Example sentences of "[prep] the [noun sg] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Herbal remedies are usually dispensed as tinctures , either singly or in various combinations which are prepared specifically for the patient on the basis of their complaints . |
| 2 | For the motorist on the " old road " now relieved of traffic frenzy , the village of Wassen repays a short visit . |
| 3 | Previously these costs were charged to the provision set up in prior years for the write-down on the withdrawal from property development . |
| 4 | For the inspection on the other hand the methods consisted of interviews with staff , observation of lessons and observation of meetings and important procedures , as well as consideration of the general ‘ ethos ’ of the school . |
| 5 | But , if a test on a chimpanzee would save my child 's life I 'm afraid I 'd go for the test on the chimpanzee . |
| 6 | The first record of the Works ' involvement in war-work is that of 1855 , when it supplied two locomotives for the Army on the Balaclava Railway in the Crimea . |
| 7 | ‘ For some reason he was adamant that he simply had to have me for the make-up on the new play he 's doing . ’ |
| 8 | But for the nastiness on the fourth evening , Sohail 's achievement would have crowned the 50th England-Pakistan Test encounter . |
| 9 | The car careered out diagonally across the lane , heading straight for the wall on the other side . |
| 10 | But it makes up for its lack of colour with interest value for the fishkeeper on the lookout for something different . |
| 11 | Patients were considered for the trial on the basis of : ( 1 ) symptoms consistent with activity of the disease ( abdominal pain , diarrhoea , weight loss , anorexia , fever ) ; ( 2 ) two or more abnormal laboratory indices indicative of active disease ( erythrocyte sedimentation rate ( ESR ) >30 mm/h , haemoglobin concentration ( Hb ) <12 g/dl for men and <11.5 g/dl for women , C-reactive protein ( CRP ) >3 mg/l , platelet count >350000 cells/mm ) ; and ( 3 ) Van Hees activity index ( VHAI ) greater than 120 . |
| 12 | Perhaps he was awaiting the chance of revenge for the crack on the head that had been given him … |
| 13 | Smith , N. Steen , R. Bennet and S. Crowe , has been responsible for the development on the right side of Walla Crag , producing a girdle traverse — Magical Mystery Tour , E4 6a — and a dozen other routes from E2 to E5 . |
| 14 | In the event of any dispute or difference between the parties hereto concerning any matter of thing arising under this agreement such dispute or difference shall be referred to an independent surveyor agreed between the parties hereto or in default of agreement to a surveyor appointed for the purpose on the application of either party by the President for the time being of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors who shall act as an arbitrator pursuant to the Arbitration Acts 1950 to 1979 or any statutory re-enactment thereof for the time being in force |
| 15 | This will go some way to draw the fire of the Government 's critics , but he can still expect a rough ride for the bill on the House of Lords . |
| 16 | Life has become increasingly dangerous for the officer on the streets these days . |
| 17 | Use a round rat tail or half-round file for the burr on the inside — all pipes should be smooth on the inside . |
| 18 | the tax at the rate applicable to trusts for the year on the amount so treated as his income ; or 2. so much of the amount of tax at that rate as is equal to the tax charged whichever is the less . |
| 19 | Hagan 's conviction for rape and murder while on bail has brought calls tonight for the law on the granting of bail to be changed . |
| 20 | There is a wilful scorn for the problem on the Right , and a wilful fantasy on the Left that the worse it gets the better it gets — the people will rise in spontaneous combustion the more intense is their misery . |
| 21 | JETs highest temperature and the best thermal insulation — both are necessary for the assault on the actual ignition conditions — will come some time after JET has started working . |
| 22 | But although ‘ Tuxy ’ Girdle may not have been a youthful Hooligan , it did emerge that he had been running whores and he received a substantial sentence of penal servitude for the assault on the man whom the gang had suspected of being a police spy . |
| 23 | Jack Scamp had drawn a two-year plate of porridge for the assault on the Kent licensee and , as Malpass had said , would have been out with remission if he 'd kept his nose clean , in three months ’ time . |
| 24 | He was going for the green on the short par-4 . |
| 25 | So by the time you 've finished that mega-report for the MD on the 6:30 from Newark , you need some way of shifting the hulking brute from laptop to desktop that does n't involve circular bits of plastic . |
| 26 | As for the question on the Order Paper , we have two linked objectives . |
| 27 | The band also cancelled a scheduled performance of their forthcoming single ‘ Friday I 'm In Love ’ on Top Of The Pops , although bass player Simon Gallup and keyboard player Perry Bamonte did introduce the promo video for the single on the programme . |
| 28 | Drivers tend to have a nasty habit of cutting corners without a thought for the cyclist on the inside . |
| 29 | NATO Foreign Ministers , meeting in Brussels on Dec. 17 , placed the main responsibility for the conflict on the leaders of Serbia and of the Bosnian Serbs . |
| 30 | Teesdale District Council turned down an application for the sign on the ground of it contravening the town area local plan but the inspector said it was acceptable and allowed it for the next five years . |