Example sentences of "[noun] on [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | No-one would believe they had a recession on in Japan when they have time and resources to devote to dreaming up and creating things like this : Toshiba Corp has just launched a line of word processors with sound effects — ‘ to introduce an element of fun in the workplace ’ according to Reuter — they bark when you write ‘ dog ’ , moo when you write ‘ cow ’ and make the sound of pouring when you write ‘ beer ’ , and if you recall a text file word-by-word at reading speed , they repeat these and 26 other pre-programmed noises , from sleigh bells to sirens , as the words come up — and it no doubt laughs like a drain when your boss sends it an electronic message telling you you 're fired for being a disruptive influence . |
| 2 | It 's very hard not to put your own views on to other people 's lifestyles . |
| 3 | The base on to which the silver is electroplated is a mix of nickel , copper and zinc , called nickel silver , although there is no silver in the alloy . |
| 4 | Trim away excess and place the base on to the cake drum . |
| 5 | He had a habit of spitting into his hands and licking moisture on to his fingers while he worked . |
| 6 | But , he adds : ‘ There is an enormous advantage in building change on to something that is already known and respected . |
| 7 | In a remarkable inversion of Soviet vocabulary , he accused radicals of pressing for power using the " neo-Bolshevik tactic " of taking the political struggle on to the streets . |
| 8 | Indeed , the JMU will automatically consider adding an investment business inspection on to an audit monitoring visit to an authorised firm . |
| 9 | ‘ I got Colin on to them . ’ |
| 10 | Er where we 'd inter-coopt er Colin on to the F and G P for that so you get the opportunity , thank you very much , you get the opportunity of reporting to us what , what you 've done . |
| 11 | Once past her garden , Clare turned off the narrow lane on to a path hedged high with hawthorn , which led up the gently rising hill behind the cottage to the wood . |
| 12 | Since I am perfectly fit myself I had to consider Miller 's tribulation with some care , for I am here putting a foot on to an unknown terrain — always an exhilarating experience for a writer . |
| 13 | Delaney swung a foot on to the ladder . |
| 14 | But Norman 's wholly unflustered , plots his way from hold to hold , from rest to rest , occasionally commenting on the way the knee-pads disconcertingly twist ; sometimes whopping with delight as he gets a foot on to a substantial hold . |
| 15 | But Norman 's wholly unflustered , plots his way from hold to hold , from rest to rest , occasionally commenting on the way the knee-pads disconcertingly twist , sometimes whooping with delight as he gets a foot on to a substantial hold . ’ |
| 16 | He gripped it with his hands , got his foot on to the latch , heaved up and rolled over the top . |
| 17 | Her fingers were gentle but firm , and he sprawled back on his elbows and watched her as she lifted his foot on to her lap and massaged all the tired muscles . |
| 18 | With a bit of practice , you can learn to put a condom on without the punter knowing you 've done it ! |
| 19 | Prolonged frost will drive these birds on to the sea , but many return inland immediately there is a thaw . |
| 20 | One by one , he put the drowsy birds on to the top perch . |
| 21 | He made it without difficulty on to his raft , swinging it round to join the group he had noticed dropping away to his left ; and was overturned by a breaking wave . |
| 22 | incentive to get us up this last steep pull on to the summit of Beinn Ghlas . |
| 23 | l Louise looked at her young son and suggested he might like to take his easel on to the patio . |
| 24 | Zigzagging our way down the street we saw a car coming towards us and thought some terrible error had allowed the driver on to the toboggan track . |
| 25 | At Cheltenham , they recoup early losses with a late hat-trick of winners ; at Brighton , they come badly unstuck ; and at Redcar they pull off a major coup , smuggling suitcase-loads of money on to a 7–1 shot past the eagle eye of the bookies . |
| 26 | Risk ran riot at La Cinq , which was finally switched off after being beaten by losses of more than £100m and shareholders ' refusal to throw any more good money on to its airwaves . |
| 27 | Along with Siemens Italia SpA president Giorgio Scanavacca , Italian legal authorities arrested Davide Giacalone , former advisor to Oscar Mammi , former minister of post and telecom , on bribery charges : Giacalone is charged with having accepted $5.3m from Giuseppe Parrella , former managing director of ASST , Azienda Telefonica dello Stato SpA , in the minister 's study ; Giacalone has already told the police that he passed the money on to representatives of the Republican party ; for his part , the former PTT minister declared his innocence : ‘ That I was involved in a history of billion-lire bribes is as unfounded as it is untrue — at whatever moment the magistrates tell me it is necessary to investigate my accounts , I will liberate myself immediately from parliamentary immunity , ’ he said . |
| 28 | As Ilse happily slipped out of her thin white overall , Ingrid noticed the audience tossing money on to a plate which was being passed around . |
| 29 | " No , I have to slip along pretty sharpish and get some money on to Lal 's horse before they go out . |
| 30 | Before he saw Nicandra alone on the stand , he had noticed a different kind of tension ; it was in the bar , where Andrew was having a drink with Lalage , while now , he guessed , Nicandra would be getting the money on to Lalage 's horse . |