Example sentences of "on [noun prp] that [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They admitted they were told on Saturday that Timothy had not returned from a 250-mile trip from Tilbury in Essex — but they only found the lorry on Monday morning . |
| 2 | If Forest thought they were on their way up the table after beating Tranmere on Saturday that hope was frustrated . |
| 3 | The Northern Echo revealed on Saturday that Darlington Wedding Cars had disconnected its phone and left no forwarding address . |
| 4 | Mitsubishi confirmed in February it was talking to SGS , and the SGS spokeswoman said on Friday that talks were continuing.SGS-Thomson calculates the world Flash memory market at $300m last year , and expects it to grow to $500m this year and , fuelled by demand for small , light portable storage , to soar to $2,500m by 1996 . |
| 5 | It was at Macclesfield on Friday that Colchester clinched their place in the Vauxhall FA Trophy final , where they will meet Witton Albion at Wembley on Sunday May 10 . |
| 6 | The Dutch prime minister , Ruud Lubbers , said on Friday that Mr Sgreccia 's remarks were ‘ absolutely unacceptable ’ . |
| 7 | IBM Corp says its Personal Computer Co shipped 30% to 35% more personal computers in the first quarter than it did during the year-ago period , and vice-chairman Jack Kuehler expects it to be ‘ reasonably profitable ’ in 1993 — but the personal computer business is now so volatile that making forecasts more than a quarter ahead is a mug 's game : following Conner Peripherals Inc 's warning on Friday that it is seeing oversupply and soft demand for disk drives ( CI No 2,142 ) , observers are saying that grey market prices for 80486s are now weak ; Finis Conner said on Friday that Conner would have to slash production and payrolls in the months ahead to remain competitive — ‘ The market is in total disarray , ’ he said ; ‘ the pricing that has occurred in the last four to five days has been something I 've never seen believes the booming personal computer industry is showing signs of slowing after being fuelled for over two years by the price war . |
| 8 | Michael Heseltine said on Tuesday that Nigel Lawson was wrong to dismiss the deficit as a minor matter — something which he said smacked of ‘ socialist naivety ’ . |
| 9 | At first , however , it was on Bobby that Minton 's interest chiefly focused . |
| 10 | Tanagra tried to replace Thebes as informal hegemon of the league in mid-century , but it was on Thebes that Sparta 's plans centred in the First Peloponnesian War . |
| 11 | The European Commission has set up definitive measures to stop imports of computer chips from South Korea being dumped within the Community : finance ministers decided on Monday that imports of dynamic RAMs from Korea would either be subject to import duties of 24.7% or to a pricing deal worked out with the three main chip producers , Samsung Electronics Co Ltd , Hyundai Electronics Industries Co Ltd and Goldstar Electron Co Ltd ; anti-dumping duties had been levied at 10.1% ; the Big Three took 25% of the Community in 1990 from just 6% in 1986 . |
| 12 | This is in contrast with Mr Bangemann 's declaration on Monday that West Germans should not be asked to choose between their desire to overcome Germany 's division and their support for greater European integration . |
| 13 | The National Rivers Authority warned mariners on Monday that engineers and builders would be working on the river from mid-February until June 1993 . |
| 14 | It was in honour of that adventure which left him facing a crown court appearance on Monday that Whitby Folk Club held the shanty event last week . |
| 15 | Well this is the last place you 'd expect to come for summer sport but it 's here at Wembley on Monday that swindon town will bring their hopes and hearts … hello there … this is the stage where the fate … the future … the fortunes of Swindon Town will be decided in just one game against Leicester City … the prize a place in football 's premier league … so let's go down Wembley Way to size up the Big Match … |
| 16 | Chris Patten acknowledged on Wednesday that HMIP needs more staff but there is , as yet , no firm commitment to extra cash . |
| 17 | Mr John Astbury , Clerk to the Justices , said yesterday he had heard suggestions on Wednesday that Mr Boswell , 62 , had nodded off . |
| 18 | Gradually it dawned on Peter that Molland wanted more than confirmation of his decisions and to demonstrate his own honesty : he honestly believed that this numbingly tedious attention to detail was doing Peter a favour by distracting him from his grief . |
| 19 | A judge in Columbus , Ohio , announced on Thursday that Reynolds should receive £18.5 million from the IAAF for loss of earnings and impunitive damages . |
| 20 | Hopes had risen on Thursday that China would abandon its block on talks on the proposals and accept Hong Kong government representatives and influence in any negotiating team with Beijing . |
| 21 | Mr Fyodorov made it clear in Moscow on Thursday that Russia was desperate for the West 's help , but he also vowed to press ahead with reform with or without G7 financial assistance . |
| 22 | But the Labour Campaign for Lesbian and Gay Rights argued in a debate on Thursday that back-tracking was costing gay support ‘ in droves ’ . |
| 23 | With remarks denounced yesterday as racist , Mr McNeil claimed on Thursday that infant malnutrition or genetics could lie behind heavy over-representation of Asian and black children in the two most acute categories of special needs schools in the region . |
| 24 | It was beginning to dawn on Hoomey that horses like this — surely ? — were going to need quite a lot of attention , feeding , brushing and all that stuff . |