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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.

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• 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.

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• 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.

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• 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.

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• 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.

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• 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.

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• 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.

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• 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.

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• 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.

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• 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.

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• 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.

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• 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.

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• 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.

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• 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.

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• 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.

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• 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.

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• 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.

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• 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.

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• 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.

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• 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.

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• 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.

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• 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.

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• 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?