Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [pron] [noun] on [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In so far as they encourage greater police intervention on picket lines or at demonstrations , and enable them to impose their authority on many aspects of community life , the 1984 and 1986 Acts have profound implications for the possibility of disorder . |
| 2 | ‘ I attempt Tube but am driven out again by gang of pubescent boys who want me to write my name on various bits of their exposed torsos . |
| 3 | The East Hampshire Independent Progressive Association ruled out fielding a candidate to allow them to concentrate their resources on local elections . |
| 4 | I expect it 's hard for them to find their feet on these shifting sands . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ I made my feelings on that subject clear , Khan . ’ |
| 6 | I made my displeasure on that score quite clear to the ecclesiarch 's agent . |
| 7 | I phoned your office on 6 April and left a message asking you or your colleagues to let me know the position but I have not heard to date . |
| 8 | I incurred his displeasure on one occasion , there was a young lady sat on the form in front , we had those , where you sat in pairs , on the iron sort of things . |
| 9 | I believed their arguments on physical grounds , but I did not like the mathematical way in which they calculated the emission . |
| 10 | I seek your guidance on two further matters , Mr. Speaker . |
| 11 | I appreciate your comments on certain issues that you extracted from my letter headed ‘ advertising mania ’ in the December edition of Credit Management . |
| 12 | I expected to hate it , but in fact I enjoyed my lectures on English language history and became an enthusiastic advocate of exercises in parsing , syntax and dictation — the very best test of listening comprehension . |
| 13 | Now , I know our views on this will differ somewhat , but even the European Commission has publicly expressed its concern just recently over the levels of unemployment across Europe and about the international competitiveness of European industry compared with the rest of the world . |
| 14 | Just wait till I get my hands on that man . ’ |
| 15 | My first step was to gather information on how I spent my time on school-related activities and attempt to create some form of time-analysis schedule . |
| 16 | I keep my views on that . |
| 17 | He said : ’ I reserve my position on that because I have not only got to find money for the welfare changes . |
| 18 | and at the moment I think your premium on that is erm is sixty eight pounds of a month ? |
| 19 | If I can please er I think our comments on that er perhaps Mr Ray is being er using the grob global flays when he refers to employees . |
| 20 | How could I gauge his development on that hazy memory ? |
| 21 | For instance , among the beliefs in virtue of which I claim to know that Napoleon was a great soldier there may be one which is false , but which is so insignificant that my justification for believing that Napoleon was a great soldier would survive my changing my mind on that particular point . |
| 22 | I outlined my views on both those subjects on 15 June 1990 in a 40-minute speech . |
| 23 | I enclose our leaflet on legal deposit which I hope will be of interest . |
| 24 | I disabused his mind on this point by telling him about the fresh pug marks I had seen at the pool , and advised him very strongly to collect his buffaloes and return to the village . |
| 25 | ‘ I must say I admire his choice on this occasion ; you really are quite attractive . |
| 26 | I rest my decision on this broad approach . |
| 27 | Well I rest my case on that one . |
| 28 | ‘ I need your word on that . ’ |
| 29 | I have my doubts on both counts . |
| 30 | Right let me collect your ideas on this then , erm would you like to tell me what you 've written please ? |