Example sentences of "on [noun sg] for [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Various generals and admirals who had been prominent in the war effort were put on trial for their lives in the International Military Tribunal for the Far East ( IMTFE ) , which met in Tokyo between 1946 and 1948 . |
| 2 | ‘ Khan , if looks could kill , Suragai would be stone dead and our daughter would be on trial for her life . |
| 3 | I divined that they spoke of the woman who was on trial for her life in Geneva on the morrow . |
| 4 | One colourful character in my year said to her class of eleven-year-olds , ‘ I 'm on trial for my life , so mind you behave yourselves ! ’ |
| 5 | By the end of the year the country had become a republic and the king was on trial for his life ; the Girondins were losing their command of the situation , and some critics have seen Wordsworth 's departure from the scene at this point as evidence that he foresaw their fall from power ( which took place in the summer of 1793 ) . |
| 6 | Six years ago they attacked my uncle 's prahu , killing him and everyone on board for their cargo . " |
| 7 | Now erm all the gifts that you give at Confirmation the whole idea of Confirmation in well one of the main ideas of Confirmation is taking on board for yourself what your parents promised for you in baptism . |
| 8 | Er a a and then say , well we can take that on board for you if you like but it might be more efficient for you to do the possessions because the civil engineer Leeds , actually is part of your organization a a and it might be more appropriate for you to get those possessions in , for you to decide whether or not you want one big bang o o o of a week 's possession or , or you want to do it i in four hour no-trains periods for the next three years . |
| 9 | So it was on look for it later , so I traced it up and it was Mars . |
| 10 | A few weeks ago I wrote to inform your Mother and Aunts of the Death of Mr. Green 's eldest unmarried Daughter , who was the main prop of the Family , and of a plan which had been set on foot for their relief by raising a Subscription , to which I received a most kind and satisfactory reply . |
| 11 | I sometimes used to go and sit and draw with my Father in his study and he would always encourage my work and often pass on his own useful tips on technique for which I was and still am very grateful . |
| 12 | We know can do anything on CAD for you . |
| 13 | On one occasion , loyalist strike pickets asked the pilot on touchdown for his UWC essential service pass . |
| 14 | All patients from that practice who have been admitted to any department of Bassetlaw Hospital ( except the units of psychiatry and paediatrics , which have their own similar systems ) have been assessed on admission for their likely needs on discharge . |
| 15 | Tobacco-to-insurance conglomerate BAT , awaiting a threatened bid from Sir James Goldsmith 's Hoylake , yesterday unveiled nine-month profits up 17 per cent at £1,228million , putting the group firmly on course for its promised £2billion total by the year-end . |
| 16 | Tobacco-to-insurance conglomerate BAT , awaiting a threatened bid from Sir James Goldsmith 's Hoylake , yesterday unveiled nine-month profits up 17 per cent at £1,228million , putting the group firmly on course for its promised £2billion total by the year-end . |
| 17 | BRITAIN remains on course for its biggest annual balance of payments deficit despite a better-than-expected trading performance last month . |
| 18 | CANADA was on course for its first woman prime minister early today as voting continued in the ruling Conservative party 's leadership election . |
| 19 | TOFIK Bakhramov , the Azeri linesman whose controversial ruling put England on course for their famous 4–2 victory in the 1966 World Cup final against Germany , has died aged 66 . |
| 20 | ENGLAND swept aside defending champions Ireland at Hoylake yesterday to stay on course for their first men 's amateur Home International title for four years . |
| 21 | AN INJURY-time drop goal by Craig Chalmers kept Melrose on course for their second national league title in a row but it was a match that neither side deserved to lose and both could have won . |
| 22 | Su Ragazzi kept on course for their first men 's league and cup by qualifying for their cup final at Meadowbank on 28 March . |
| 23 | The previous night we had been well on course for it . |
| 24 | This puts him on course for his first pole in Adelaide since 1986 , his first win in Australia , a record 10th victory of the season and the 31st of his 12-year career . |
| 25 | NEWCASTLE 'S Gavin Peacock is on course for his best goalscoring season after his 11th goal in 20 games killed off WATFORD in a 2–0 victory . |
| 26 | GAVIN PEACOCK is on course for his best goalscoring season after his 11th goal in 20 games killed off Watford . |
| 27 | Bookies have made Sri Lan-kan-born Michael Ondaatje , 48 , who now lives in Canada , 5–2 on favourite for his novel , The English Patient . |
| 28 | But the waters were as treacherous as the fish were plentiful and the women of the hamlet had been stationed on watch for their menfolk since the beginning of recorded history . |
| 29 | I 've got something on tape for you I want you |
| 30 | The day after the ad was shown , P&G announced it was indefinitely suspending all advertising on WHDH-TV for its entire range of products , including Pampers diapers , Crest toothpaste and Head and Shoulders shampoo . |