Example sentences of "[adv prt] on [adj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Well the first thing is to make sure that the magistrates and the police use their licencing powers to crack down on illegal drinking , that is to say under age drinking , and to crack down on unruly pubs and the hours that discos are open and that 's beginning to happen . |
| 32 | He was laid down on brittle pampas grass and then manhandled by the creatures . |
| 33 | Syrian troops allegedly crack down on pro-Iraqi demonstrators in eastern Syria . |
| 34 | Cutting down on conditioning time does n't mean cutting down on conditioning , so check out your chemist or salon to see what 's new . |
| 35 | Nadobenko , although a previous stage winner , had started the final stage almost seven minutes down on Lillywhite overall . |
| 36 | As they flew over the house and looked down on colourful gardens she could see a pool of some considerable size , glittering greenly in the sun , tubs of geraniums around it . |
| 37 | It is not the looming tyranny of prefab structures , square and scowling down on treeless roads of cracked cement , strangled shrubberies and dull-hued minis all in a row . |
| 38 | Halve artichokes lengthways and place cut side down on absorbent paper . |
| 39 | Dragons can lie for dark centuries brooding over their treasures , bedding down on frozen flames that will never see the light of day . |
| 40 | Starting with a spectacular seizure of thousands of leading brand products , the US Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) has begun cracking down on misleading food labelling . |
| 41 | Britain 's ports will be free to go private , and new powers will be sought to clamp down on drunk drivers ; congestion will also be tackled . |
| 42 | He spent his time putting down on odd scraps of vellum his different thoughts on what he had learnt over the past few weeks . |
| 43 | And and and of course now that er now that we 've got the total business beginning to operate as one , the chances of letting them down on standard bearings is very much smaller than it ever was before . |
| 44 | The problem the reason we 've let her down on standard bearings is because of this changeover . |
| 45 | • Use skimmed or semi-skimmed milk rather than full-fat milk ; • Use cream less often on desserts and not at all in cooking ; • Have only three or four eggs a week ; • Buy more yogurt and less hard cheese ; • Eat less red meat and trim off the visible fat ; • Eat fewer fatty meat products such as sausages , meat pies , and burgers ; • Cut down on fatty snacks such as crisps ; • Use less pastry in cooking and buy fewer foods that incorporate pastry ; • Use less fat in cooking ; • If you are having a take-away meal such as fish and chips , leave some of the smaller , fattier chips usually found at the bottom of the bag . |
| 46 | cut down on fatty foods |
| 47 | The players of this Hungarian ensemble , formed in 1985 , use period instruments tuned to A=421 , nearly a semitone down on modern concert pitch . |
| 48 | In addition carers often reported further expenditure related to disability and caring which had resulted in using savings and cutting down on normal expenditure . |
| 49 | Much of Husameddin 's argument on the question of Molla Fenari 's death date thus falls down on close examination , but there does remain one compelling piece of evidence for his conclusion , namely the document apparently bearing Molla Fenari " s signature and dated Rabi " II 838/ November 1434 : in a real sense all else depends on this . |
| 50 | He says the force has started to crack down on rural violence and he blamed much of the trouble on young people drinking too much . |
| 51 | Fluorescent lights shone down on dull red rubbery floors , making a pinkish reflection on the walls , and at intervals the passages were interrupted by semitransparent plastic flapping doors , like valves in a vein . |
| 52 | It 's at least 30 per cent down on anticipated revenue from conference lettings . ’ |
| 53 | Well the first thing is to make sure that the magistrates and the police use their licencing powers to crack down on illegal drinking , that is to say under age drinking , and to crack down on unruly pubs and the hours that discos are open and that 's beginning to happen . |
| 54 | ‘ We win every selection procedure hands down on technical grounds , ’ boasts Bevan . |
| 55 | Nationwide union organization remained forbidden , and unions were repeatedly closed down on technical grounds . |
| 56 | Erm , I was going to mention , as Rob has done the increase in new complaints , which I think is somewhat welcome erm , we 're still taking a long time from the averages over the last twelve months , I think that 's just reflecting being out some days over the ones you 've been talking about , er , we 're down on actual stage one equipments in the month erm , we 're not quite sure why that is , mm it 's just the way things have panned out . |
| 57 | Labour leaders yesterday urged Prime Minister Mr Major to crack down on economic sanctions with Serbia . |
| 58 | With its current penchant for clamping down on perceived violations of its copyright , AT&T 's Unix System Laboratories Inc is now coming down on Unix Solutions for its use of the Unix logo in its company name . |
| 59 | He looks down on hi life . |
| 60 | Bombs and poison gas would rain down on undefended cities . |