Example sentences of "[num] [prep] [noun] of [noun] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | The first formal visit by a Taiwanese delegation , the Straits Exchange Foundation ( SEF ) , to the Chinese mainland ended on May 5 [ see p. 38146 for start of visit on April 28 ] . |
| 2 | Finance ministers of the European Communities ( EC ) and European central bank governors held an informal meeting in Luxembourg on May 11 as part of negotiations on economic and monetary union ( EMU ) under way since December 1990 [ see pp. 37905-06 ] . |
| 3 | Last year Christie 's cleverly came up with a new slant to the national theme : the Spanish week at Christie 's involved two sales , one of works of art on 20 May and the other of paintings on 27 May . |
| 4 | The ninth National Assembly 's first session ended on Oct. 8 [ see p. 39094 for opening of Assembly on Sept. 19 and election of new President ] . |
| 5 | The extent of Taiwan 's indirect business with the mainland , via Hong Kong , was expected to reach a record US$7,000 million in 1992 , and Taiwan 's investments in China could come to US$10,000 million , reports said [ see p. 39005 for lifting of ban on contacts with PRC ] . |
| 6 | Over long distances this adds up to thousands of pounds of pressure on your limbs and joints . |
| 7 | Speakers at the rally warned that thousands of acres of land on the shore of Lough Neagh could become a lake if the mining went ahead , leading to the forced relocation of hundreds of families . |
| 8 | When Arafat met with King Husayn and President Mubarak in Aqaba in October 1988 amid reports of negotiations on a Palestinian Jordanian confederation , UNLU was quick to condemn the idea and express its own concern : ‘ when the Palestine National Movement is increasingly united around clear , unambiguous political proposals , rumors of confederation negotiations are worrying and confusing . ’ |