Example sentences of "[conj] on " in BNC.

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1 It is also true that the phenomenon of German power is not so recognisable inside Germany itself , where on both sides there is a sense of vulnerability and of continuing risk that militates against any revival of chest-beating nationalism .
2 It is also true that the phenomenon of German power is not so recognisable inside Germany itself , where on both sides there is a sense of vulnerability and of continuing risk that militates against any revival of chest-beating nationalism .
3 The hotel 's restaurant enjoys a good reputation , with a lovely first-floor terrace where on fine days you dine overlooking the lake .
4 On the night of 30 January they were not to reach this sought-after retreat without problems , for they had first to call at the Palace of Saint Cloud itself where on arrival they found the entire Imperial Household drawn up to receive them and , equally clearly , determined to stay to dinner .
5 Most activity seems to centre on the exhibition space , the Palais de Festival , where on six floors exhibitors display their goods .
6 It is n't even known where on Krakatoa the eruption was centred , but the chances are that it was Perboewetan , since the lava flows in the crater looked extremely fresh when they were examined in the nineteenth century .
7 The first tactical decision is over where on the line you start .
8 This is why , with baits that differ in size , weight , and where on the bottom they lie in regard to cleanliness , we have to use various permutations of length of bite indication , that is to say , the amount of free line we allow it to take before striking .
9 Where on the map are the main markets for each of the products ?
10 Occasionally however more personal comments creep in such as in his 1814 publication , A Description of Sixty Small Prints where on page 17 he wrote ‘ Skiddaw has been called a generous Lord , and the Fells of Borrowdale frowning and haughty Tyrants .
11 He told the bailiff who came for him that he must shave , and suggested he stepped into his studio where on an easel he was confronted with the half finished Lazarus .
12 The rest made Malta where on landing one aircraft 's engine stopped at once as all its fuel had gone .
13 But where on earth
14 All right , you 'd feel too guilty enjoying your third cup of coffee as your running fanatic slogs around the course , but where on earth do you stand ?
15 He lay still with his eyes open , staring into the darkness that was only half-darkness because this was London and not Suffolk , where on moonless nights the small hours were black as velvet .
16 On the strength of this extra income , Mozart moved his family to another apartment , Unten den Tuchlauben , where on 27 December 1787 Constanze gave birth to a daughter , Theresia .
17 Walkers will enjoy the Brown and Clee hills , 11 miles away — where on a clear day one can see eleven counties ; and 20 miles away , the Stretton Hills .
18 It has pretty herbaceous borders and an attractive paved herb garden , where on fine mornings breakfast is served .
19 Some fifty yards away was a white-washed building surrounded by a stretch of asphalt ; the village school , I was to discover , where on alternate Sundays the minister from Tobermory came over to hold a service .
20 Leave it to the Shepherd Gallery — long known for daring to go where on one has gone before — to unearth Vickers 's work , which clearly influenced his subway designs .
21 At the end of April , all three withdrew from the election after being placed low down in a kind of primary contest held among the United Left 's Madrid rank-and-file to help decide who should go where on the list of candidates put before the capital 's voters ( a candidate 's position is crucial to his chances of a seat ) .
22 One view central to the lawyer/economist is that , in a world where , on the one hand , resources ( all of which have alternative uses ) are limited through scarcity and where on the other hand , there exists the insatiable human desire to consume those resources , then inevitably , trade-offs and choices must somehow be made .
23 Their voices rose on this note from the kitchen to saturate the bedroom above where on summer evenings you lay rigid with wakefulness .
24 From Orwell Isabella and her forces reached London on 6 October , but by then the king was fleeing westwards to Wales , through Gloucester and Chepstow to Neath ; pursuing him , Isabella 's forces reached Bristol , where on 26 October the Prince of Wales was proclaimed the keeper of the realm .
25 And where on the face of this earth would you find such an exceptional price ?
26 ( b ) Where however the prosecution evidence is such that its strength or weakness depends on the view to be taken of a witness 's reliability , or other matters which are generally speaking within the province of the jury and where on one possible view of the facts there is evidence upon which a jury could properly come to the conclusion that the defendant is guilty , then the judge should allow the matter to be tried by the jury .
27 I had n't the least idea where on the head was the best place to hit or how hard it had to be .
28 ( 2 ) Where on the election of a chairman an equal number of votes is given for two or more persons , the meeting shall determine by lot which of those persons shall be the chairman .
29 ( 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 .
30 second , where on registration of a charge the Registrar ( as he can be required to do ) issues a certificate of registration stating the date on which particulars of a charge were delivered to him , this is made conclusive evidence that the particulars were delivered no later than the date stated on the certificate and a presumption that they were delivered no earlier .
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