Example sentences of "on [noun sg] [pers pn] [modal v] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That was , that was what the crew were getting four pound a week and course my father that time he done away with a cabin boy so I had to do more or less two jobs , see if I were n't working on deck I 'd go down and clean the cabins and that 's how , that 's how we kept the money going course then after a few years when they got to the finish about nineteen thirty one then the harbourmaster turned round and he ruc reduced our wages five shillings a week , so we were getting three pound fifteen a week . |
| 2 | On route you will have found plenty of cosy little cafes for a mid-morning coffee , cheerful pubs , and in the Bahnhofstrasse , confectionery shops whose wares are displayed with such imagination that it seems a sin to pass them by . |
| 3 | Simon Atkinson says that on board they will sleep eat and read … life slows down |
| 4 | Having now met each other , it seemed that everywhere I went on camp I would come face to face with him , usually with his entourage of armourers fanning out behind him . |
| 5 | On completion you will have reached Level 2 of the RYA Keelboat Certificate . |
| 6 | I 've got it on tape I can prove it . |
| 7 | Otherwise , he relies on booze you could strip paint with . ’ |
| 8 | When begged to return , he relented only on condition he could carry out a remarkable experiment : the so-called oprichnina , Ivan designated something like one-third of the country , carved out of scattered towns and provinces , as his personal domain , and set up a new administration to subject it to his personal will . |
| 9 | The whole scene to my informant was as clear as a bell , but on reflection it would seem as if it was part of an earlier railway system . |
| 10 | I understand the hon. Gentleman 's concern , which is shared by my Department , but I do not think that on reflection he would want the defence industry to be singled out for particular treatment from our other manufacturing industries . |
| 11 | I hope that on reflection he will agree that that is good . |
| 12 | So long as they 're on strike you can keep their wages , ca n't you ? |
| 13 | On occasion you may begin to open a file and find that you would prefer to rename the file or delete it . |
| 14 | On evidence it would appear that by 28 October 1973 [ twelve years before the writ ] the defendant had acquired complete and exclusive physical control of the plot … |
| 15 | They have no qualms about forcing member countries to spend money on water they might think could be better spent elsewhere . |
| 16 | Going on water they must stage a . |
| 17 | ‘ We have been bashing out plans for care management and for better discharge procedures , and on paper we can offer community care very well , ’ said Jim Walker , acting director of Bassetlaw trust 's mental health services . |
| 18 | If they work five days , there would , in theory , be a 20 per cent increase in periods worked , therefore on paper you would need a fifth fewer people . |
| 19 | But on paper you can see that you 're intending it as a an augmented interval . |
| 20 | ‘ On paper it would have been perfect , but they did n't exactly hit it off , ’ said the source . |
| 21 | and they 'll soon be gone and one thing which annoyed me er a Scotsman or a Welshman or an Irishman can go on television they 'll accept them and they can talk their |
| 22 | no , it was rationed , and er , talking about erm people 's taste having changed , I think the media has a great deal to do with that because when you look at things on television you can see how people |
| 23 | In order to appreciate the significance of Dicey 's views on democracy we should recall , in particular , the fact that political opinion during the last decades of the nineteenth century was dominated by a concern with the rise of democracy . |
| 24 | If he 'd strangled her on impulse it would have been there , and he could have slid her weighted body into the river , no one the wiser . ’ |
| 25 | And there are moments when a Karajan-like suavity makes one long for Monteux 's fresher detailing ( Daphnis 's ‘ Danse légère ’ , for instance ) — Karajan is recalled too in this very measured Boléro — and I must finally stress that to appreciate the enormous range of dynamics on offer you will need state-of- the-art equipment , and a listening room preferably on the moon . |
| 26 | He argues : ‘ I have little doubt that on average we will see a premium of about a third , but it could take a few weeks to get there . |
| 27 | In general , women are healthier and live longer than ever before , indeed on average they can expect to live 5 years longer than men . |
| 28 | In general , women are healthier and live longer than ever before , indeed on average they can expect to live 5 years longer than men . |
| 29 | But on average you will find er and you look at people in the pub you look in the bar tonight at the people having conversations and see how many symmetrical hand gestures there are . |
| 30 | If a book is out on loan you will miss It completely . |