Example sentences of "on [noun sg] [pers pn] [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If he goes on trial we may as well all start looking for other jobs . |
| 2 | That was , that was what the crew were getting four pound a week and course my father that time he done away with a cabin boy so I had to do more or less two jobs , see if I were n't working on deck I 'd go down and clean the cabins and that 's how , that 's how we kept the money going course then after a few years when they got to the finish about nineteen thirty one then the harbourmaster turned round and he ruc reduced our wages five shillings a week , so we were getting three pound fifteen a week . |
| 3 | On route you will have found plenty of cosy little cafes for a mid-morning coffee , cheerful pubs , and in the Bahnhofstrasse , confectionery shops whose wares are displayed with such imagination that it seems a sin to pass them by . |
| 4 | Simon Atkinson says that on board they will sleep eat and read … life slows down |
| 5 | The pannier bags normally stay on , but this climb came only one day into the trip and with a fortnight 's food on board I could n't even lift my bike . |
| 6 | But Lady McCollum warned that if the GCC , which is funded by the Department of Economic Development , is to be able to take these issues — and more — on board it must be properly resourced . |
| 7 | With the amount of alcohol he had on board he could not be sure of playing any further conversation with Ramsbum as tactfully as he would wish . |
| 8 | Which is I think where we finished up last time that when we 've got the stuff on computer we can |
| 9 | I 'll bet if Fairclough is on flash he wo n't score , if he 's not , watch out Leeds , for if he does score it will be all our own fault as we have the ammunition to stop him . |
| 10 | Having now met each other , it seemed that everywhere I went on camp I would come face to face with him , usually with his entourage of armourers fanning out behind him . |
| 11 | On completion you will have reached Level 2 of the RYA Keelboat Certificate . |
| 12 | I 've got it on tape I can prove it . |
| 13 | Otherwise , he relies on booze you could strip paint with . ’ |
| 14 | I divested myself of all my own French honours and laid them in my elder son 's lap on condition he should be content to be French , as I had discovered I was English . |
| 15 | When begged to return , he relented only on condition he could carry out a remarkable experiment : the so-called oprichnina , Ivan designated something like one-third of the country , carved out of scattered towns and provinces , as his personal domain , and set up a new administration to subject it to his personal will . |
| 16 | The whole scene to my informant was as clear as a bell , but on reflection it would seem as if it was part of an earlier railway system . |
| 17 | On reflection it should be possible to see that all sterling remittances and receipts to and from abroad will be transacted using sterling accounts in UK banks which are the property of banks located abroad . |
| 18 | On a first consideration one would not think that there would be appreciable stresses parallel to the crack surface but on reflection it will be seen that this must always be so . |
| 19 | The Prime Minister retorted angrily : ‘ I do believe that on reflection you might be ashamed of some of the things you have just said . ’ |
| 20 | I understand the hon. Gentleman 's concern , which is shared by my Department , but I do not think that on reflection he would want the defence industry to be singled out for particular treatment from our other manufacturing industries . |
| 21 | I hope that on reflection he will agree that that is good . |
| 22 | Three contenders for Mr Lamont 's job looked on clearly wondering what timebombs on tax they might be landed with in the years ahead . |
| 23 | Your money is spent only on Oreste you can be assured for I have enough . |
| 24 | Today in our series on education we shall be talking about the handicapped . |
| 25 | So long as they 're on strike you can keep their wages , ca n't you ? |
| 26 | On occasion you may begin to open a file and find that you would prefer to rename the file or delete it . |
| 27 | Boogie 's descriptions of the sounds are very accurate , too ; the ‘ British ’ settings really are very good indeed , and on occasion you could be forgiven for thinking you were indeed playing through a Bletchley-built stack . |
| 28 | Though the coaches are scheduled to take you all the way to and from your accommodation , on occasion it may be necessary for Cosmos to employ a local coach for part of the way to and from your hotel in order to comply with strict Driver 's Hours regulations imposed to ensure your safety . |
| 29 | On occasion it may be someone other than the actual adjudicator who has been involved . |
| 30 | On evidence it would appear that by 28 October 1973 [ twelve years before the writ ] the defendant had acquired complete and exclusive physical control of the plot … |