Example sentences of "[prep] [pos pn] [noun pl] [verb] on " in BNC.
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| 31 | One of its scientists working on the suture project discovered a special type of collagen which made an ideal sausage casing . |
| 32 | 1979 Act requires the Board to identify seven of its members to serve on the UKCC . |
| 33 | In the end , the Colonial Office took the decision to allow the P.N.M. to select two of its members to sit on the LegCo. thereby giving them victory with a clear majority . |
| 34 | Most of its factories remain on short-time working however and prospects for recovery are hampered by the uncertain outlook for a recovery in sales . |
| 35 | Mutigny 's considerably smaller hectarage is located largely on the upper slopes of Avenay , while a few of its vineyards grow on slopes high above Mareuil . |
| 36 | It can not have done the YF-23 any good that it was unable to kick the AMRAAMs out of its weapons bay on demand . |
| 37 | The heavy timber door closed resoundingly behind her and the heels of her sandals clicked on the stone floors . |
| 38 | It is understood some of her attackers sat on her to pin her to the floor while others battered her round the head with baseball bats . |
| 39 | It was just like Tracey to take unfair advantage of her attempts to remain on friendly terms with him . |
| 40 | As I fought for bar space to order the drinks , I looked over my shoulder and caught her making hand signals to a bunch of her friends camped on the stairs leading up to the Ladies ' toilets . |
| 41 | Alyssia 's roundabout attempts to find answers to some of her questions died on her lips . |
| 42 | That night , the glow of her lanterns shimmered on the water like dancing jewels : they seemed to beckon to Sara in a strange , seductive way . |
| 43 | She gave Jed a slow wink and then leaned back against the bar , the points of her elbows resting on the old brass rail . |
| 44 | The LMS secretary not only monitors and administers the various budgets , she also sees her own costs and those of her colleagues displayed on the VDU that she operates . |
| 45 | Maggie Humphry , from Llanfair DC , has had many of her plaques displayed on public and private buildings . |
| 46 | Her name is Suzi Hoflin , and she and a couple of her pupils practise on the stage from nine until ten . |
| 47 | Most of his jokes turned on his posterior and the various crises for which he was having to see whatever proctologist he was currently consulting . |
| 48 | Luke dragged her back , the tips of his fingers burning on her arm like lighted coals . |
| 49 | Although I was doing Shakespeare for A-level I had never seen any of his plays performed on stage . |
| 50 | This side of the war was not especially popular : opponents of the king and of his ministers played on the fact that a good many MPs felt too much money was spent on German commitments . |
| 51 | He ducked out of a back door and Emily heard the sound of his boots ringing on the cobbles . |
| 52 | He was not an intellectual ; he made constant use of anecdotal evidence and some of his views bordered on the banal , but one of his great strengths has always been his resolute attachment to a few simple conservative themes . |
| 53 | On Nov. 12 Erich Honecker , 80 , the former East German leader who had returned to Germany in July 1992 [ see p. 39023 ] , and five of his colleagues went on trial in a Berlin state court . |
| 54 | Thomas himself mentioned a figure of 600,000 cubic yards of earth moved when giving evidence at the inquest on one of his workmen killed on the site . |
| 55 | Nicola 's husband sat quietly on the sofa , his only movement the whisper of his hands rubbing on the knees of his trousers and his eyes blinking wildly behind his spectacles . |
| 56 | She was aware of his eyes resting on her and , looking at him , she smiled . |
| 57 | Lewandowsky , who was born in 1963 , became famous in West Germany and beyond for the ‘ reproductive painting ’ which form an integral part of his installations commenting on contemporary issues . |
| 58 | He wants to talk about getting some of his poets to work on the Alps — he 's looking after one or two o the Romantics for a few months , while a colleague of his is sitting on a commission of inquiry . |
| 59 | As he turned away the second of his pursuers appeared on the pavement in front of him , drawing its hand from his pocket . |
| 60 | This is a unique feeling as instead of your arms pulling on the boom , you are looking from the other side of the sail and pushing . |