Example sentences of "on [noun sg] or [prep] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We asked respondents whether they had been stopped ( on foot or in a vehicle ) or had their house searched in the last year , and whether they had been arrested in the last five years ( called here , ‘ stopped , etc . ’ ) |
| 2 | She was a woman of fine physical strength , ready to go out on foot or in a canoe when called for . |
| 3 | University students of all kinds , not just those studying archaeology , often participate in excavations in vacations , and some university archaeology departments require their students to do a certain amount of practical work , on site or in a museum , as part of their course work . |
| 4 | Show some ability to recognise when planning , drafting , redrafting and revising are appropriate and to carry out these processes either on paper or on a computer screen . |
| 5 | Show an increased awareness that a first draft is malleable , eg by changing the form in which the material is cast , eg from a story to a playscript , or by moving text around ( either on paper or on a computer screen ) , or by altering sentence structure or choice of vocabulary . |
| 6 | Hence in practice there will be no problems arising from restrictions on transferability or from a company 's lien ; debentures will invariably provide that the money expressed to be secured will be paid , and that the debentures are transferable , free from any equities or claims between the company and the original or any intermediate holder . |
| 7 | If the title is registered it still is n't essential to register the devolution , because personal representatives can deal with a registered title without themselves being first registered as proprietors ; but if the property is not to be disposed of forthwith , either on sale or by a vesting assent , it 's desirable to register the devolution to the personal representatives as soon as practicable . |
| 8 | Often in the initial stages of database development new keywords can be suggested by the materials being indexed or particular design features may need to be altered once the information can be viewed on screen or in a print-out . |
| 9 | In certain circumstances , a claim may be made against the local planning authority for compensation , where permission is refused or granted subject to conditions by the Secretary of State on appeal or on a reference of the application to him . |
| 10 | The primary problem that all infrared astronomers face , whether using instruments on Earth or on a satellite , is that all objects emit infrared or ‘ heat ’ radiation . |