Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] [to-vb] on the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Staring at him worriedly , she slowly sank down to sit on the edge of the bed . |
| 2 | One has only to reflect on the enumeration of the varied properties of a state of full employment in the General Theory to realize that something is seriously wrong . |
| 3 | One has only to stand on the bridge over the Trannon at Trefeglwys and look upstream to see the stable narrow river coursing elegantly between its magnificent borders of ash and sycamore , and compare this with the immediate downstream reach , which wanders amidst a waste of gravel . |
| 4 | The one redress any of the members of this group have is to try not to appear on the poll tax register . |
| 5 | Only those who were regarded as ‘ fit ’ could be trusted not to trade on the despair of people , at their wits end , reduced for the first time in their lives to seeking a loan . |
| 6 | The dual carriageway is just of the motorway and people are gearing up to go on the motorway . |
| 7 | Having looked briefly at some features of particular NBFIs in section 4.1 , we want now to reflect on the extent to which they fulfil some of those functions which we said in section 2.3 a financial system is expected to fulfil . |
| 8 | The rumours also came on a day when B&C reshuffled top management , with chief executive Peter Goldie moved sideways to concentrate on the disposal programme . |
| 9 | The board of governors is also due to meet today to vote on the future of Mr Birt , but there is every indication that the position of Mr Hussey will also be high on its agenda . |
| 10 | When the counsellor faces this situation it is often more appropriate to leave the subject of drinking , and to try instead to focus on the nature of the social distress that the individuals are experiencing . |
| 11 | Fish normally seek out the warmer shallows , and if there are a few days of sunshine before opening day then you will know where to choose on the bank . |
| 12 | Parliament has less influence over such matters as it has either to depend on the Commission to incorporate its views into an amended proposal or to reject the Council 's common position on legislation by an absolute majority ( currently 260 votes from its 518 members ) . |
| 13 | IntelliCorp claims it holds patents it has yet to press on the mapping of relational databases to object database among other seminal items . |
| 14 | The sound of his music attracted a school of dolphins , whereupon Arion leapt overboard and was carried safely to shore on the back of one of the dolphins . |
| 15 | Marketing dogma of old had it that car buyers do n't want to hear about car safety , preferring not to dwell on the possibility of being killed or injured on the road . |
| 16 | While the so-called ‘ superminis ’ — cars like the Peugeot 205 and the new Ford Fiesta — grow larger and more expensive , the Eastern bloc car makers have quietly crept in to capitalise on the market for more affordable transport . |
| 17 | Staff at the Abingdon branch of the TSB in Stert Street , where Mr Reenan used to work , have been instructed not to comment on the affair , but with speculation that further revelations are likely to be published tomorrow there 'll be more pressure on Mr Reenan to speak . |
| 18 | Last week , parliament finally decided not to vote on the bill , effectively putting off the decision until after parliamentary elections in the autumn — and perhaps forever . |
| 19 | It was extraordinary , he said , given the bill 's political sensitivity , ‘ that Mr MacGregor has decided not to serve on the committee . |
| 20 | Year 's wait just to get on the list , says Socialist |
| 21 | Gloucester city council meets tonight to decide on the fate of it 's controversial plans to raise council house rents by 45 per cent and to close Gloucester law centre . |
| 22 | Rob came over to perch on the corner of her desk . |
| 23 | John and wife Pam had written off to appear on the programme only to discover there were 10,000 applicants . |
| 24 | Service providers would do well to reflect on the evidence presented that common patterns of targeting resources actually discriminate against some of the most heavily involved carers in respect of certain services , and certainly do not lead to higher levels of support for them overall . |
| 25 | Mr McRoberts , instead of criticising Mr Ridley , would do well to reflect on the House of Commons Energy Committee 's judgment on nuclear power : ‘ It will never again be possible to take assurances as to the viability of any type of nuclear power on trust . ’ |
| 26 | Turning to look up at him , Hilary absently took the glass he was holding out , then watched him walk across to sit on the sofa . |
| 27 | Well you would be would n't you if you 'd nowhere to sleep on the night ? |
| 28 | Pattenism is not to be a continuation of Ridleyism : an important theme underlying the whole speech was that he intends not to err on the side of market forces at the expense of planning restrictions . |
| 29 | Charlie 's going out to check on the territory and strike up a deal . |
| 30 | Indeed , because the oceans are heated from above , and warm water expands and is less dense than cold water , the warm water tends simply to sit on the surface , unless otherwise disturbed . |