Example sentences of "[to-vb] on [art] [adj] [noun] [unc] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it was confirmed that aides urged the media to concentrate on the royal couple 's four-day tour rather than speculating on their relationship . |
| 2 | But it was confirmed that aides urged the media to concentrate on the royal couple 's four-day tour of Korea rather than speculating on their relationship . |
| 3 | The pub owner said he was not prepared to comment on the loyalist group 's withdrawal of threats on pubs , such as his own , which host Irish folk music sessions . |
| 4 | He gave Kiselev the chance to comment on the Secret Committee 's recent papers and expressed particular approval of Haxthausen 's opinion that the serfs had to be emancipated before their dissatisfaction expressed itself in revolt . |
| 5 | Asked to comment on the German government 's targets , Knauss said that they were no doubt based on a " very thorough " study , adding that " we have not done that level of study " . |
| 6 | Just to comment on the senior inspector 's first point . |
| 7 | The Old Frog had further insisted that his son command British troops , on which point the Duke had also been forced to yield , though only on condition that reliable British officers were appointed to serve on the Young Frog 's staff . |
| 8 | He read out loud , ‘ Mr Clem Bunker , regional officer of the Amalgamated Union of Engineering Workers , has been invited to serve on the social affair 's directorate of the European Commission . |
| 9 | Apart from Athelstan she knew no one there , and Southwark was a dangerous place to visit on a dark winter 's day . |
| 10 | Hours of hard work on a dyno have produced extra horsepower , which Ian says he ca n't wait to unleash on the British Clubmans ' Championship . |
| 11 | The justification for protection in these circumstances is that a businessman who is willing to deal on the other party 's standard terms and conditions is probably unable to negotiate a special deal due to an inequality of bargaining power . |
| 12 | Combining the Forestry Commission 's annual squirrel statistics with information from almost half of the 2,300 private companies which own 60 per cent of Britain 's woodlands , the survey reveals that the imported grey squirrels are continuing to encroach on the red squirrel 's territory [ see ED 58 , 61 ] . |
| 13 | When it got within spitting distance of Mafouz , who was now standing , arms loosely apart , mouth open , as if hypnotized by the thing 's movements , it did a sharp turn to the left , bounced along horizontally for a few yards , and then snarled up and down to land on the unfortunate boy 's head . |
| 14 | The doctor , a family friend , had called to see his father , after which Leonard was invited to sit on the good man 's lap . |
| 15 | Because the B one use that 's that is planned for within that allocation is a type of B one which is likely to locate on an industrial estate er to use the the term . |
| 16 | What take one minute to dry on a hot summer 's day may take 10 outdoors in winter . |
| 17 | If that is not the case , from which services would the hon. Gentleman want to take money to spend on the old people 's homes ? |