Example sentences of "on the [noun sg] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Currently , by virtue of being on the rota of solicitors , the advocate has undergone self-evaluation whereby he indicates publicly that he is competent to deal with criminal matters .
2 ‘ You 're not on the rota for cooking . ’
3 He emphasised that in dismissing McCrory 's application for judicial review he was not imposing a ban on the wearing of poppies in prison .
4 The policies did not develop on the terrain of racism , however , but under the sign of culture .
5 Michael Lee checked the address on the scrap of paper and then the name plate pinned high to the wall of the tenement .
6 Its huge eyes fell on the scrap of paper on the floor .
7 The city provost and his marshals became more organised , clamping down more ruthlessly on the legion of thieves which flourished in the slums around the Rue Saint Antoine .
8 During the second World War , Haworth took a completely different scientific route , working on the purification of uranium metal .
9 The funniest moment came after I 'd read out a letter about a young couple who were getting married at St Luke 's Parish Church in Charlton , let's say at 2 o'clock on the whatsit of May .
10 Or was she relying on the unlikelihood of Tom 's being able to defend his own corner effectively ?
11 On the lookout for things .
12 A snipe was drumming as , obeying instructions and on the lookout for floods , we walked the long bank of a high tyke wall .
13 Or from Jessie Stilwell in Occasion For Loving , who watches a white woman on the lookout for adventure fall in love with a black man , and who proclaims from her liberal stance : ‘ We do n't see black and white and so we all think we behave as decently to one colour face as another .
14 In this I may be vulnerable , for I was on the lookout for miracles and it was while watching Nancy , listening to her and eventually breaking my own icy shield and talking to her , that I came close to seeing what I was looking for .
15 Squeak squeak — it 's not James asking for a pay rise , but Doc Croc 's mousey mate on the lookout for pages and machine bits .
16 It depends on the act of viewpoint-shifting , which we must now consider more closely , remaining always on the lookout for loopholes through which the egoist might slip .
17 Zebra finches are always on the lookout for sex outside their ‘ marriage ’ .
18 ‘ I 'm always on the lookout for players who will benefit Derry City and Ian has agreed to come over for a month initially , ’ said Coyle .
19 ‘ I 'm always on the lookout for players who will benefit Derry City and Ian has agreed to come over for a month initially , ’ said Coyle .
20 They advanced cautiously , wide brims shading their eyes from the climbing sun , constantly on the lookout for signs of life or opposition .
21 This is the teacher-as-social-worker : providing emotional support , attending case conferences , subject to physical and verbal assaults , on the lookout for signs of physical and sexual abuse , no longer able to assume standards of behaviour — and , as if incidentally , also intended to teach , with the upheaval of a new curriculum and its accompanying paperwork .
22 We certainly , if you look at the breakdown of our sales er , we only sell about a hundred and fifty er , million pounds worth er , of goods and services in Asia , Pacific erm , we would certainly like to make acquisitions in that area just as we did in North America er , in the seventies and eighties and we have now small Pearson er , office , for instance in Tokyo , it 's quite slow , erm , er , in that area but certainly we 're on the lookout for acquisitions in , in Asia , Pacific .
23 A couple of wretches on the run , skulking in the bushes on the lookout for prey , would never have dared break cover and try their luck with us .
24 Once you have a theme you can be on the lookout for souvenirs on holiday , or provide people with inspiration for presents .
25 The Confederation of British Industry has warned companies to be on the lookout for letters from overseas publishers inviting them to submit entries in fax , telex and trademark directories .
26 For this reason Henry II was always on the lookout for excuses and opportunities to intervene in Berry .
27 Still , they will be on the lookout for opportunities to let members know about their achievements whenever appropriate .
28 The years 1908–9 were dramatic : on the lookout for spies , Jane abducted a German who seemed to be acting suspiciously in Portsmouth , and ‘ deposited him in the Duke of Bedford 's animal park ’ at Woburn .
29 He is on the lookout for cars — smart , chauffeur-driven cars .
30 Please be on the lookout for talent in your classes and give serious consideration to auditioning yourself .
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