Example sentences of "on the [noun sg] or [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ But if those criminals were determined to kill the boy , and it seems with hindsight that they were , they could have done it any time , before or after receiving the diamonds , in the cellar , on the road or on some lonely Yorkshire moorland . |
| 2 | He hoped the Guide would ‘ relieve the traveller from the burthen of those tedious enquiries on the road or at the inns , which generally embarrass and often mislead . ’ |
| 3 | If conditions did n't improve soon she 'd be in very real danger of getting stuck in the snow — as it was she could n't have said with any real certainty whether she was driving on the road or in a field . |
| 4 | Smoked haddock on the bone or in fillets , fresh butter , cayenne pepper , lemon . |
| 5 | Area microphone — usually in the cockpit roof , on the pedestal or on the glare shield . |
| 6 | That is true , but in this picture the golfer has n't lifted his head and is going to top by letting the right side straighten on the downswing or by getting too far ahead of the shot at impact . |
| 7 | Write the word , on the board or on paper , perfectly legibly . |
| 8 | However , the forms and levels of deviation mentioned are those likely to occur — on the surface or as underlying factors in many cases which come to the attention of social services . |
| 9 | Long or short range headers above or below the keeper , inside the box or outside , on the volley or off his backside — he 's scored the lot at Cambridge and Alex Ferguson thinks that 's what United need . ’ |
| 10 | Entry forms and details are available on the day or by sending a sae to : |
| 11 | Entry forms and details are available on the day or by sending a sae to SWA ( Schedules ) , |
| 12 | Thomas Cole was not a diarist on the scale or with the range of one of the French painters , surely respected even by him , Eugène Delacroix . |
| 13 | It 's a hundred and twenty miles — say up to three hours in that little crate — and he could make the night train down , arriving home in the early morning and , with luck , not being recognized by anybody on the trip or at the station , and not disturbing the family . ’ |
| 14 | Birds to be found on the river or along the walkway include coot , swan , black headed gull , common tern , grey wagtail , robin , blackbird , thrush , great tit , blue tit and house sparrow . |
| 15 | The work is founded on the principle that each of the dead should be commemorated individually by name either on the headstone on the grave or by an inscription on a memorial . |
| 16 | Only when the opposition are right back on the defence or for free kicks . |
| 17 | Now the J/44 , which was launched only last year , has received an exceptional response worldwide , with 57 boats already on the water or in the process of construction . |
| 18 | Moving from gardening to a musical metaphor , the poetic , sensuous qualities of her paintings suggest they could be experienced , like percussion instruments , through vibrations on the skin or in the bones . |
| 19 | Why should focusing on form not be consistent with focusing on the message or on content , which is supposed to preclude the use of the monitor ? |
| 20 | Albert Popple was always out on the allotment or in the Lamb and Flag in the mornings . |
| 21 | Clause B of the certificate entitles ‘ any person driving on the order or with the permission of the Policyholder ’ to drive . |
| 22 | any person driving any motor car described in the Schedule on the order or with the permission of the Policyholder |
| 23 | driven on the order or with the permission of the Policyholder by any person who to the Policyholders knowledge does not hold a licence to drive such car unless such person has held and is not disqualified for holding or obtaining such a licence |
| 24 | I often saw you sprawling on the floor or on a park bench , a joyous sunburst of creases radiating from your abandoned crotch , your jumping fly . |
| 25 | Lie down on the floor or on a firm bed supported by pillows if desired — one under your head and another under your knees which will support your lower back . |
| 26 | Indoors , the various chemical insect-killers , disinfectants and furniture-cleaning sprays may also contaminate the pet cat 's fur as the animal lies on the floor or on some other surface . |
| 27 | ‘ I 'll sleep on the floor or on the seats in the lounge , or anywhere . |
| 28 | Anyone can have HIV : young or old , hunky or thin , black or white , on the scene or off the scene . |
| 29 | Coinciding with the Grosvenor House Antiques Fair , Christie 's 11 June Important French and Continental Furniture , Carpets and Tapestries sale was guaranteed a full room , although a number of the most important lots were in fact sold on the telephone or on commission bids . |
| 30 | In instances where the corpse was to travel to the grave in just a winding-sheet , either palled on the bier or via the parish coffin , one does wonder whether there was an unwritten code that the sheet chosen be one of the best from the linen cupboard , or if the sheet upon which the person died sufficed . |