Example sentences of "[conj] on a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( 1 ) Where on a complaint being made to a licensing board by any person or body mentioned in section 16(1) of this Act the board is satisfied that it is in the public interest to do so , it may , in accordance with the provisions of this section , suspend a licence . |
| 2 | Of course , all programmes may creak and require alteration as the term moves on , but do make a programme in diary form or on a bar chart , or both . |
| 3 | They exist in written messages too , where we may be influenced by handwriting or typography , and by whether the message is in an expensive book or on a scrap of paper . |
| 4 | The primary problem that all infrared astronomers face , whether using instruments on Earth or on a satellite , is that all objects emit infrared or ‘ heat ’ radiation . |
| 5 | But this is not enough : the judge is also likely to want to examine the dog , either on the ground or on a platform , depending on the breed and the show . |
| 6 | But there are concessions in respect of the first accounting reference period , or on a change of the accounting reference date , or in the case of a company carrying on business or having interests outside the British Isles . |
| 7 | or was likely to be caused to persons in or on that vehicle ( or trailer ) or on a road in that … ( specify defect ) . |
| 8 | ‘ or was likely to be caused to persons in or on that vehicle ( or trailer ) or on a road ’ 'Likely to be caused' means potentially dangerous such as sharp edges jutting out from the body of a motor vehicle ; a loose driver 's seat which could cause loss of control of the car ; projecting wheel wing nuts or mudguards that could strike a pedestrian ; and a loose rear bumper that might fall off and cause an accident etc . |
| 9 | ‘ or on a road ’ covers potential danger or actual danger to pedestrians or anyone not actually in or on the offending motor vehicle . |
| 10 | ‘ or was likely to be caused to person in or on that vehicle ( or trailer ) or on a road in that … |
| 11 | Mounds might be raised or pagodas built in a flat landscape or on a hilltop plateau . |
| 12 | She is often shown with doves perching on her ; sometimes birds are shown perched on sacral horns or on a double-axe , as if to suggest the invisible presence of the goddess . |
| 13 | Place in a cold frame or on a windowsill out of direct sunlight , where they will soon root at this time of year . |
| 14 | The Commission does not seek to deny the validity and value of services without music , such as those held early in the morning or on a weekday . |
| 15 | they 're not working or on a scheme |
| 16 | We will aim to guarantee everyone out of work for six months or more a place on either a high quality training programme or on a work programme with a strong element of training . |
| 17 | After half an hour the gathering breaks up and the recruits escort their visitors off to lunch , or on a tour of camp for yet more photographs . |
| 18 | We may take a mild-mannered horse , one that is bottom of the pecking order at home , out to ride in the company of others — perhaps at a show or on a trail ride — and find to our embarrassment that it is threatening to kick every horse in sight . |
| 19 | It may impose conditions on the person in whose favour the order is made or on a parent or person with whom the child is living . |
| 20 | Observing people 's behaviour in department stores , in hospital waiting rooms , in the theatre , or on a camp site can all , in various ways , result in ideas about patterns of social behaviour . |
| 21 | Starting to offer drinks in teacher beakers or on a spoon , encouraging thumb or finger sucking , cuddling a doll or teddy or a piece of clothing are all good alternatives . |
| 22 | In certain circumstances , a claim may be made against the local planning authority for compensation , where permission is refused or granted subject to conditions by the Secretary of State on appeal or on a reference of the application to him . |
| 23 | It is perhaps like being on top of a big wave in a canoe or on a surfboard , but to try to describe it is to fail . |
| 24 | So if I said show me something that 's arm 's length from your right shoulder north , or up , or west or some way , okay , or on a bearing of thirty seven degrees |
| 25 | You can write your weight in a diary or on a chart or graph and see progress develop in the right direction over time . |
| 26 | If you forget this needle set up and have the needles starting and finishing on a red mark ( or on a blank at both ends ) , the same set of needles will work both ways , the others wo n't have a turn and after three rows , you are all jammed up ! |
| 27 | ( vi ) They should have opportunities to create , polish and produce ( individually or collaboratively , by hand or on a word processor ) extended written texts , appropriately laid out and illustrated , such as class newspapers , anthologies of stories or poems , guidebooks , etc. ( vii ) Pupils will write in response to a wide range of stimuli , including stories , plays and poems they have read and heard , television programmes they have seen , their own interests and experiences , and the unfolding activities of the classroom . |
| 28 | Things were beginning to change , however , it was stated , but whether the changes were happening fast enough or on a scale appropriate to the scale of the problems was still not clear . |
| 29 | The development of major shopping facilities outside established shopping centres … or in a location or on a scale which would be likely to have an excessive impact on another established shopping centre should not be permitted . |
| 30 | PC Week columnist Will Zachmann writes : ‘ … a good hard look at Windows NT leaves little room for optimism that it will deliver useful symmetric multi-processing capabilities anytime soon , either on the desktop or on a server . |