Example sentences of "on [noun sg] for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They both started by declaring a moratorium on building for the civil service , so time went by and little advance was made . |
| 2 | A DEFENDANT on trial for a horrifying knife murder was on the run last night after walking out of the Old Bailey . |
| 3 | Six hundred men , some from the most distinguished aristocratic families , went on trial for the quixotic rising of December 1825 . |
| 4 | Days later , an elderly widow watched while a man she identified as 25-year-old Benjamin Laing , on trial for the double killing , dug a deep grave in pouring rain for the remains of Mr Manwaring , 62 , and 24-year-old Alison . |
| 5 | " I shall live on hope for the next week . |
| 6 | It is annoying to have to spend extra money on postage for a small order , but even more annoying to experience considerable delay in obtaining the book for our customer . |
| 7 | There were doubts , however , that the Soviet would be on board for the second leg . |
| 8 | To those leaving we say thank you for your efforts during an especially difficult past two years and to those coming on board for the first time we wish you every success in the future . |
| 9 | Four Australian cricket-writers and one Australian team manager will never forget the day at net practice in Christchurch on the 1985–86 tour of New Zealand when , during a routine discussion with the journalists on preparation for a one-day match , he made mention of the fact that he intended to resign if his shattered team did not win the match the following Saturday . |
| 10 | On Nov. 6 it was announced that broad agreement had been reached on protection for the German minority in Poland " in accordance with international standards " . |
| 11 | To put you on stand-by for the grunt'n'groan grapplers , The Daily Mirror has been speaking to two family rivals — British Bulldog and Bret ‘ Hit Man ’ Hart . |
| 12 | Grant , who was on stand-by for the full squad for a European Championship qualifier against Romania last season , was , Roxburgh reasoned , not unlike the effervescent Stuart McCall of Rangers . |
| 13 | He wrote highly thought of articles on technique for the British Journal of Photography , and eventually became official photographic instructor to his beloved Royal Geographical Society . |
| 14 | On the economy , on Europe and on support for the new leadership , Labour took a giant step towards becoming the Party the people will trust to govern Britain . |
| 15 | On April 15 , urged by Khasbulatov , the Congress adopted by 578 to 203 ( 64 abstentions ) a more conciliatory " Declaration on support for the economic reforms " . |
| 16 | Suharto , however , opposed the formation of a new trade bloc , expressing strong reservations about the Malaysian proposal , and other ASEAN member countries also apparently preferred to focus on support for the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation Council ( APEC ) , formed in November 1989 [ see p. 37044 ] . |
| 17 | As for Philip , the prospect of seeing the man who was supposed to marry his sister go off on crusade for an indefinite period seems to have been too much for him . |
| 18 | J. and I spent that Christmas at our separate homes , but were back on camp for the New Year celebrations , the first new year of peacetime for seven years , and as 1945 drew to a close most of us were beginning to look tentatively ahead to the future when we would no longer be bound by the rules and regulations which had fenced us in for so long , and to wonder where we would all be in another twelve months . |
| 19 | I intend to concentrate on provision for the 18 per cent unstatemented pupils who remain in mainstream schools but who , as Warnock reminded us , have special needs . |
| 20 | Cardiff are top of the Heineken league and , if they beat Whitley at the Sheffield Arena , they will be on course for a grand slam of domestic titles . |
| 21 | Gary Wolstenholme drew on his wealth of experience over the Hoylake course to give England the all-important point which keeps them on course for a fifth title in a decade . |
| 22 | Essex had seemed well on course for a second successive success in the competition before that 206–119 defeat , and the title looms again after overall victory at Colchester and Diss on Sunday . |
| 23 | The All Whites , staying on course for a First Division and cup double , were only 10–0 up at half-time with a stiff breeze behind them . |
| 24 | Opinion polls show Labour back in the lead on course for a nine seat John Major unveils the Tories ’ 39 steps to education reform claiming they will achieve higher Roy Hattersley , on a visit to Darlington , pledged to give Durham 's Chief Constable the number of extra bobbies he Darlington Tory candidate Michael Fallon claimed a Newcastle-based regional assembly , as proposed by Labour , would harm the town . |
| 25 | This fact has been proved by Sunday Life , described accurately by McCann-Erickson as ‘ the UK 's most successful launch for a decade ! ’ and now on course for a six-figure circulation . |
| 26 | Powergen 's shares brightened 2p to 273p after a 0.3p interim dividend increase to 3.35p and is on course for a full-year profits hike to £395m ( £359m ) . |
| 27 | GINNY Leng looked well on course for a fourth European three-day event victory as she and Welton Houdini led the field going into today 's cross-country section in Germany . |
| 28 | Yesterday 's result put Sunderland on course for a money-spinning final tie against either Liverpool or Portsmouth who drew their semi-final at Highbury . |
| 29 | In the fourth frame of their third-round match , Wattana was on course for a maximum but missed the 12th black with the rest after potting the first 12 reds and 11 blacks . |
| 30 | But now Roker 's £1m midfielder is back on course for a sensational climax to the season . |