Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] on [pers pn] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In an extreme case , someone may act on them for the reason that , or on the principle that , ‘ a little bit of what you fancy does you good ’ . |
| 2 | No one should embark on it without the most careful consideration . |
| 3 | Ministers have taken the decision despite warnings from some civil servants that their failure to fund research into nuclear safety could backfire on them at the Sizewell public inquiry now under way in Suffolk . |
| 4 | Balanced with a diet of the gospels , I would look on it as the church planters ' manual . |
| 5 | They all run the recently-released version 6 of the company 's Unix SVR4-based DRS/NX operating system , though Unix Systems Labs ' Destiny will appear on them during the first quarter of next year . |
| 6 | These Pakistani fast bowlers are rare talents , and it is disappointing to hear them speak in such negative terms , for it will rebound on them in the years ahead . |
| 7 | Even if it may be some time before they are commercially acceptable , pioneer work is essential if our planet is to feed the teeming millions of people who will live on it by the twenty-first century . |
| 8 | * Get into the habit of standing back from your essay so that you can comment on it for the benefit of your reader ( see p. 104 ) . |
| 9 | That is a remarkable achievement and I hope that we can build on it in the future . |