his reply , even if we have misgivings about the way any campaign is handled , let's hope we are not deterred from getting on with the job in hand ! |
| 17 | Ace also felt a twinge of sadness for the Colonel , but felt it best to get on with the job in hand . |
| 18 | I should like to thank all our workforce , the majority of whom are of course remaining with the company , for their impressive commitment to getting on with the job in hand , despite the company 's problems . |
| 19 | Having blown his lunch , he then strolled back on set and got on with the matter in hand . |
| 20 | We have to forget about our prejudices , and get on with the task in hand … let's do it ! |
| 21 | urge people to press on with the task in hand especially when they have second thoughts |
| 22 | Doer — urging the team to get on with the task in hand . |
| 23 | But they are true professionals who get on with the task in a methodical manner , no matter what the circumstances . |
| 24 | Quickly put it out of your minds and carry on with the task in hand . |
| 25 | Under the current electoral law , parliament could have dissolved itself immediately and carried on until the election in a caretaker role . |
| 26 | Monday morning : it was nearly ten o'clock but so grey and overcast that the light was switched on in the kitchen in Marie 's house . |
| 27 | So someone suddenly said , ‘ There 's a really terrific game going on in the square in Granada , ’ and we were just waiting and then Brynner said , ‘ Of course , I 'm the South American callot champion . ’ |
| 28 | But one evening , during the first week of November , he was dismayed to hear an altercation going on in the hall in which his name was mentioned . |
| 29 | be aware of what 's going on in the world in terms of not just employment but further o opportunities . |
| 30 | we used to have , I used to make big pan of broth you could get gorgeous bacon bones with plenty bacon on in the Co-op in those days , it were wi it was when they , they did all the boning in the shops and you could go , get good meaty bones and I used |