Example sentences of "on [noun sg] for an " in BNC.
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| 1 | As for Philip , the prospect of seeing the man who was supposed to marry his sister go off on crusade for an indefinite period seems to have been too much for him . |
| 2 | Mr Kinnock , reaffirming his confidence that Labour was on course for an overall majority , dismissed reports that Mr Ashdown was seeking four Cabinet places in a coalition with Labour . |
| 3 | Two other surveys that gave Labour a significant lead last week — fuelling Labour hopes that Mr Kinnock was on course for an outright majority — indicated that the gap had narrowed sharply . |
| 4 | Ogwen and the Carneddau is on course for an early autumn publication , after some totally unavoidable delays , and the Llanbers volume hinges predominantly on Paul Williams ' update of the text , so do n't distract him ! |
| 5 | ( e ) That , when a subcontractor will be on site for an extensive period , detailed interim accounts are prepared at monthly intervals . |
| 6 | Five , six and seven year olds are perfectly capable of working on drama for an hour and a half or more at a time , but they need very clear tasks , strong images and narratives which are intriguing and above all dramatic . |
| 7 | Most of us took the easy way out and accepted a helicopter ride back to Kleine Scheidegg , but Drummond and eight others stayed on top for an all-night vigil . |
| 8 | Took a walk in the fields saw an old wood stile taken away from a favourite spot which it had occupied all my life the posts were overgrown with Ivy & it seemed so akin to nature & the spot where it stood as tho it had taken it on lease for an undisturbed existance it hurt me to see it was gone for my affections claims a friendship with such things but nothing is lasting in this world last year Langley Bush was destroyd an old white thorn that had stood for more than a century full of fame the gipsies shepherds & herdmen all had their tales of its history & it will be long ere its memory is forgotten . |
| 9 | A MAN murdered a Liverpool landlady while on bail for an earlier attack on her , a court was told today . |
| 10 | A MAN charged with murdering the licensee of a public house was on bail for an alleged attack on her , a court was told yesterday . |
| 11 | The research brings together academics from the countries included in the study to provide descriptive material on decentralisation for an edited publication . |
| 12 | And tickets are to go on sale for an Easter draw with a huge Easter Egg as first prize . |
| 13 | The Irises was left on show for an extra fortnight but removed last week for security reasons , according to Mr Cross . |
| 14 | Despite being on stage for an all-too-brief twenty-five minutes , Mick proved that he has in no way lost touch with his roots and years of playing to huge , stadium-sized audiences has not impaired his ability to communicate with a comparatively ‘ small ’ crowd . |
| 15 | The Jamaican-born winger is six weeks ahead of schedule and if he comes through this test against a Tranmere side , he will be on target for an appearance in the Premier League match at QPR on November 23 . |
| 16 | Two-thirds of the homes have been constructed and the remainder are on target for an autumn completion . |
| 17 | From then on , they delivered an album absolutely on time for an August or September release six years running . |
| 18 | Brisk afternoon wind arrived bang on time for an exciting sail . |