Example sentences of "on [noun sg] [vb base] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was frequently called upon to arrest fugitives or criminals on board ship in the Hamoaze , or in the Sound , armed with the silver oar , symbol of his authority , and his oaken truncheon . |
| 2 | Most attacks on stock occur in the autumn , when the young mink disperse to find their own territories , and in the spring , when males wander in search of females . |
| 3 | It is widely accepted that fibrin degradation products released after the action of plasmin on fibrin contribute to the development of inflammatory changes in several organs by increasing the permeability of the vasculature to protein . |
| 4 | If you want to stay on starboard tack after the start , it is usually better to tack just in front of a group of boats so that they are safely to windward once you start . |
| 5 | If you want to see hell on earth go to the condemned hole the night before execution day . |
| 6 | Finally , almost all forms of life on Earth rely on the presence of oxygen . |