Example sentences of "on [noun sg] [to-vb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then the captain went on deck to talk to the crew . |
| 2 | She was lifted bodily aboard by two sailors and carried down to a panelled cabin where she and Maria Candida were to live during the voyage ; and when she had been helped out of her clothes and into simpler garments that were more suited to life on board ship , she insisted upon going on deck to watch from the aftercastle as the mariners sang at the capstan and the anchors were weighed . |
| 3 | Perversely , in the way of Customs Officers , we insisted but gave him ten minutes to clear up , then climbed on board to see to the necessary documentation . |
| 4 | It would undoubtedly cost a lot on money to implement in the short run , as would some of the more conventional changes proposed by that Frenchman who claims to run the sport with an impartial hand . |
| 5 | The duo are on course to meet in the Tripleprint Feltham Chase after convincing wins on Saturday . |
| 6 | Victory by four points or more will put them on course to qualify for the European Championship finals in Germany in 1993 — England 's first appearance in the tournament since 1981 . |
| 7 | Now we have to beat Portugal and Italy at Ibrox before the end of the year to get ourselves back on course to qualify for the World Cup finals . |
| 8 | FRANCE remained on course to qualify for the World Cup finals when they beat Finland 2–0 in |
| 9 | At an extraordinary congress on Nov. 16-17 the opposition Social Democratic Party ( SPD ) voted overwhelmingly in favour of amending provisions of the Basic Law ( constitution ) on asylum to refer to the 1951 Geneva Convention on Refugees , and in favour of allowing speedier consideration of asylum seekers ' applications and immediate deportation of those whose applications were rejected . |
| 10 | The origin of the labrum from paired rudiments , interpreted as limb buds , is very uncommon ( occurring only in Locusta , Carausius and Rhodnius ) while the allegedly labral coelom sacs of Carausius have been shown on reinvestigation to belong to the preantennal segment ( Scholl , 1969 ) . |
| 11 | They said they needed to live on site to look after the calves they rear . |
| 12 | Less understandable was the willingness to allow the duty on diesel to rise by the rate of inflation rather than slash it . |
| 13 | Mr Braithwaite said work on the first stage of the new road was on schedule to start at the end of this year or early in 1993 . |
| 14 | Since people are not necessarily interchangeable it may be necessary on occasion to depart from the priority order . |
| 15 | Since people are not necessarily interchangeable it may be necessary on occasion to depart from the priority order . |
| 16 | On 1 February 1990 , Mr. Bell was committed by the Liverpool Justices to the Liverpool Crown Court and released on bail to surrender into the custody of the Crown Court at such time and on such date as should be notified to him . |
| 17 | Though of no great architectural value the Tron is a beloved Edinburgh landmark where people gather on Hogmanay to usher in the New Year . |
| 18 | Ceauşescu 's ‘ family ’ included the coterie of long-time sycophants and aides who lived in the villas around the presidential palace in northern Bucharest and who were on call to attend upon the Comrade should he feel the need for advice , flattery or entertainment . |
| 19 | The tug is on hand to assist in the unlikely event of an outward-bound crude oil carrier sustaining an engine or steering failure in the difficult approach channel to Southampton Water . |
| 20 | Also on hand to help at the sale was Outhwaite 's Colin Barker . |
| 21 | They helped dig the badgers ' new home … there were also a few young recruits on hand to help with the spadework . |
| 22 | Moyola looked the more likely to get the winning score on the resumption and it came when Ruddock , who was unlucky earlier with a header which struck the Tobermore upright , sent in from the wing in the 79th minute and their big outside left Calderwood was on hand to head to the net . |
| 23 | Drug use is illegal in prison , but on order to deal with the risk from shared needless there 's an acknowledgement it goes on . |
| 24 | They had to be disposed of quickly to make room in the depôts for the new cars on order to work on the main line . |
| 25 | The Princess of Wales appeared live on TV to speak about the problems facing those with eating disorders such as anorexia . |
| 26 | 5.51 enables a person who intends to carry out Operations on land to apply to the local authority for a determination as to whether planning permission is required . |