Example sentences of "[vb pp] on the main [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Over the weekend of May 11-12 , power lines from South Africa supplying Maputo 's electricity were sabotaged , while vehicles were attacked on the main road north ; the main rail link with South Africa was also cut . |
| 2 | my Lord all that follows now is that question costs in this my Lord there is no doubt that er this is the painful experience for both the plaintiffs and of course for doctor who is unrepresented and therefore must inevitably feel rather isolated in this matter erm , however in my there is no reason to er depart from the usual principal of the costs which should follow the event and of course we know as it the loss on the subsidiary appeal and so I do n't press the point on that cos the reality as you 've already probably anticipated is all the work has been done erm on this appeal the subsidiary appeal I ask , I do n't ask for costs on that , in my submission it should be both sides bear their own costs on that , the reason I say that is that there was no , there was no cross appearing in respect on it in effect , cos after all , all you were doing was er trying to get the same as the other side if we lost , so no worm of can of beans can be done by doctor I had one parallel in my whole skeleton on that , er , but we have substantially succeeded on the main issue and so I , I would ask that costs in favour of the plaintiffs on , on that and here and indeed below . |
| 3 | Eight unconformity-bounded Palaeozoic stratigraphical units are depicted on the main map , plus several Precambrian tectonostratigraphical packages . |
| 4 | When you have decided on the main background colour for floor or walls or both , you can set about building up the scheme throughout the room . |
| 5 | Once you have decided on the main fabric of your garment , look at the options for welts in your instruction book , pages 42–46 for the Duo 80 and pages 134–137 for the E6000 . |
| 6 | Though stations were built on the main line west of Paddington after its opening in 1838 the initial suburban service was poor and the passenger receipts small . |
| 7 | Also featured on the main stage are . |
| 8 | The output was restricted due to work being done on the Main Boiler Pump Feed . |
| 9 | But if Conservatives have always been agreed on the main danger they face , and have always agreed on the basic means to combat it , they have not , Eccleshall argues , always been agreed on the precise manner of exercising authority and maintaining social discipline . |
| 10 | The other emerging trend is to provide PC-based systems which can either contribute to or make actual use of the documents produced on the main system . |
| 11 | Most equipment will need partial or complete dismantling and subsequent reassembly and some components may be cleaned by methods different to those used on the main body . |
| 12 | This had been badly damaged when on Oct. 3 the Constitutional Court ruled unconstitutional the government 's proposals , based on the main plank of Smallholders ' policy , to return to their original owners lands confiscated by the state after the communists had taken power in 1947 . |
| 13 | The first section shows that the authority which states and governments claim can not be based on the main argument for the justification of authority , i.e. that described by the normal justification thesis . |
| 14 | The investigation concentrated on the main consumer group that purchases cotton wool , namely women aged between sixteen and forty-five . |
| 15 | The best track , rolling stock and journey times are to be found on the main intercity routes , where timetables and the provision of first class carriages and full catering services are aimed at the needs of the business community . |
| 16 | Most of this money ( £11.25 million ) was spent on the main strategy of enhanced staffing , with over 500 additional appointments made during this period . |
| 17 | Machine knitters generally refer to two colour patterns knitted on the main bed alone as Fair Isle . |
| 18 | If your garment is to be knitted on the main bed only , then after knitting the welt and transferring all the stitches to the main bed , you must remove the ribber comb and weights , cover the ribber and place the knitting outside the ribber . |
| 19 | This is a friendly hotel , set on the main seafront opposite the beach . |
| 20 | On/off switch is conveniently placed on the main handle |
| 21 | If it should be made in conjunction with the Corvedale line , assuming that the capital is raised for that line , it may be too late then to enquire how trains are to run from Lydham village to Bishop 's Castle , which now might be placed on the main line , or what expenditure will be necessary to make the roads to Lydham village as suitable for the inhabitants of Norbury , Wentnor , &c. , as those over which they at present travel to Lydham Heath . |
| 22 | As Mr. Ratcliffe pointed out , others suffer similarly and he gave as a worse example a village called Iwade , situated on the main road to Sheerness Docks . |
| 23 | The owner 's cabin is situated on the main deck and four double guest cabins are on the lower deck , each of them fully equipped and with bathrooms ensuite . |
| 24 | The atmosphere is warm and friendly and the rooms are ideally located ; situated on the main avenue , they are just a five minute walk from the hustle and bustle of Kavos with all its shops , bars and discos . |
| 25 | Situated on the main seafront promenade and across from pretty flower-filled gardens opposite the golden sandy beach , this is a modern , new hotel . |
| 26 | These are superimposed on the main curve , and only last a few decades , but can have deviations on the radiocarbon axis of a century or so ( fig. 7.5 ) . |
| 27 | No , that 's Whisky what was killed on the main road who done that , |
| 28 | Another one killed on the main road as well . |
| 29 | The ideal is to leave the ground balanced on the main wheel , and to hold a constant attitude for the first few feet of the launch while the aircraft gains height and speed . |
| 30 | The main incentive to investors is income tax relief on an amount up to £40 000 p.a. invested in ordinary shares of unquoted ( i.e. not quoted on the main exchange , the USM , the Third market or the over-the-counter market — see Chapter 11 for definitions ) companies , and capital gains on selling the shares are exempt from Capital Gains Tax ( CGT ) . |