Example sentences of "on [noun sg] [adv] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | PRESIDENT Boris Yeltsin called on parliament yesterday to sack its chairman , Ruslan Khasbulatov , while Mr Khasbulatov accused the president of playing games over the fate of Russia . |
| 2 | I 'll have to get this on tape just to prove that |
| 3 | MICHAEL ROBERTS puts his title chasing ambitions on hold today to undergo treatment on his troublesome back injury . |
| 4 | Boys seem to make an effort only if they are going into a situation where they know they might meet someone they fancy , whereas lots of girls I know will put on make-up just to go to the local shop ! |
| 5 | It was not unknown for men to become peculiar , or even on occasion completely to lose their reason , in the vast spaces of Masailand , but there is no evidence that this was more likely to happen there than in other lonely postings . |
| 6 | When the Boundary Commission looks at these matters over every 10 years or so , demography and demographic conditions have to be considered , and it is less easy than it appears on paper simply to provide consistency in terms of the demographic relationship of the people living in the country and the number of Members representing them in the House . |
| 7 | IRAN 'S supreme spiritual leader , Ayatollah Ali Khamenei , appeared on television yesterday to urge Muslims to join anti-Israeli Qods Day ( Jerusalem Day ) rallies today . |
| 8 | If you are hoping to start a family soon and have already investigated the financial aspects , you will know that statutory maternity pay is determined by your length of service and requires you to earn on average enough to pay Class One National Insurance Contributions . |
| 9 | A hospital and an RAF airbase are on standby tonight to help with the evacuation of victims of the war in Bosnia . |
| 10 | Jo and her coach , Alan Jones have been booked for the week of 11–18 April 1992 , and will be on hand daily to help you with your game , whether you 're a beginner , intermediate or advanced player . |
| 11 | Yes er that , that 's no problem but what I would like to do is obviously keep er face to face er contact so that we can explain the thing fully because you may have other questions that you want to ask once you 've actually read it so therefore I 'm on hand hopefully to answer all these questions |
| 12 | Evaluation has its own jargon and this can be a major stumbling block , leading the Working Party on Training specifically to suggest that this should not be allowed to confuse the issue : |
| 13 | Fortunately there is no need to rely on occupation alone to assess social and economic status . |
| 14 | She wanted to be out of his sight very quickly and she leaned on Marguerite willingly to get up the stairs as fast as possible . |
| 15 | Terry Gibson was on target twice to help Wimbledon eclipse Port Vale 3-0 for a 5-1 win on aggregate . |