Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [pos pn] [noun sg] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In both instances a worker , acting in his own self-interest , may choose to retain his benefits ( by refusing extra pay or a job ) , thereby perpetuating his dependency on the Welfare State . |
| 2 | Shares in the manufacturer of bridal wear and nursery products , which only made its debut on the Third Market a year ago via a placing at 100p , stand at 136p . |
| 3 | Would it perhaps affect our outlook on the mother-child relationship if we had to take this responsibility on ourselves ? |
| 4 | No — each lady had personally placed her cake on the long table — without assistance . |
| 5 | Burdened by hindsight , by a chronic fear of becoming bloated and self-indulgent , this indie generation tries to freeze-flame development at the point just before ‘ it all went wrong ’ , and so turns its back on the few things that went right . |
| 6 | Then you search to establish that the borrower is not bankrupt , so make your search on the special form limited to bankruptcy ; thereby you will help the Registry and speed the reply . |
| 7 | To quote the memoirs : ‘ … on Sunday the 4th August 1793 , after having finished the morning duty he always performed in person , of visiting , prescribing for , and superintending the dressing of the wounds of the horses in the infirmary , he sat down to continue his treatise on the outward conformation of the horse , a work he intended for publication : in a short time he informed Mrs. Vial that he felt himself extremely ill complaining of cold to a degree of shivering , attended with a violent headach [ sic ] , and great thirst . |
| 8 | So put your cursor on the I . |
| 9 | When Kirk Douglas became a target for a drunkard in a bar who 'd seen Douglas as the boxer in Champion , Kirk merely slammed his hand on the bar and shouted , ‘ Anyone in this bar can lick me in a fight , ’ and the drunkard backed off . |
| 10 | It takes time and effort for her to do this : constantly tapping her nose on the typewriter is exhausting , but then so is making her noises understood . |
| 11 | perhaps erm perhaps they 're only parking their caravan on the . |
| 12 | He seemed , indeed , to have become much more decisive altogether , for at exactly the same time as he signed the rescript , he created a new governmental body under his own chairmanship , the Council of Ministers , whose purpose was apparently to strengthen his grip on the central administration . |
| 13 | He said : ‘ I urge all those who are in a position to do so to use their influence on the men of violence from both sides of the community to end their murderous activities , and to create the only basis on which an enduring peace can be established . ’ |
| 14 | I 'd never known him believe in anything before , so it was an amazing novelty to find him literally staking his life on the principle of absolute patriarchal authority . |
| 15 | Lothar remained in central Francia , perhaps tightening his grip on the region east of the Charbonnière . |
| 16 | You 'll probably need to wash your hands , so start your survey on the upper floor , in the bathroom ; as you wash , check the water pressure in the taps , examine the fittings , lift the carpet in the corners and check the floorboards for damp and woodworm — and inspect the plumbing and heating as far as you are able ( see Chapter 6 ) . |
| 17 | Right , but the way you 're describing the process it seems I get an image of someone gently putting his hand on the collar |
| 18 | The year she died Sir Walter Raleigh was in South America , on his last ill-fated search for Eldorado : he had , like many of his contemporaries , quite literally put his life on the line to find this worldly paradise . |
| 19 | ‘ But you better get your arse on the deck . |
| 20 | Stork until recently has personally maintained his hold on the majority of the equity in order , he says , to help set the direction of the firm . |
| 21 | When committing himself enthusiastically to an undeniably outrageous tactic , this brave and noble warrior not only left his mark on the opposition but touched significantly upon a dilemma that threatens to develop into an insurmountable and perhaps crucifying problem for Bobby Robson , the temporarily reprieved England manager . |
| 22 | He gently held her hand on the table . |
| 23 | Now we only need his description on the ‘ Wanted ’ notices . ’ |
| 24 | Gore apparently did not want his name on the cover of the book and wished for it to be published by the Canadian fascist , Arcand , so that he could not be sued . |
| 25 | In these circumstances the treasurer should ensure that the bank 's desire to complete the transaction does not influence its advice on the pricing of the securities . |
| 26 | The squadron also flew the Iraq Levies , A sort of RAF Regiment of the day , they were mainly Kurds who came from the far north of Iraq excellent soldiers but poor airmen who generally laid their breakfast on the cabin floor whilst we were taxying , to take-off . |
| 27 | His career record of 506 wickets and 3,882 runs does not convey his impact on the game because he was not concerned with his own performances — the team came first . |
| 28 | The reader might be well advised to read over Chapter 2 on the LDCs just to refresh his memory on the economic and social problems confronting these nations . |
| 29 | Young Group , the open cast coal miner that is soon to lose its quote on the unlisted securities market , was a peculiar market . |
| 30 | I do not need your input on the subject . |