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• A hovercraft travels on a cushion of air.

• Don't put your elbows on the table.

• Your dinner is on the table.

• The oil tanker ran aground on a mud bank in thick fog.

• They've built a new church on the site of the old one.

• We get a lot of condensation on the walls in the winter.

• The article continues/is continued on page ten.

• There's a new Italian restaurant opening on the high street.

• She gave him a hit on the head that knocked him flying.

• We stayed in/at a hotel on the seafront.

• They're driving to Scotland on Tuesday.

• Private cars are banned from the city on alternate days.

• Please make my excuses at the meeting on Friday.

• We're going on a shopping expedition on Saturday.

• We've fallen into the habit of getting up late on Saturday mornings.

• It says on the label that no preservatives or artificial colourings have been added.

• Do you recognize the writing on the envelope?

• This morning's newspapers all carry the same story on their front page.

• He carved her name on a tree.

• See the article on page 4 for more details.

• We're going across to France on the ferry.

• We fell asleep on the train and woke up to find ourselves in Calais.

• The railcard allows students and young people to travel half-price on most trains.

• I'll collect you from the station. Which bus will you be on?

• The crowd were surrounded by police on horseback.

• Sophia fell ill/was taken ill while on holiday.

• There are few indications (that) the economy is on an upswing.

• We won't be going on holiday this year - lack of funds, I'm afraid.

• The Titanic sank on her maiden voyage.

• He often goes away on business.

• The whole car can be modelled on a computer before a single component is made.

• He was clattering away on his old typewriter.

• She comes across really well on television.

• Some software can be configured to prevent children from giving out their phone numbers on the internet.

• Sound and pictures can be stored digitally, as on a CD.

• She banged her knee on the edge of the desk.

• He smashed his elbow on the door.

• He scraped his hands on the pavement when he fell off his bike.

• The chef burned himself on the oven.

• She pricked her finger on the needle.

• The road is the second on the left past the church.

• His words are an attack on personal liberty.

• Take the first turning on the left.

• They survived the onslaught of bombing on the village.

• We came on them in the wood.

• He gave me a book on gardening for my birthday.

• I've got nothing to say on the matter.

• The second round of the quiz was on sport.

• The committee published a hard-hitting report on the bank's management.

• The committee voted on the proposal, and accepted it unanimously.

• He spent all his savings on an expensive car.

• The council has some spare cash that it proposes to spend on public amenities.

• Steven squandered his inheritance on a series of risky business ventures.

• She made a lot of money on the sale of her house.

• They decided to buy the car on credit.

• On what basis did you make your decision?

• The Republicans are relying on their agricultural policies to deliver the farmers' vote.

• The meaning of a sentence often depends on stress and intonation.

• He's either a hero or a villain, depending on your point of view.

• Our success rests on an increase in sales.

• I was on the final page of the book, when the phone rang.

• The athletes are on last lap of the race.

• "Is the shower fixed yet?" "I'm working on it".

• I'm on duty until midnight.

• I was still on my main course when everyone else was ordering dessert.

• She lived on £100 a week when she was a student.

• Have you got enough to live on?

• He gets by on a very modest salary.

• New employees start on a basic salary of £25,000.

• He's on commission only.

• My new car runs on diesel.

• Some calculators run on solar power.

• Does your car run on unleaded petrol?

• The engine runs on high-octane petrol.

• He had converted the motor so that it could run on vegetable oil.

• Negotiations between the two countries are on the brink of collapse.

• A demilitarized zone has been created on the border between the warring countries.

• A new coffee shop is opening on the high street.

• The Aswan High Dam is on the river Nile in Egypt.

• The shop front occupies a very prominent position on the main street.

• He has been rewarded for his 20 years of service with a seat on the board.

• Police officers aren't usually allowed to serve on a jury.

• Being on the committee is one involvement I could do without.

• She is on the school's development committee.

• He was was of the experts on a panel appointed to investigate the accident.

• She had on an orange skirt and pink tights.

• Put your pyjamas on now, please.

• I don't have any shoes on.

• The cover was on the swimming pool at the time.

• The bottle didn't have a lid on.

• Don't forget to switch the boiler on when you arrive.

• The lights are on, someone must be in.

• You always leave the TV on when you go out!

• Why hasn't the air conditioning come on?

• Turn the power on by flicking this switch.

• I keep on thinking I've seen her before somewhere.

• Hang on a minute - I'll be with you in a moment!

• I'll leave you to get on then, shall I?

• The instructor went on and on about the importance of safety.

• She keeps going on about how tired she is.

• The orchestra came on to a warm round of applause.

• What time are you due on?

• The lights dimmed as the band came on.

• His job is to warm the audience up before the main act comes on.

• The headline act is due on at ten o'clock.

• Keep your ticket - you'll need it later on.

• Genes are the instructions by which parents' characteristics are passed on to their children.

• I hear you've moved on to higher things.

• You go on, I'll catch you up.

• We drove on through a barren, rocky landscape.

• UK Is there anything good on at the theatre at the moment?

• It's worth checking to see if the match is still on.

• Having found a replacement venue, the concert is now back on.

• Check the website to see what's on.

• Are we still on for a game of tennis this afternoon?