Example sentences of "[coord] [noun] [verb] [adv] on [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( d ) The gang may be constituted of two or three core members with other tradesmen or labourers employed either on daywork or discounted rates . |
| 2 | In an unprecedented move the Hong Kong Legislative Council ( Legco ) or parliament voted overwhelmingly on Dec. 4 to reject an agreement on the composition of Hong Kong 's Court of Final Appeal — which in 1993 would replace the Privy Council in London — signed in September by the Sino-British Joint Liaison Group ( JLG ) [ see p. 38531 ] . |
| 3 | Consequently , he started looking rather less convincing as self-appointed bard of the downtrodden , with 1978 's Blue Valentine and 1980 's Heartattack & Vine verging precariously on self parody . |
| 4 | So , if your boiler , fire or cooker goes down on Christmas day , we 'll be there to sort things out . |
| 5 | Paty 's current plasterer was Joseph Thomas whose own little house , No 5 Guinea Street , was an authentic riot , with ceilings of squirrels and birds perched precariously on plaster curlicues and ‘ C ’ scrolls . |
| 6 | The new frontier for firms like BP , Statoil , Amoco and Pennzoil lies not on land but under the Caspian Sea . |
| 7 | We have already indicated that investment depends to some extent on the rate of interest and businessmen 's expectations , government spending depends on government policy and exports depend largely on incomes overseas . |
| 8 | The Hull delegate to the National Conference of the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children , in Nottingham in October , was surprised to learn that China is less than half as densely populated as the UK , despite the forcible abortion and sterilisation carried out on women in China and used as a means of genocide in Chinese-occupied Tibet . |
| 9 | But when BBC 2 's ‘ Newsnight ’ organised a kind of return match four German historians and journalists dwelt long on Britain 's archaic society and nineteenth-century delusions of grandeur . |
| 10 | Yorkshire proceeded to squander the final two doubles in a 6–3 win over the previously unbeaten Essex , and Hampshire went back on court needing to win all three doubles matches to secure the necessary 8–1 margin over Middlesex . |
| 11 | Doctor 's with your Pappy now , Miss Cora-Beth , and he 's ill with grieving and Jake went off on horseback not half an hour ago to fetch you and Mr Harry back from your party and we 's been waitin' and waitin' for you … ’ |
| 12 | Then there is the theatre , built in jungle opulent , with pillars and balconies and statues lifting off on wings . |
| 13 | NCR AND COREL TEAM UP ON SCSI CONTROLLERS |
| 14 | Mr Franks added that he and Tippett worked together on things for schoolchildren after Boosbeck . |
| 15 | Certificates for flute and swimming hung up on strings by Dad . |
| 16 | At Kidd 's arrival Clive and Stokes concentrated solely on executive search , but it has since undertaken organisational consulting assignments . |
| 17 | ‘ Of course , you did promise Anna that you would take her to Sherwood Forest the next time she and Sam came over on business , ’ he reminded Merrill tauntingly . |
| 18 | What party and which politician will win the prize of Ministry of Culture and Education depends therefore on Mitterrand 's choice of Prime Minister ; on the negotiations among the coalition partners within the new majority , in particular on how the major ministries are shared out ; on the relative strength of the various groups within the UDF , and on whether Education is hived off . |
| 19 | Mature , accurate news and comment focused largely on developments in DVI and DVI-related technologies and media . |
| 20 | This is because February is a hot summer month in that country and people go away on holiday . |
| 21 | Fairfax and Claudia sit down on camp chairs . |
| 22 | ‘ Of course , tomorrow is Monday and Jones goes back on air , so perhaps he feels he ca n't waste his energy on you tonight . ’ |
| 23 | The data reveal that most of the questions and tasks successfully undertaken by pupils in the lowest third of the target pupils involve basic processes of counting and calculation carried out on paper , mentally , and with a calculator ; direct readings from tables of data ; recognition and drawing of familiar shapes ; and some visualization tasks . |
| 24 | ‘ And Anne firewatching now on top of that hard job . |
| 25 | Germany scored worst on transport , and Italy scored lowest on waste . |
| 26 | Quite apart from my academic concerns and duties — consciously removed from them , indeed — I have political interests and commitments focussed also on Europe . |
| 27 | Diana and Charles link up on Harry 's big school day |
| 28 | The car was left in Birchington Avenue and Burgess ran away on foot . |
| 29 | AT&T AND NOVELL GET TOGETHER ON TELECOMS |
| 30 | For instance , it is commonly supposed that trees and shrubs colour better on acid soils than they do on alkaline . |