Example sentences of "the [noun] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lay the interlining on top with the raw edges of interlining level with the marked hemline and top edge of the curtains ( fig. 31 ) . |
| 2 | Then serge ( page 34 ) the turning allowance of the outer fabric to the turning of the interlining on the back of the pelmet and through the buckram , making sure no stitches show on the right side . |
| 3 | Then I noticed the tag on the collar . |
| 4 | The source was positioned 5 cm above the cardia and 5 cm below the tag on the pH probe . |
| 5 | On the fateful night he ascended the stairs , passed through the barrier and greeted the porter on duty and then he walked down onto the track . |
| 6 | He let the fresh air clear the wine fumes from his head and , dropping all pretence , began to question the porter on what he had hinted earlier . |
| 7 | In the darkness of Middleton Civic Hall , a couple are intently watching the activities on stage . |
| 8 | Gardening is among the activities on offer for the over 50s when the Time of your Life Expo arrives in Glasgow early next year . |
| 9 | On board Viking we lost no time in following the example of our shipmates who were sound asleep , blissfully indifferent to the activities on shore . |
| 10 | Governments can raise tax revenue only if they can identify the activities on which the tax rates apply . |
| 11 | When pressed by the defence on how he could see what was happening in the dark the man replied : ‘ I was reared without lights . |
| 12 | Their Lordships were shown a judgment of the Supreme Court of Canada in Stinchcombe v. The Queen ( unreported ) , 7 November 1991 from which it appears that ( partly in reliance on section 7 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms ) a much wider view is taken of the prosecution 's duty of disclosure of documents to the defence , namely , that , subject to certain discretions as to whether and when disclosure should be made , the Crown has a legal duty to disclose all relevant information to the defence on the basis that |
| 13 | This was an advance from the figure of nineteen claimed by the defence on the pleadings . |
| 14 | At 11 o'clock de Castelnau , by now in receipt of further intelligence which seemed to presage the total collapse of the defence on the Right Bank , was back in Joffre 's office . |
| 15 | ( The Director can provide a copy of the response on request ) . |
| 16 | These requirements were substantially met before 1969 by the creation of discretionary trusts , by which property is given to trustees upon trust to apply the income on capital in favour of such one or more members of a group of beneficiaries as the trustees shall in their absolute discretion determine . |
| 17 | However , I do not think that one could increase pensions in line with earnings each year if one did not address oneself , not to the rate at which contributions are made , but to the income on which contributions are assessed . |
| 18 | In the first year , students are introduced to the disciplines on which the course is based , notably History , Politics and Sociology , and some subsidiary Psychology and Philosophy . |
| 19 | When pitching in strong winds place the tent on the ground with the entrance you 'll be using pointing away from the wind . |
| 20 | Having read through my notes with a fine toothpick , I can find no mention of the tent on the far side of the ground whatsoever . |
| 21 | I have used the tent on many occasions and apart from the usual condensation most nylon flysheets produce , it has given excellent performance . |
| 22 | The defences on the Danube had been neglected , for as long as the frontier lay on the Dniester the inhabitants of Moesia believed themselves to be secure . |
| 23 | The soil 's being used to build up the defences on the banks of the River Severn in Gloucestershire . |
| 24 | But the companies are considering picketing the gates of the park on its opening day . |
| 25 | Children may become Junior Friends of the park on payment of a small annual membership fee . |
| 26 | The officially preferred route cut across the entrance to the park on an embankment . |
| 27 | He died , and when the time came for his house to be demolished , a window from it was preserved and rebuilt in the park on a pedestal . |
| 28 | ‘ Not to play at soldiers with your men , or let them play in the band in the park on a Sunday afternoon . |
| 29 | It stood at the north end of Duke Street , flanked by the park on its north and west sides , and was designed by Soane in 1829 . |
| 30 | The Eleanor Cross , at the edge of the park on London Road , is one of only three surviving crosses erected by Edward I to mark the route of Queen Eleanor 's funeral cortege in 1290 . |