Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] its [noun sg] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | To commemorate the 75th anniversary of the 1916 Rising , the National Museum of Ireland has revised its exhibition on the vital period of modern Irish history between 1900 and 1921 and called it ‘ The Road to Independence ’ . |
| 2 | UNITED Biscuits , the food conglomerate , yesterday moved to tighten its grip on the UK snacks market with the £24 million takeover of Derwent Valley Food Group , makers of Phileas Fogg snacks . |
| 3 | Wimpey Environmental has built its reputation on the quality of its measurement work , and it is this element that distinguishes us from our rivals . |
| 4 | It has turned its back on the elitism of many consumer organisations and has based itself on a democratic structure in which the voluntary efforts of the members determine policy and action . |
| 5 | On the other hand , we tend not to see the intense depression in a motionless and unresponsive horse , or the annoyance in one that has turned its back on the horse or person offending it , or the anxiety in the tightened abdominal muscles of the showpony expecting the pain of the spur . |
| 6 | The second point , briefly , is that the white paper has turned its face on the establishment of an environmental protection agency , and independent environment protection agency , and erm , you may feel strongly , I know there was another report that came out just about that time that erm was advocating it , and you may feel that what is needed is a central , independent environmental protection agency . |
| 7 | First , that the appeal with which the Board is concerned is that brought by special leave from the decision of Barnett J. Secondly , whilst their Lordships fully understand why the Court of Appeal should have wished to state its opinion on the questions argued , any observations concerning the merits of an appeal which should not be before the court must necessarily be extra-judicial . |
| 8 | It is known that the Museum of Modern Art , which has no accommodation at the moment , has had its eye on the Krymskaya Naberezhnaya location for a long time . |
| 9 | We have a system of local government finance which has concentrated its attention on the poll tax payer , bringing in gearing which has resulted in enormous increases in bills , without any material increase in spending or improvements in services . |
| 10 | All round the feeling has been that by developing political representation , cooperation has increased its hold on the general public and is daily attracting new adherents to its principles . |
| 11 | Anyway , with the topsy-turvy results this season has thrown up , it 's anybody 's guess what we 'll end up with after Man U v Forest has run its course on The Match on Sunday ( ITV , 3.25pm ) . |
| 12 | This too has taken its toll on the traditional freedoms of university life . |
| 13 | The court therefore has to approach its construction on the footing that the new Act may exhibit policies and intentions which are not necessarily the same as those in the earlier Act , and which require similar words to be given different meanings from those which the courts gave them under the earlier legislation . |
| 14 | This is the recommendation of an Independent Panel on Intractable Waste , which has submitted its report on the disposal of toxic waste to the Australia and New Zealand Environment and Conservation Council , the body which brings together the environment ministers of the two countries ( including those of the Australian states ) . |
| 15 | This suspicion of parties has left its mark on the names of the right-wing parties in France : his successors ' party is called ‘ Rassemblement pour la République ’ , the word ‘ rassemblement ’ ( rally ) connecting a wide popular extra-parliamentary movement . |
| 16 | So Hackney has left its mark on the history of madness . |
| 17 | He built out of that illusion a political cause which stirred the British electorate as it had not been stirred for decades and which has left its imprint on the Conservative Party and on British trade policy down to the present . |
| 18 | Division has implemented its software on the RS/6000 , creating RS/UniVRS , designed to enable real-time interaction between a user and three-dimensional computer-generated images for professionals in computer-aided design , mechanical engineering design , and chemical research . |
| 19 | Once the ferret has released its hold on the rabbit you have still to determine whether or not there are more rabbits down the hole . |
| 20 | Leaving aside the question as to whether the State and reformers were successful in affecting young people , the process itself was instrumental in creating a new image for youth , one which in common with so many of its other images , emphasized incapacity while seeking to deepen its dependence on the appropriate agencies . |
| 21 | ( At this time the EC was attempting to co-ordinate its position on the recognition of Croatia and Slovenia — see p. 38685 — and on Dec. 9 more than 10,000 people , primarily of Croat origin , held a rally in a Maastricht stadium calling on EC leaders to recognize Croatia . ) |
| 22 | The last pig was struggling to keep its footing on the ramp when the door to the best room opened and Smallfry stepped into the hall . |
| 23 | In Asia , such ‘ cultigens ’ include the coconut , which may have had its origin on the Great Barrier Reef , and the mango , the talipot palm , Corypha umbraculifera , its leaves used as writing paper , and the betel nut with narcotic fruits . |
| 24 | This study focuses on IPSENTA ( the Ipswich Enterprise Agency ) and aims to assess its impact on the local economy . |
| 25 | THE Courtaulds-sponsored Marlboro McLaren racing team was set to begin its assault on the 1993 Formula One championship on March 14 with a new car , a new engine and a new line-up of drivers . |
| 26 | This campaign is just in my view really starting to make its mark on the public imagination . |
| 27 | The NME quickly attempted to stamp its personality on the soulless office space ; Burchill and Parsons turned their turf into the infamous Kinderbunker , a sectioned-off area defended by entirely apocryphal barbed wire and glass . |
| 28 | I would not , therefore , expect theism to have to rest its case on the sort of argument for God 's existence that Anselm advanced in the eleventh century and which has come to be known as the ‘ Ontological Argument ’ . |
| 29 | Time and effort must be taken to break its dependency on the other dog and increase its attachment towards the owner ; short walks without the other dog , short periods of being left at home by itself , perhaps feeding them in separate areas . |
| 30 | At the conference in Ottawa the Soviet government appeared to soften its position on the question of a united Germany 's military alignment . |