Example sentences of "on [art] [noun sg] [pron] [vb mod] " in BNC.

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1 Standing anywhere on the ridge one could catch sight of the sun delicately resting on the top of the distant hills which marked the far end of the grazing plains .
2 It is particularly concerned about the system whereby land value is based on the price it would command with planning permission , since this discriminates against protected sites of ecological importance , which are on occasion " zero rated " , since by definition they would not be developed .
3 Price is determined by a number of factors , including the cost of purchase in the country of origin , shipping , washing , import tariffs and the wholesaler 's overheads ; but by far the most important influence on the price you will pay in shops is the profit margin of the individual retail outlet .
4 If it is only a breach of warranty or if the buyer accepts the goods , the damages are prima facie assessed according to the difference between the value of the goods on the date they should have been delivered and their value ( if lower ) when actually delivered .
5 Local consultation on the road which would be dual carriageway , with a possible extension is due to end next week .
6 Up for grabs today is a K-Reg Metro 1.4s , worth around £10,000 on the road which will come to our winner fully taxed for a year and with a full tank of petrol .
7 Now when we go out on the road we would like to go through a vehicle check with you .
8 ‘ If they were on the road we could n't hear them from the house , and I truly doubt that anyone would go home via the graveyard and the woods .
9 erm if you had to go on the road it would have been different .
10 ‘ The wrapping 's second-hand , ’ Vitor continued , looking at the hessian , ‘ and if some guy was being super-efficient he could have decided that whatever it was which had been dumped on the road it should be tidied away . ’
11 A cold meal was hastily served , a few words exchanged , and everyone speedily retired as Catesby insisted that on the morrow we would rise early as there was a great deal of business to be done .
12 Perchance on the morrow we shall have better news . ’
13 On the morrow I would be off to Donegal .
14 Why not stay here tonight and on the morrow I will have someone take you over to Briar Cottage with a wagon ?
15 ‘ I hear on the grapevine you can get your hands on the occasional salmon , ’ Bert said suddenly , with a wink .
16 There was no need to run , for he knew they would be following the horses , and on the highway he could not easily lose them .
17 Well they usually out out of the er hydrant on the quay cos the hydrant on the quay there used to be a water main a the water main used to go along there and we used to put so much water into the boat and now we come down and used to pump that out and then go back after some more .
18 Who is God 's down payment on the inheritance we will receive in the future ?
19 Tal talking about pensions Tom , the chap er cha with the office girls and that and , and checking our expense sheets , he , he er they put a notice on the board you could ante your what , in your pension , you could a put a bit more into it and I were looking at notice and he says ooh he says it 's no good for you , he says er w well I told you about it did n't I ?
20 But while Yorkshire fail on the field there will always be discontent , and Boycott , after a period in which he appeared to have submerged himself in a media career , may head the opposition once more .
21 But when he walked on the field you 'd think it was Goliath coming on there . ’
22 Rugby was even worse , as it involved a large amount of physical contact , and there was nowhere on the field you could hide and no playing position which kept you out of harm 's way .
23 On the field you can not fail to notice him .
24 By the time I had packed the things from the wardrobe and stuffed her toilet things on the top I could barely shut the case .
25 there were pressures coming on the company which would mean that we could not continue to do that
26 If , as suggested , you have done some background work on the company you will be in a good position to say what you really like about it , why you think it has a reputation as a good employer , why the job suits you ideally .
27 When the systems manger is stressed by complaints about the slowing access times on the system he may send out warning messages and then complete a tape dump of all documents last accessed before a certain date .
28 If you are one of those going on the Course you will have already received a letter stating the balance of fees , travel , insurance etc. due by the 15th April with a reminder that a contribution will be required in DM 's from those travelling in the coach from Frankfurt to Coburg .
29 In most instances , a kink will produce a slight burr on the surface which can be smoothed out .
30 " On the surface I might have seemed calm , " he said after recording opening rounds of 66 and 68 to open a four-shot lead over a group comprising Russell Claydon , Roger Chapman , Peter Senior and Scott Hoch .
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