Example sentences of "on the [noun sg] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I rested my elbow on the bell-push and just kept right on resting . |
| 2 | ‘ Yes and loud and clear on the Saint or they 'll give you a ticket for Cincinnati and it would be months before your next of kin were informed . ’ |
| 3 | The home crowd was not pleased and hooligans ( described by French journalist Jacques Verdier as ‘ imbèciles ’ ) spat on the Scotsman as he left the field . |
| 4 | He was a former distinguished deputy editor and senior leader writer on The Scotsman and with myself and journalist Robin Crearie was one of the three founder members of The Scotsman mountaineering club , later the Ptarmigan Club . |
| 5 | Mitchell trained as a journalist on The Scotsman and worked for the Scottish Tourist Board , Apex Publishing in Oman and British Gas Scotland before setting up Elliot Mitchell Communications , which later merged with Commpress . |
| 6 | I spent a few years on The Scotsman and then to Thomson House to join The Guardian soon after it dropped the ‘ Manchester ’ from its title and started printing in London . |
| 7 | We must always be on the lookout for |
| 8 | With a yell , Daine got both hands on the stake and wrenched . |
| 9 | It poses an appalling dilemma for us all , because more and more money is spent on the CAP but the people at the receiving end do not seem to be any better off . |
| 10 | Joseph had subsequently been to the villa on the Cap and talked about a show in New York . |
| 11 | Vertus produces fruitier Champagnes than those of its northern neighbours on the Côte and , although the Chardonnay does not achieve the remarkable perfume and definition of les Mesnil or Cramant , the wines are of very high quality and well deserve upgrading . |
| 12 | I am now 70 years of age and whilst my hair still grows quickly in length , it is getting thin on the scalp and it is still fine , flyaway and dry . |
| 13 | EEG , according to the Manual , should be recorded between an electrode placed centrally on the scalp and one behind the ear . |
| 14 | Merely to stand in such a position will give you some idea of the strain such a position exerts on the groin and accounts for the number of injuries Wasim has incurred in that region . |
| 15 | ‘ When we pulled out of Jaffa , I stood on the stern and looked out over the old city , ’ he said . |
| 16 | ‘ It is only by turning the spotlight on the suffering that we can hope to end it . ’ |
| 17 | He clicked on the lamp and the room was filled with a soft glow . |
| 18 | But that hardly troubled Miss Hazelwood , for her salary was there to squander ; to lash out on the soap and a hundred perfumes , satins and silks and frilly things . |
| 19 | The group of horsemen , wide-scattered , not in any formation , appeared silhouetted on the ridge and came streaming on towards the ford . |
| 20 | I 'm afraid you 'll have to go easy on the Sangria while taking the tablets , and on the swimming too . ’ |
| 21 | Sit out on the veranda and drink in the stunning view as you sip your gin pahit ( pink gin ) . |
| 22 | He often dropped in at this time of day , and frequently stayed for a drink on the veranda and an inspection of Faye 's work in the air-conditioned studio at the back of the house that would be used more and more as the hot summer approached . |
| 23 | Faye was lying on the outdoor lounger on the veranda as she had been yesterday , and she greeted Belinda briefly , her face creased with tension , before turning to Tom . |
| 24 | Belinda rose obediently and was back in a minute or two , then the posing began in earnest and there was silence on the veranda as Faye worked and Belinda waited . |
| 25 | Yet in many ways recently released Home Office papers on the IFL and the NL , particularly when it is related to the information in the Board of Deputies Archives , gives us much-needed new information on these matters . |
| 26 | A fat Jaguar promptly swerved past him , closed up on the truck and started weaving in and out , forced back every time . |
| 27 | The journey is half an hour on the ferry but it 's like two days in the Tardis . |
| 28 | The sun shines on the ferry as we do the last of the packing , The kayaks have lifted snouts and two holes , one at each end , closed and sealed by hard rubber covers . |
| 29 | The regular commuters get out their cards the minute they get on the ferry and play with great gusto . |
| 30 | Came into Harwich on the ferry and called in the Uni on the off-chance . ’ |