Example sentences of "on [noun] [to-vb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Despite the initial support of the boycott by international operatic stars — most of whom were at the time on contract to work with him — Barneboim 's case did not excite much public sympathy in France . |
| 2 | Then the captain went on deck to talk to the crew . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | While essential if the travelling public are to have reliable information about all services in all parts of the country , Mr Freeman 's reply reveals that ‘ there would be no obligation on operators to participate in producing a single national timetable . ’ |
| 5 | On each flight to Cyprus six groundcrew were on board to cope with any problems encountered en route and to remove the avionics not included in the sale . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | And a famous , ancient legend of kung fu relates that a Buddhist monk named Bodhidharma , crossed the Himalayas on foot to arrive at a half-ruined monastery whose monks were in a terrible state of health ; Bodhidharma , through a series of health-giving exercises based upon some Indian systems of yoga brought the monks from their emaciated state to a condition of youthful vitality . |
| 8 | The club were accused of making illegal payments to players and more dramatically , Macari was fined £1,000 for his part in a betting scandal after a bet of £6,500 had been placed on Swindon to lose in a cup match against Newcastle . |
| 9 | Furthermore , as mentioned above , Article 36 of the 1977 Geneva Protocol I imposed a duty on states to consider in the development or acquisition of new weapons whether their use would be illegal in some or all circumstances . |
| 10 | One Opposition MP , whose constituency includes Cowley , is calling on Aerospace to invest in car-making the money it would have spent on paying back the Government . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | but I mean he 's a millionaire , and that 's how , I mean this is the difference between probably between him and Joe , I mean he do n't depend on money to come into this |
| 13 | Yet , although the leaders of both sides of industry worked hard to achieve a common agreement on policies to present to the government the talks , and the influence they exerted , began to wither away after a couple of years , and did not survive into the 1930s . |
| 14 | I stood on tip-toes to look round the hall ; a paper-plane battle seemed to be taking place at one end . |
| 15 | KATJA Seizinger lost her skis in a dramatic last-gate tumble but remained on course to carry off skiing 's supreme prize . |
| 16 | The duo are on course to meet in the Tripleprint Feltham Chase after convincing wins on Saturday . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | Guildford Kings star Gordon , who top scored with 17 points , put his country back on course to qualify for next year 's tournament finals in Germany , when all hope had seemed lost with less than five minutes remaining . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | FRANCE remained on course to qualify for the World Cup finals when they beat Finland 2–0 in |
| 21 | If too much is spent on buildings , not enough can be spent on personnel to care for people . |
| 22 | In later life he expanded this social interest , even attempting to enter Parliament , standing as a candidate for East Worcestershire in 1874 , but his platform , based on proposals to deal with the health problems of prostitution near garrisons and naval establishments , attracted little support . |
| 23 | While we were compiling the figures , we also asked parents and teachers a range of questions on attitudes to change on the education system . |
| 24 | To solve the problem , the student had to : think carefully abc what course she wanted ; decide on keywords to key into ECCTIS using the ECCTIS index ; negotiate with the librarian on terminology use ; commit the parameters of the inquiry to a form ( see Figure 7. and use the Prestel gateway . |
| 25 | The Warnock Report ( 1978 ) put under-fives high on the educational agenda and set out a blueprint for assessment of needs ; notification by one statutory service to others ( in particular an obligation on DHAs to notify to LEAs , cf 1981 Education Act , Section 10 ) ; liaison between services and with parents ; key personnel ( e.g. its recommendations for ‘ named person ’ ) . |
| 26 | The journey home commences on Saturday to arrive in Dover late on Sunday evening . |
| 27 | After three days of negotiations , federal and state government leaders overcame party rivalries late on Saturday to agree on new measures to consolidate the budget and help pay the huge costs of German unification . |
| 28 | AMPLEFORTH entertained Mount St Mary 's on Saturday to lose by a penalty to a goal , a try and two penalties , the 16-3 result ending the run of three unbeaten Ampleforth teams . |
| 29 | But neither was ever in contention , as Chip Beck , one of last year 's American Ryder Cup team , regained the lead he had lost on Saturday to win by a stroke from Greg Norman and Mike Standly . |
| 30 | William had set off on Saturday to walk between Ben Dearg and Ben Alligin Hills . |