Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] its [noun sg] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | At Hinde House this team of teachers was selected by the staff and centred its attention on the transition from middle schools to the secondary sector and the curriculum which should be provided in the Y8 group . |
| 2 | She picked up her pen and rested its point on the page . |
| 3 | The candle flame threw shadows , like paper-ash , thought Conrad , on to Lee 's face which was tired and childlike and rested its cheek on the pale-lemon linen of the pillow-slip . |
| 4 | If they made the bead taste bitter , by dipping it in alcohol , or quinine , or the pungent methylanthranilate , then the chick would peck once , show disgust by shaking its head vigorously and wiping its beak on the floor of its pen , and then back away , refusing to peck at a similar but dry bead offered any time from a few seconds to a few days subsequently . |
| 5 | The 500ft Demetrius was driven ashore and broke its back on the rocks in a Force 11 gale as it was being towed to port the week before Christmas . |
| 6 | Proclamation of the fair was necessary to make it known and enforce its holding on the specified date . |
| 7 | It was small , and aware of the virtues of remaining small , lurking ambiguously between hotel and pub , and retaining its hold on the local bar custom while it lured in the fanatical fishermen from half the county for weekend indulgences and occasional contests . |
| 8 | To make it work means pulling the SIB itself out of direct regulation and tightening its leash on the SROs . |
| 9 | However , as Alexander ( 1982a , p. 158 ) observes , ‘ The creation of this body was announced ’ in a way which ‘ suggested that the council was intended more to facilitate central control of the economy than to increase local government 's capacity to protect its position and to maximise its influence on the government and on individual departments ’ . |
| 10 | Reed is seen as : ( a ) enhancing the ‘ quality ’ of its portfolio through , for instance , an advance in subscription revenues from 11% to 20% ; ( b ) achieving better geographic balance , notably through raising its exposure to the Continent of Europe and lowering its dependence on the UK , while at the same time maintaining the US share at one third of the whole ; strengthening an already satisfactory financial position , with interest cover increasing from 6.7x to 16.4x . |
| 11 | Hold the faceplate in position and mark its outline on the door edge . |
| 12 | The pageant , though it rolled and wallowed , groaned and scraped its underbelly on the crests of every ridge , did not overturn or suffer any collision . |
| 13 | If the study of genetic aspects of colorectal cancer continues at its present pace , molecular biology may soon outgrow its immediate role as a research tool and take its place on the clinical stage . |
| 14 | The research aims to study the responses of heads , teachers and children in infant schools and departments to the introduction of the national Curriculum and to examine its impact on the curriculum and pedagogy of the infant school and on pupils ' school experience . |
| 15 | ‘ Yes , the breeze that ignores all the other trees , but plays its tune on the aspen , rustling its leaves , only on the aspen ! ’ |
| 16 | DEC is hoping to expand its OEM outlets and diversify its sales channels , while increasing its focus on the customer . |
| 17 | This is not the same as assessing its impact on the value of the company , although it makes some attempt to do this , as will be described shortly . |