Example sentences of "of [noun sg] on [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This can be seen as a system for design in which the mapping of function on to the geometric domains is raised to the next level in which the requirement to manage and control the process is mapped on to the sub-processes or departments . |
| 2 | At Cheltenham , they recoup early losses with a late hat-trick of winners ; at Brighton , they come badly unstuck ; and at Redcar they pull off a major coup , smuggling suitcase-loads of money on to a 7–1 shot past the eagle eye of the bookies . |
| 3 | So just that , further clarification if I may , we are passing the increase er cost of milk on in the charge that we 're making ? |
| 4 | He dropped a bank bag full of silver on to the shelf and Jinny stared , momentarily distracted . |
| 5 | He even off-loaded tens of thousands of pounds worth of stock on to a client committed to a mental asylum ( for which he was sacked ) . |
| 6 | The effect was the unloading of a mountain of stock on to a market which was becoming overheated . |
| 7 | The older nurse came up to her as she put salad , chicken with vegetables and a cup of tea on to her tray in the cafeteria-style serving area . |
| 8 | With its own small quay , a landing stage and 180 ft of frontage on to Mylor Creek , near Falmouth , Otter Bridge would fulfil many a dream , even though the house itself is modern . |
| 9 | To wit , the kind of speed on to man and ball and to the breakdown which would in itself render it a great deal more difficult for the All Blacks to make the Lions ' pack look heavy-footed to the point of statuesque . |
| 10 | It 's safe enough to put a bit of speed on from here . ’ |
| 11 | Boil eggs and decorate them with paints and put tufts of wool on for hair . |
| 12 | He ladled a heaped portion of bacon on to their plates , quickly followed by cheese omelette and some crusty French bread . |
| 13 | The cloudy lens prevents the passage of the rays of light on to the retina . |
| 14 | Mr Chairman , this , in actual fact , I can put a little bit of light on to this , I mean , having had two of my children , erm , attended this , Air Training Corps . |
| 15 | No moon , no stars , just a cold biting wind moaning , shifting the gaunt branches of the trees and throwing icy flurries of snow on to our heads . |
| 16 | Enduring the descent of great slides of snow on to my back and shoulders , I rooted about the bases of small trees . |
| 17 | Cyril emptied several grams of cocaine on to a circular mirror and began to cut it up with a razor blade . |
| 18 | Use a little royal icing to cement the two pieces of roof on to the sloping sides of the house , propping up the eaves with toothpicks too if necessary . |
| 19 | Heroic efforts alone could lift a poor man and woman , or even their children , out of the slough of demoralisation on to the firm plateau of respectability and , above all , define his position there . |
| 20 | The Polish replica moved the breaking of Enigma on from a theoretical exercise to a practical one and Knox always gave the Poles credit for the part they played . |
| 21 | One former Edinburgh male compositor who worked at Constable 's told me in a letter that " we as apprentices … used to help the ladies by lifting the formes of type on to the stones , so as they could do corrections , and lift them down " It could in fact have perfectly well been done by a strong woman or by two women cooperating , and in any case took very little time . |
| 22 | It was a bit small for the wooden supports at the top of the cabinet but the totter got around that problem by nailing a couple of slats of wood on to the supports to act as a base . |
| 23 | Mrs Hollidaye spooned some chunks of marrow on to a slice of bread , cut it in half , and put it gently into Dot 's hand . |
| 24 | If you have any queries regarding this PEP offer simply call the PEP Helpline free of charge on during office hours . |
| 25 | h ) If the machine is a Silver Reed or Knitmaster : Put a tiny piece of vaseline on to the lever attached to the back of the machine that trips the lever that the punchcard rotates on . |
| 26 | Beryl lifted a slice of ham on to his plate . |
| 27 | Canalization involves the direction of attention on to particular objects — in this case toys of the domestic kind : miniature washing machines , cookers , dustpan and brush sets , and so forth . |
| 28 | More importantly John Sadler is credited with inventing a method of transfer-printing on to earthenware tiles . |
| 29 | There was widespread support for an extension to the temporary 40 per cent tax allowance for investment in plant and equipment introduced last autumn , but 66 per cent of participants disapproved of any proposal to move the burden of tax on to increased National Insurance contributions . |
| 30 | The concept reared up fully formed : the sparkling snowflake of Steel City fragmenting from the hub of fire , spilling bodies into vacuum , the debris plunging flaming spears of fall-out on to the dense towns of Earth . |