Example sentences of "[noun] on [noun] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | JEDBURGH On hilltop above the town , Castle Gaol , a nineteenth-century model prison in the shape of a turreted castle , has been converted into a museum of prison life and local social history . |
| 2 | Not only has there been a reluctance on the part of directors to enforce such a remedy on behalf of the company by suing fellow directors , but its adoption in the context of insider dealing does very little to help the real victim . |
| 3 | Edwardian plans to upgrade the 30-year-old Skyway from 3-star to 4-star deluxe , spending £15m on top of the purchase price . |
| 4 | First , instead of a figure based on shares , the members ' liability would be limited to a fixed sum expressed in the memorandum of association on registration of the company . |
| 5 | In many areas , the Company acts as a contractor on behalf of the host Government and has a duty to support and respect this trust . |
| 6 | The Regulations require that : any person who keeps any livestock on agricultural land , or who knowingly causes or permits any livestock to be so kept , must ensure that anybody attending the stock has access to the relevant Welfare Code , is aware of its provisions and ( after 1.1.92 ) if they are attending the stock on behalf of the keeper has had instruction on the Welfare Code . |
| 7 | On either side on top of the canopy is a handy plate warming rack . |
| 8 | All of these animals carry their pinnae side by side on top of the head . |
| 9 | Only , there on its side on top of the medicine chest was an unstoppered bottle . |
| 10 | A CU arises when countries join together to abolish all restrictions on trade between themselves while maintaining a common external tariff on imports into the Union . |
| 11 | Benefits from lower raw material prices and the falling pound are expected to provide a boost on top of the move into higher-margin chemical materials in the United States . |
| 12 | Benefits from lower raw material prices and the falling pound are expected to provide a boost on top of the move into higher-margin chemical materials in the United States . |
| 13 | O'Connell argued that these agreements could not impose burdens upon third parties and were therefore of little practical international effect , apart from putting the other treaty parties on notice of the presumption of continuity as expressed in the devolution agreement . |
| 14 | I can only suppose that a large bird took hold of the ring on top of the box with his talons , and flew away with it . |
| 15 | Just put your finger into the ring on top of the box and lift it out of the water ! |
| 16 | Before the meeting closed , A. R. Brakspear offered a £300 investment on behalf of the Brewery and H. Monk , a well known Henley draper , proposed ‘ bonds be of £25 and that a holding of four carried perpetual membership as an option ’ . |
| 17 | AGE Logic Inc , San Diego , California , is to implement the new features and protocols defined in the XIE draft standard version 4.12 for X-Window servers on behalf of the MIT X Consortium . |
| 18 | However in this situation the auctioneer may not accept a bid on behalf of the seller ; s57(4) and ( 5 ) provide : ( 4 ) Where a sale by auction is not notified to be subject to a right to bid by or on behalf of the seller , it is not lawful for the seller to bid himself or to employ any person to bid at the sale , or for the auctioneer knowingly to take any bid from the seller or any such person . |
| 19 | But this degree of involvement takes its toll on policewomen in the unit . |
| 20 | The actual tests and other forms of assessment will be developed and piloted by various organizations on behalf of the government . |
| 21 | No one is allowed into the offices on Saturday at the risk of immediate dismissal . |
| 22 | Mildred lapsed into silence and fixed her eyes on Maud in the hope that she might be able to send some sort of message through the air — like a radio wave — to her friend . |
| 23 | Access is strictly controlled by the South Wales Caving Club on behalf of the Countryside Council for Wales . |
| 24 | ‘ José Vargas is a practising homosexual , sir , and there 's a company of Scots Guards on duty at the Tower at the moment . |
| 25 | As soon as the guards on duty in the gate towers saw Burun , they shouted down inside , and the gate was swung open . |
| 26 | 2 The Publisher will pay the Proprietor the following royalties on sales of the Work |
| 27 | The Publisher shall pay to the Author the following royalties on sales of the Work |
| 28 | The Publisher shall pay to the Company the following royalties on sales of the Work . |
| 29 | ELECTRICAL problems set a car on fire in the centre of Darlington yesterday causing traffic tailbacks on the inner ring road . |
| 30 | It was a kind intelligent eye too , though he could twist a rabbit 's neck on occasion with the nonchalance of a professional poacher . |