Example sentences of "[verb] [to-vb] [adv prt] [noun sg] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the preceding months the PS had sought to step up pressure on the government ; it had joined with the PCP in tabling a censure motion in parliament in October 1989 attacking the government for its low ethical standards ; although the motion was defeated , attention was again turned to the then Finance Minister , Miguel Ribeiro Cadilhe , following allegations early in the year of his financial misconduct [ see p. 36945 ] . |
| 2 | The snout is used to stir up mud on the river floor , to expose worms , crustaceans and other small organisms on which the fish feeds . |
| 3 | From this time , we began to build up pressure on the Department , first on a weekly then on an almost daily basis , until eventually we heard that ministers had decided to fulfil the undertakings in the guardianship deed . |
| 4 | It may be that the Breton expedition was intended to keep up pressure on the French to make the sort of concessions the English would feel able to accept , but it is equally possible that the confused direction of English policy reflected conflicting influences at court . |
| 5 | Research projects are concerned with housing for the elderly , the mentally handicapped and mentally ill and it is hoped to carry out research on the housing circumstances of single women , ethnic minority groups and the physically disabled . |
| 6 | We would love to put out title on the line , if the IRB had the guts and the vision to give us that chance . |