Example sentences of "of [noun] on [num ord] " in BNC.

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1 Although there is a wealth of literature on second language acquisition — usually in children of primary school age or younger , and usually as a consequence of schooling in a second language — the processes of the foreign language classroom are not necessarily identical or even generally comparable .
2 In his contribution to the present volume , the distinguished Soviet historian , Leonid Goryushkin , has added fresh insights to the body of literature on nineteenth and early twentieth-century peasant migration patterns by demonstrating how these reflected the fluctuating social , economic and political policies of the late tsarist regime and by analysing their impact on the agrarian economy and village industries of Siberia in the decades before the first World War .
3 Cost is calculated as follows : Raw materials — cost of purchase on first in , first out basis Work in progress — cost of raw materials and labour together with and finished goods attributable overheads .
4 ON 13th May , 1992 the Holy Father formally established a new World Day for the Sick to be observed each year on the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes on 11th February .
5 About a third of the teenagers surveyed had part-time jobs with average weekly earnings of £13.10 , an increase of 3pc on last year .
6 There must have been some mistake as a cheque for £25 was sent to your on 27th June 1991 and I received a letter of thanks on 30th July 1991 .
7 Following a meeting of the National Examinations Board of Embalmers on 19th October 1990 , which was attended by representatives from the National Education Committee and Tutors Guild , a report was produced and was also published in The Embalmer .
8 A meeting was held with the Bank of Ireland on 8th April at which IBOA emphasised the necessity to have full agreement before any cost reduction proposals are put in place .
9 No amount of reflection on first principles will stop a Christian from assuming that the morality demanded of women , which in Islam he judges to be imposed by the physically stronger sex in its own interests , is in his own religion true to the equality of the sexes before God ; not until women become conscious of and vocal about their own interests does he appreciate that the difference from Islam has from the very first been only one of degree .
10 The accounts were approved by the Board of Directors on 8th June 1993 and signed on its behalf by : R K A Wakeling Directors J N Sheldrick
11 Mr Alan Milburn said new funding arrangements from April meant companies and training providers would be paid £28 a week for each trainee a drop of £3 on last year .
12 This is an increase of £200,000 on last season when John Fourie not only celebrated his 53rd birthday here , but led South African golfers to a splendid 1-2-3 on the scoreboard .
13 The services on offer from the Community Relations Branch include the ‘ blue lamp disco ’ , a title evocative of George Dixon and consensus policing ; the organization of disco-dancing competitions and football tournaments with children from other police divisions in Belfast ; nature rambles ; access to outward-bound centres , some in Great Britain , the cost of attendance being borne by the RUC ; swimming lessons , including swimming for visually handicapped children ; and the provision in schools of classes on first aid , safety , and law , and of other general campaigns aimed at children , like the ‘ Say No To Strangers ’ campaign .
14 This shows an increase of 13% on last years figure .
15 As promised by Palmerston during the previous session , a Select Committee was set up by the House of Commons on 28th April , 1856 to consider ‘ the best means of providing Accommodation for the various Public Departments in the Neighbourhood of Downing Street ’ .
16 ‘ Operating creatively ’ on a proposal which was in effect another version of reparation , although this time to the community as a whole , Maudling echoed the sentiments of the ACPS in his speech commending the Criminal Justice Bill to the House of Commons on Second Reading .
17 When the new Clause was debated in the House of Commons on 5th December , Joan Ruddock was the only MP to attempt an amendment to delete it in its entirety .
18 The Committee had four more meetings and reported to the House of Commons on 18th July , 1856 .
19 Despite a statement by Selwyn Lloyd , the Foreign Secretary , in the House of Commons on 23rd July that there was ‘ no question of large-scale operations by British troops on the ground ’ , Army units had to be flown up to the Oman from Kenya to support the Sultan 's armed forces in crushing the rebellion .
20 It was announced in the House of Commons on 26th February 1975 that the current restrictions on agricultural rents should cease to operate from 28th May 1975 .
21 That led to the Hundred Years War , and in the summer of 1346 , Edward III landed in Normandy and that led to the battle of Crecy on 26th .
22 On 2nd June 1914 , The Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife , were assassinated by a Bosnian Serb and that triggered a series of events that led to the outbreak of war on 4th , August 1914 — the war that became known as The Great War .
23 You can always look back and say " What if " , but we must remember that we got ourselves out of a couple of scrapes on last two days and for a time we looked absolutely terrible , but we turned it around and could have won .
24 The Directors have declared an interim dividend for the year ending 31st December 1993 of 9.7p per share ( 1992 : 9.7p per share ) costing $43.7m ( 1992 : $43.6m ) payable on or after 1st January 1994 to ordinary shareholders on the Register of Members at close of business on 29th October 1993 .
25 A final dividend of 6.1p is recommended to be paid on 27th August 1993 to shareholders on the register at the close of business on 2nd July 1993 .
26 An interim dividend of 2.9p per share was paid on 20th January 1993 and a final dividend of 6.1p per share is recommended to be paid on 27th August 1993 to those shareholders on the register at the close of business on 2nd July 1993 .
27 The Directors have decided to recommend to the ordinary shareholders at the Annual General Meeting to be held on 28th April 1993 , a final dividend of 17.05p per share ( 1991 equivalent 17.05p ) , payable on or after 1st July 1993 , to shareholders on the Register of Members at close of business on 7th May 1993 .
28 Conditions may be attached to the bestowal of rights on third parties ; onerous conditions could , in the opinion of a third party , transform such a right into an obligation .
29 I felt like Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz on first seeing Munchkinland — the scene when the screen changed from sepia to glorious Technicolor and Judy Garland spoke that immortal line , ‘ You know , Toto , I do n't believe we 're in Kansas any more . ’
30 Edward II decided to take action against the Scots in 1314 , but lost against Robert Bruce at the battle of Bannockburn on 24th .
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