Example sentences of "on board [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | One fishing vessel that we had been watching for a long period had more than one narrow escape from detection by British controls , but was finally turned back by Dutch customs patrols shortly after leaving a Continental port with a cargo of immigrants on board bound for the UK . |
| 2 | Perversely , in the way of Customs Officers , we insisted but gave him ten minutes to clear up , then climbed on board to see to the necessary documentation . |
| 3 | He was frequently called upon to arrest fugitives or criminals on board ship in the Hamoaze , or in the Sound , armed with the silver oar , symbol of his authority , and his oaken truncheon . |
| 4 | An aircraft with nine people on board crashed on the Pacific island of Espiritu Santo , Vanuatu , on July 29 , killing all passengers . |
| 5 | The three men on board admitted to the smuggling attempt and a fourth man was picked up by the police as the waited in a parked car at the landing place . |