Example sentences of "[vb infin] [to-vb] on [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do not want to go on a dictionary-chasing exercise , laying down one word only to find that the marketing men have circumvented it by finding another word . |
| 2 | We would n't want to comment on the comparative merits of your Minitex and Barbara Smith 's Erka which we show below but it is interesting that the Minitex cost £42.10s.0d in 1950 and the Erka 45 guineas in 1960 . |
| 3 | As their mother lies dozing , one of them will suddenly pounce on the black tassel at the end of her twitching tail , using the same kind of actions it will need to pounce on a small prey animal in years to come . |
| 4 | ‘ Well , then , I do n't need to elaborate on the miserable atmosphere of this place , where everyone is at outs , and I must be always on my guard . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Data users will also need to focus on the specific security concerns relating to the identifying data element , ‘ which relates the stored data to a certain individual ’ ( Bing 1991 : 171 ) . |
| 7 | ‘ It is going to be a colossal year for her and she will need to draw on every positive lesson she has ever learned if she is to get through it . ’ |
| 8 | Nourse LJ also considered it was arguable that the plaintiff could not seek to rely on the literal clauses of the agreement when it had known that the disclosure letter was incomplete as to do so would be dishonest . |
| 9 | Labour will develop a flexible decade of retirement between the ages of 60 and 70 , so that men and women can choose to retire on a full pension or continue in work without discrimination . |
| 10 | Its pointed head has the sort of bill you 'd expect to see on a prehistoric bird with a notch at the end like an aircraft , s radar . |
| 11 | The Korg A4 has 30 user-programmable patches and the same again in factory presets , along with all the usual effects like delay , chorus and reverb — in fact everything you 'd expect to find on a top-notch multi-effects machine . |
| 12 | More generally , they will contribute to research on the detailed operation of local property markets |
| 13 | Knowing how rauch he could expect to earn on a regular basis from each market , he tailored his budgets accordingly . |
| 14 | Other derivatives markets , such as the financial swaps market with its standard documentation , or the forex market , with its common computer equipment , may also appear to operate on a multilateral basis . |
| 15 | He looked at her and said , adopting roguishness , ‘ Would you like to come on a long journey with me ? |
| 16 | Er in the context of bulk transfers would you like to comment on the Good Committees conclusions on the bulk transfers of members between schemes and how they operate , and do you think that er there is widespread abuse or do you think er on balance your experience has been that where bulk transfers have taken place , they have taken place responsibly , but I would in that context ask you to comment whether there has been an unreasonable time delay where you have experienced bank bulk transfers between the transfer actually taking place in terms of employees being transferred from an undertaking to another undertaking and the actual transfer of their pension funds . |
| 17 | It seemed clear that the Franks were a power in Europe that the Eastern Empire did not dare to challenge on a large scale . |
| 18 | Finally I would like to touch on a familiar theme of mine , the efficient management of the profession 's resources . |
| 19 | Labour would hope to rely on the combined votes of the Liberal Democrats , the Scottish National Party and Plaid Cymru . |
| 20 | However , serious action to close the loopholes in the law will have to wait on the parliamentary timetable and the European legislation , until then , with more and more companies wanting to know the truth about their employees , competitors and suppliers , and with more and more information being put onto computers , the trade in personal data looks set to thrive . |
| 21 | Any offensive operations which the United States might have to conduct on the Asiatic continent would probably avoid the Korean peninsula . |
| 22 | Just gon na have to go on the little table in the corner right between |
| 23 | ‘ Do you have to go on the damned trip ? ’ |
| 24 | ‘ You 'll have to invite them into the vicarage and try and dissuade them , and then when they 're stubborn you 'll have to elaborate on the Christian concept of matrimony . ’ |
| 25 | The subject is one which needs to be brought to the attention of the Environment Committee and is something which the Council 's Environment Officer , once appointed , may wish to tackle on a corporate basis although one which can only be a token gesture since neither the use of peat or the peat land resource in Lothian are major issues . |
| 26 | If you intend to take it seriously , you will eventually feel the need to attend a weekend workshop or you may even wish to embark on an extended study course . |
| 27 | And , like a drunk will try to focus on a stationary object to stop him turning , turning , Elisabeth planted a buddleia in her mind and watched as the purple emperors mated on the white tresses . |
| 28 | Do I have to put on a special overall or something ? |
| 29 | I 'd hate to start on the other hand , ’ I said as he hesitated . |
| 30 | If they do attempt to fly on a windy day , then a check flight should be made to ensure that they remember the hazards and how to avoid them . |