Example sentences of "[conj] on the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had n't the least idea where on the head was the best place to hit or how hard it had to be . |
| 2 | This is why , with baits that differ in size , weight , and where on the bottom they lie in regard to cleanliness , we have to use various permutations of length of bite indication , that is to say , the amount of free line we allow it to take before striking . |
| 3 | ( 2 ) Where on the election of a chairman an equal number of votes is given for two or more persons , the meeting shall determine by lot which of those persons shall be the chairman . |
| 4 | Where on the map are the main markets for each of the products ? |
| 5 | The first tactical decision is over where on the line you start . |
| 6 | At the end of April , all three withdrew from the election after being placed low down in a kind of primary contest held among the United Left 's Madrid rank-and-file to help decide who should go where on the list of candidates put before the capital 's voters ( a candidate 's position is crucial to his chances of a seat ) . |
| 7 | And where on the face of this earth would you find such an exceptional price ? |
| 8 | If he wanted to keep his horse away from a certain mare he had only to rub some of the liquid on the stallion 's bridle or on the mare to ensure that the horse would not go near her . |
| 9 | who was present with him in or on the vehicle . |
| 10 | ‘ who was present with him in or on the vehicle ’ . |
| 11 | ‘ who was present with him or on the vehicle ’ . |
| 12 | The Bill refers to £200 million a year being saved on the cost of collection , but it does not mention whether that £200 million is a saving on the cost of collecting the poll tax or on the cost of collecting the original rates . |
| 13 | And , as Popper reminds us , this is so in a literal sense : we can find the outcomes of research on the library shelves , or on the computer disc . |
| 14 | For example , supposing that the flow investigated becomes more complicated than might be expected because of an instability , this fact would be discovered not by a stability analysis but by the observation , in the laboratory or on the computer , that a complicated flow occurred . |
| 15 | Caseloads are contained in manual lists or on the computer which is accessed by printouts . |
| 16 | Drill several small holes around the rest of the lid , either along the edge or on the top , and you have a very useful undergravel filter . |
| 17 | On the phone , or on the bed , on the floor ! |
| 18 | The problem of poverty with which the student is concerned is primarily an industrial one , — and only secondly in its manifestations , — [ found ] in the mill , in the mine or at the docks , — not in casual wards or on the embankment . |
| 19 | It was a dead time of day in Loxford , with only a handful of people out in their gardens — she would have to have the usual shouted conversation with Mr Biddle among his brassica stumps , and a whispered one with Mrs Eddoes , who treated life as a giant conspiracy — and nobody in the shop or on the green . |
| 20 | or on the sand , near where the river runs into the sea ? |
| 21 | He did not dwell on the hyena spotted in blood that Abraham was going to throw into hell on the Day of Resurrection , or on the necessity of chopping male infidels into small pieces . |
| 22 | As well as the inescapable carrier bag , and the rubbish bin liner , either of which can provide large enough pieces for a kite sail , the material is available by the metre or on the roll . |
| 23 | If that does n't sound like you , use a qualified electrician who is a member of the Electrical Contractors Association ( ECA ) or on the roll of NICEIC ( National Inspection Council for Electrical Installation Contracting ) . |
| 24 | Steps that can be taken include imposing a ceiling on further price rises , or on the opening of new positions , or on the price charged for rolling over a position . |
| 25 | ( 2 ) Frequently reference is made ( as in the precedent ) to forfeiture being available on the breach of a covenant by the guarantor or on the bankruptcy of the guarantor . |
| 26 | The product runs on IBM , Hewlett-Packard , Sun and Sequent Unix servers or on the mainframe , and Peregrine plans to support all Unix versions . |
| 27 | Where they may differ from their informal counterparts is in the amount of time spent on such studies or on the message given to the children and their parents that such activities are incidental to ‘ real ’ learning ( the mastery of arithmetical or grammatical skills ) . |
| 28 | Of the forty women , twenty-six claimed that they worked harder than their husbands , seven said the men worked harder , and seven that it depended on personality or on the kind of job the husband had . |
| 29 | Although these technical advances will not significantly alter the dominant influence of climate on the length of the growing season or on the difficulty of harvesting crops in the hills , the ideas on which they are based seem to be relevant and applicable to a wide range of hill environments and can accommodate many of the regional variations in farming practice . |
| 30 | Prevents wet feet when working on the foredeck or on the lee rail in rough weather . |