Example sentences of "[to-vb] on a [noun sg] of the " in BNC.
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| 1 | When Chaovalit 's resignation was announced early on June 11 ( the day on which the Prime Minister was due to embark on a tour of the United States ) there were immediate fears that a coup attempt might be launched , as soldiers in Bangkok and other areas began demonstrating within their barracks . |
| 2 | The second interview ended abruptly when the convalescent tried to embark on a discussion of the merits of his water-colours . |
| 3 | And then we 're going to edit the Chronicles of Amaranth , and after that , ’ said Fribble , ‘ after that , we 're going to embark on a history of the Sorcery Wars between the Amaranthines and the Tyrians . |
| 4 | He was barely eighteen , he was to go on a tour of the fabled cities of England ; he was to be thrown in with chorus girls , drink with vagabonds of the stage , have the money for floozies and low bars , time to read and time to talk and be praised for doing this stage work which was not work at all . |
| 5 | We might find it hard today to agree on a description of the differences between women and men — and perhaps they are less marked than we used to think . |
| 6 | According to the reported terms of the agreement the government would call a referendum to decide on a reform of the Constitution and would table in Congress a reform of the current electoral law . |
| 7 | The other option , of course , would have been to survive on a diet of the same bananas until help arrived . |
| 8 | In the Chairman 's Address by the Rev. Arnold Thomas quoted above he went on to expand on a definition of the Nonconformist Conscience and in so doing showed how social attitudes and religious arguments had become fused . |