Example sentences of "[conj] [noun sg] on [noun] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some light rain or sleet on Friday in the north and east , otherwise mostly dry . |
| 2 | In Inverness , Chris Nicholls was reported to be recovering well in Raigmore Hospital after being stranded for a week without food or water on top of the 3000ft Slioch peak in Wester Ross . |
| 3 | An investigation or report on title by the purchaser 's solicitors is always the ideal option , though costly . |
| 4 | At the same time , we believe that action on discrimination in the workplace must be related to broader questions affecting older workers . |
| 5 | Lee and the Prime Minister , Gen. Hau Pei-tsun , also a member of the drafting committee , said during the debate that consensus on unification with the mainland should be reached first within Taiwan , and then on both sides of the Taiwan Strait . |
| 6 | Although expenditure on administration by the federal government appears to be modest , total expenditure on this item by all government and semi-government agencies is considerable . |
| 7 | And so there was all that reassurance and reliance on things like the contract . |
| 8 | As Bateson ( 1973 ) argues , the psychological frame appropriate in discussing play or games is more akin to a picture frame than to the logical frame of a mathematical set : what is outside the picture frame is irrelevant and one can only make judgements of comparison and contrast on matters within the frame . |
| 9 | This is used for minor acts of disorder such as shouting and swearing which is likely to cause alarm or distress , displaying abusive or insulting slogans or throwing over dustbins and banking on doors in the common parts of blocks of flats . |
| 10 | This means that the user generally finds it easier to use and data from one program can be easily transferred to another , a feat requiring skill and patience on machines like the PC . |
| 11 | A ferocious , unwashed , animal reek came from them both ; in addition , Finn stank of paint and turps on top of the poverty-stricken , slum smell . |
| 12 | The second option is to close the fund to new business , lay off the staff and pay a third party to carry out the investment management and administration on behalf of the policyholders . |
| 13 | The aircraft had come to rest inverted in a ploughed potato field with the sail and engine on top of the pilot . |
| 14 | Infusion of the liquid bolus at a slow rate ensured that the isotope did not disperse beyond the first ileal segment ; the present results confirmed the effect of a cholinergic agonist and antagonist on transit in the ICJ and colon , suggesting that the model is valid . |
| 15 | Exhibition and conference on art beyond the museum . |
| 16 | On 18 March 1986 the first six plaintiffs issued an originating summons seeking accounts of the moneys owed under these debentures and mortgages , and redemption on payment of the moneys found due . |
| 17 | We are also deeply opposed to the violence of the Western response , the initiation of war before all alternative possibilities had been exhausted , the way in which the presentation of his war conceals the real effects upon civilian society an the manipulation of the United Nations on behalf of a small number of states , instead of an instrument of peace and security on behalf of the whole world community . |
| 18 | He accused some ( unnamed ) Arab states of undermining Arab interests and security on behalf of the USA and warned that Iraq " will not forget the saying that cutting necks is better than cutting the means of living " . |
| 19 | John cut Angela 's hair short around the neck to create more body and fullness on top of the head . |
| 20 | Obviously someone in the guild 's hierarchy — perhaps the clerk — would have acted as ‘ master of ceremonies ’ , informing guild members of their required attendance and possibly liaising with the parish priest and sexton on behalf of the family . |
| 21 | Last month he combined the roles of coach and captain on behalf of the Barbarians who lost 22-10 to the All Blacks at Twickenham . |
| 22 | Hobbies occur each spring and autumn on passage at the coast . |
| 23 | Open evening : Bishop Auckland Sixth Form Centre has an open evening on next week to give advice and information on courses for the over-16s . |
| 24 | Bishop Auckland Sixth Form Centre has an open evening next week to give advice and information on courses for the over-16s . |
| 25 | Thinly roll a rectangle of white fondant for the towel ( 10x16· 5cm / 4x6½inches ) , trim and position on top of the cake . |
| 26 | He would pay particular tribute to Ernest Green , the General Secretary of the WEA , for his guidance and tenacity on behalf of the District , to Lionel Elvin and David Thomson not only for their unremitting service as District Treasurers but also for their personal support and wise counselling . |
| 27 | Work went on through the night to scatter wood chippings , straw and stone on top of the mud , but traders say it 's too little , too late . |
| 28 | As a result my father collected sacks of old glass bottles and put a strong mixture of sand and cement on top of the wall . |
| 29 | However , his voyages as supercargo on ships in the ‘ country trade ’ between India and China opened his eyes to the opportunities in Singapore and Canton . |