Example sentences of "a [noun] on [noun] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The presidential elections were partially boycotted in the predominantly Russian area of the Dnestr region , which had held its own presidential elections on Dec. 1 , together with a referendum on independence for the region . |
| 2 | June 25 : Moldavia 's President Snegur announced that the republic would hold a referendum on independence in the autumn . |
| 3 | I suppose he had forgotten that when Bill Jordan , president of the engineering workers ' union , asked him during the 1987 election campaign to announce then that he would hold a referendum on unilateralism after the election , he declined and replied that people would come round to it once they understood . |
| 4 | On Nov. 28 the FIS 's consultative council announced that it had postponed a decision on participation in the election " in order to give the regime another opportunity to spell out its intention to clear the political atmosphere " . |
| 5 | The CP was initially surprised by the rapid reaction of de Klerk to the by-election result , and some days passed before the party made a decision on participation in the referendum . |
| 6 | ‘ They ( the Congress of People 's Deputies , the supreme legislature ) can take a decision on impeachment on the basis of this ruling . ’ |
| 7 | that two of his chief advisers at Number Ten Downing Street appointed recently , one is Sarah Hogg , the wife of Douglas Hogg , who is a writer on economics in The Journalist , and the other is Judith Chaplin , who was his adviser in the Treasury . |
| 8 | ‘ A blow on behalf of the ordinary universe ’ Golding once called his own fiction in a BBC interview , explaining what he had thought himself to be about when he wrote Pincher Martin . |
| 9 | It was the first day the wharf walk had been reopened to the public and the first night without a PC on guard at the scene of the crime . |
| 10 | Sextuplets parents Jane and Graham Walton are pictured accepting a cheque on behalf of the Newborn Appeal for £340.00 , from Tommy Kaye of St Christophers Social Club , Stapleton Avenue , Speke , after fund-raising by members . |
| 11 | In some ways wh I , I , I heard , I was listening to a description on Saturday at the serials and I must admit I thought to myself mm |
| 12 | Even when I 'm briefly back home in England , I 'll ride a bike on rollers in the living room to keep warm . |
| 13 | Pupils would receive a certificate on completion of the course , and gentlemen in general should only call in certified practitioners . |
| 14 | You 'll receive a certificate on completion of the day . |
| 15 | ‘ I could n't have lived with myself if I had n't put up a fight on behalf of the men . ’ |
| 16 | With forty years of hindsight , we know that such hopes for a ban on possession of the bomb were sadly misplaced . |
| 17 | After months of debate the Australian government announced on Nov. 23 that it had lifted a ban on homosexuals in the armed forces . |
| 18 | The minister confirmed that a ban on tankers in the Minch was being considered , and that a separation scheme was possible for the Fair Isle area . |
| 19 | It also featured a ban on strikes until the end of 1991 , and provisions for the prosecution of anyone organizing work stoppages or otherwise disrupting production in any fashion . |
| 20 | Practical measures include a ban on CFCs by the year 2000 , a reduction in air pollution and an increase in recycling capacity . |
| 21 | ‘ I feel there should be a ban on transfers in the season , ’ he said . |
| 22 | That word ‘ insurance ’ prompted me to put in a plea on behalf of the premium-battered Ulster motorist . |
| 23 | Using colouring , draw the face of each of the cards and place them in a fan on top of the cake . |
| 24 | I have a fitting on Sunday for the ‘ New Faces ’ final — one gown with three jackets to ring the changes over the ninety minutes of live T.V. It 's imperative that I do the show as I ca n't think of anyone who could step into the breach should I become ill . |
| 25 | a tin of beans in the south will cost the same as a tin on beans in the north . |
| 26 | If in time ways can be found to beautify the street further , then that would be a bonus on top of the already achieved traffic calming gains . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | She lived in a top flat ‘ up a hell of a lot of stairs , and she used to have a parrot on top of the stairs . ’ |