Example sentences of "on [noun sg] for the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Sir Alf can now concentrate again on building for the future instead of defending the past . ’
2 Maybe if I could make myself invisible , then I could walk down a street without feeling on trial for the way I look .
3 On trial for the murder of her father , Davina finds the onset of war disturbs ancient secrets .
4 Two men have gone on trial for the murder of a police informer , whose body was found weighted down in a lake three years ago .
5 A man has gone on trial for the murder of his girlfriend 's cousin outside a social services office .
6 The two boys on trial for the murder of the toddler , James Bulger , have been found guilty .
7 A MAN has gone on trial for the murder of a security guard clubbed to death while patrolling a Craigavon housing estate .
8 Three men have gone on trial for the killing of twin sisters who were trapped in a blazing barn .
9 BANK robbers said to have staged a bungled raid on the Jedburgh branch of the TSB , were named from the witness box yesterday by the man on trial for the crime .
10 ‘ Everybody muster on deck for the roll call !
11 The tsar was wrong to think that he could rely on payment for the help he had given Austria in 1849 .
12 [ I ] f the shipper 's name were not stated , the master would be able to take the merchandise on board for the account of a merchant who is a citizen or subject of an enemy state , [ and this ] merchandise [ could be ] subject to confiscation .
13 Piggott had replaced McHargue , then sitting out a suspension , on Commanche Run in the Gordon Stakes at Goodwood , which he won by a very wide margin ; and though the stable jockey was back on board for the colt 's victory in the March Stakes on the same course , his preparation race for the St Leger , Commanche Run 's owner Ivan Allan , claiming ‘ There 's only one St Leger and only one Lester , ’ insisted that his close friend Piggott replace McHargue for the Classic .
14 Some £31 million has already been spent on preparation for the scheme .
15 Resistance to government can rest on support for the constitution .
16 Sheikh Mohammed , Britain 's leading Flat owner , may be doubly represented in the Christmas Hurdle as his 1990 title holder Kribensis is on course for the race .
17 CHATAM remains firmly on course for the Gold Cup after his narrow defeat by Jodami in Ireland on Sunday .
18 The Manton trainer said : ‘ Dr Devious is in great shape and on course for the Juddmonte International where I think the 10 furlongs will suit as long as they go a fast enough pace .
19 MANCHESTER UNITED served notice on their rivals that they are on course for the Championship with a magnificent 5-0 slaughter of Coventry at Old Trafford yesterday .
20 That way , they would know exactly where they were , and this time , if they turned right , then right again , they would be on course for the station .
21 City 's four-goal spree places Manchester rivals on course for the title
22 Today 's sticker is from the French Grand Prix he won to get back on course for the title with his sixth superb victory .
23 Austrian Gerhard Berger yesterday toasted his victory in the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal but insisted Britain 's Nigel Mansell is still on course for the title .
24 Matters are put right and the rocket is put back on course for the target .
25 It was a 63rd minute goal from Frank Pingel which kept the European champions on course for the World Cup finals .
26 This week , they overwhelmed Holcombe Brook 6-0 and are on course for the final .
27 As the youngest car racer takes to the track at Silverstone … the oldest boat racer is across the other side of the world battling for the world championship … in Singapore this weekend its showdown time … we 've got two Central South pilots on course for the powerboat crown … and they 're the stars in our Friday Feature
28 There was almost no money on course for the horse and the only serious cash , about £1,000 in a series of small bets , was placed in the Bradford area .
29 Therefore , we are very much on course for the introduction of the new tax in 1993 .
30 On course for the future ?
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