Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] a [noun] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | After referring to the ability of partners to sue for a libel on their firm he said , at pp. 145 , 146–147 , 148 : |
| 2 | We decided to halt the nonsense and stopped for a sandwich on a picturesque rocky outcrop that provided views east and west along the glen , and over to spectacular Knoydart . |
| 3 | I got to , I got about a pound on me . |
| 4 | While weighing up the merits of the posts of legal advisor to the Girls Public Day School Trust versus running a legal advice centre in a South London Mental Hospital , she was invited to sit as a Judge on the South-East Circuit and then , of course , her mind was made up . |
| 5 | Then midfielder Gavin Johnson went close with a header before veteran striker Paul Goddard found the net only to see his spectacular volley disallowed for a foul on Ray Houghton . |
| 6 | The uncertainty was fuelled further when Larne boss Gary Irwin admitted that he thought the goal had been disallowed for a foul on goalkeeper Graeme McConnell . |
| 7 | More than a hundred people have been caught speeding through a contraflow on the M-four in just two days . |
| 8 | I applied for a job on Query and got it . |
| 9 | We decide to go for a ride on the lake and rush to harness the dogs . |
| 10 | ‘ How could anyone not want to go for a sail on a day like this ? ’ |
| 11 | ( 1988 , Chapter 6 ) address these issues , suggesting that pension rights should be jointly held by husband and wife for the duration of the marriage , allowing for a split on divorce . |
| 12 | In 1989 he led for a circuit on his only previous ride in the race , on one Kersil with Little Polveir , the eventual winner , and West Tip in close attendance . |
| 13 | 25–9–1897 The Session had under consideration the subject of having a half yearly Communion and arranged for a service on 7th November . |
| 14 | ‘ I need that cash for a deposit on my new place , but it looks like it 's gone for good now . ’ |
| 15 | Free kick has been given for a foul on Oldfield . |
| 16 | It was immediately obvious that as the Cayman quarter mostly comprised aluminium , it registered as a foil on the meter of my Whites 5900 Di Pro SL . |
| 17 | Having relied for a lifetime on hearing to give information from the environment , it is not easy to replace the instantaneous warning system . |
| 18 | Any solicitor acting for the debtor must , in his bill of costs , give credit for any sum or security received as a deposit on account of the costs to be incurred ( r 7.37 ) . |
| 19 | She sits for a moment on the arm of the chair , and rests her hand on my neck . |
| 20 | In East Berlin , as the Communist Party 's central committee continued in crisis session , the East German President , Mr Egon Krenz , declared : ‘ We have a great task ahead of us … to carry through a revolution on German soil that will bring a socialism which is economically effective , politically democratic , and morally clean . ’ |
| 21 | When I started to think about these things I was in a position to interpret this way of living and eating as a variation on the spending patterns of poverty described in Booth 's and Rowntree 's surveys ; but now I think it was the cheapness of it that propelled the practice . |
| 22 | A member who is dismissed under this Article may be reinstated as a member on payment of all arrears of his subscription due at the time of his dismissal , and also any appropriate admission fee which may be decided by the Council . |
| 23 | The Minister shook hands firmly with Erika , his eye resting for a moment on the F.G.Y. badge in her lapel . |
| 24 | Cheeky Paula produced a sprig of mistletoe and asked for a peck on Channel 4 's Big Breakfast Show . |
| 25 | When at last my number came , I presented myself at the window and asked for a ticket on the 10.05 to Stockholm the next morning . |
| 26 | The ‘ chair ’ , hoping to break the sequence ( and to discourage Amanda ) asked for a question on art . |
| 27 | Indenbaum remembered that he was gentle , with a beatific smile , and asked for a tune on the harmonium … |
| 28 | At the meeting of the Transportation Committee on 5 October 1992 you asked for a report on bus services in the Kirknewton area . |
| 29 | I asked for a report on this tragic case this morning . |
| 30 | The painting of the Virgin blessing Christ before the Passion by Urbino was once popular with newly-wedded couples who knelt before it and asked for a blessing on their marriage . |