Example sentences of "[verb] [to-vb] on an [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Alice said , " I have come to report on an agreed squat — you know , short-term housing — surely you know … " |
| 2 | Russia and Ukraine agreed on Aug. 29 to abide by their treaty of Nov. 19 , 1990 , guaranteeing borders , and promised to work on an economic agreement with the " states-subjects of the former Soviet Union " . |
| 3 | Once the smile has been interpreted as a greeting , the receiver has to decide on an appropriate means of feedback . |
| 4 | In concluding the lament that constituted his 1914 Introduction , Dicey tried to end on an optimistic note . |
| 5 | While MICHAEL PALIN goes Pole to Pole , ZODIAC MINDWARP and enigmatic KLF mastermind BILL DRUMMOND have decided to go on an Arctic adventure all of their own and without the help of special medication … |
| 6 | This no nonsense guide is good for those wanting to go on an interesting selection of gentle walks . |
| 7 | In others , where the courts have been unable to find any contract between the parties , the courts have had to rely on an equitable doctrine of confidence . |
| 8 | If you intend to take it seriously , you will eventually feel the need to attend a weekend workshop or you may even wish to embark on an extended study course . |
| 9 | Also , when considering development , it must be stressed that we do not have to depend on an infinite regress . |
| 10 | The first of these was the free speed at which a subject chose to drive on an unobstructed section of road . |
| 11 | Partly because of French opposition to closer US-European links , the US abandoned this plan at the end of 1964 and in December the Six managed to agree on an important element of the CAP common cereal prices . |
| 12 | False figures for repeating exist , almost invariably , when governments attempt to insist on an automatic promotion rule or attempt to limit numbers of repeaters in upper classes . |
| 13 | If you learned to fly on an American machine , you will expect to apply a little left foot as you raise the collective and increase the power . |
| 14 | Ulster Television continues to thrive on an excellent programme performance and an immensely strong local identity . |
| 15 | Consequently , she had to exist on an average income of £26 per week from an evening waitressing job . |
| 16 | This rule was founded on a principle of policy , for if sailors were in all events to have their wages , and in times of danger entitled to insist on an extra charge on such a promise as this , they would in many cases suffer a ship to sink , unless the captain would pay an extravagant demand they might think proper to make . ’ |