Example sentences of "on [verb] the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On touching the seventh band , the individual may feel that the stone is rocking or moving and feel a tingling sensation like a mild electric shock . |
| 2 | On contacting the 359th Fighter Group Association , we were surprised to find that 42–106929 did not appear in the Group 's official history , which listed Lt Ferris 's crash , but not his aircraft . |
| 3 | Zakks stylist , Sharon Rainey , set to work on eliminating the last frizzy remnants of Sarah 's grown out perm , using huge velcro rollers . |
| 4 | ‘ It 's brilliant , a Verdon for bumblies ’ I had joyfully called down to Mick , on climbing the first of these pitches during an earlier attempt . |
| 5 | In a letter to the Institute , Mr. Major offers his congratulations to Bovis Construction Ltd on becoming the 200th company to join the newly launched Chartered Building Company Scheme , which he calls ‘ a testimony to the British building industry in its determination to achieve ever improving standards ’ . |
| 6 | De Gaulle 's priorities on becoming the Fourth Republic 's last prime minister had a familiar ring to anybody who remembered his actions in the 1940s . |
| 7 | But if he came prepared to kill it was odd that he had relied on seizing the first convenient weapon ; unless , of course , he knew that the mallet would be ready to hand . |
| 8 | The council 's next meeting , on Monday , is the last before work on installing the first phase of the new lighting in Upper Street is due to start . |
| 9 | Work on dismantling the first pieces of sculpture in the Pavillon de Flore began in January this year ; their installation in the Richelieu wing is also due to be finished by autumn 1993 . |
| 10 | He was concentrating on demolishing the last of the lime and liquorice sweets he had brought with him in his haversack from Partick , and he trod purposefully on the wet red leaves with his hiking-boots as he strode along . |
| 11 | The Dyaks of Borneo , for instance , have always referred to the orangutan as the " man of the forest " , treating him at least with the dignity accorded to neighbouring tribes , whereas the Europeans , on examining the first Tierra del Fuegans brought back to the West , could not decide whether to classify them as humans or animals . |
| 12 | May I extend my heartiest congratulations to Dexter Tiranti , Lesley and Peter Adamson , Troth Wells and the whole NI team on reaching the 200th issue . |
| 13 | On reaching the last train they found a colleague talking to a middle-aged man dressed in a light-coloured rain coat and flat cap who was assumed to have been overcarried on the last train after going out of service at Capland Road Station . |
| 14 | And finally tonight congratulations to Hereford United on reaching the fourth round of the FA Cup where they 'll face the might of Brian Clough and his Nottingham Forest side . |
| 15 | I was just congratulating myself on negotiating the first and second holes fairly well when disaster struck at the 142-yard par-three third . |
| 16 | They had reacted badly to the amount of time she was forced to spend on organising the first meeting . |
| 17 | Himalayan Kingdoms are to be congratulated on organising the first commercial British expedition to an 8000m peak , but Alan Hinkes does not tell us enough in his article Broad Peak in the June issue . |
| 18 | Finally , they would not be too keen on obeying the seventh commandment concerning adultery and abuse of sex ( Exodus 20:14 ) . |
| 19 | If he is , does it really make a difference that he gives the note or cheque promptly on receiving the first demand for payment ? |