Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adv prt] on [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | From the third floor offices of the NME you could gaze down on the clueless hordes below . |
| 2 | I thought I might catch up on a few chores instead . |
| 3 | Pupils can often fall back on a circular argument such as : Why is the relationship linear ? |
| 4 | At worst , one could fall back on the immediate family of brothers and cousins to protect the individual , if only by helping to pay up to meet the demands of the tax collector . |
| 5 | Once closed , the Home Office will fall back on the well-worn refrain that legislation is required to make a surprisingly large number of the proposals that are put forward , and that no Parliamentary time is available . |
| 6 | THEY , I predict , will fall back on the last line of defence . |
| 7 | It is for these reasons that Woolwich is not enabled or required to seek its remedy through the statutory framework , but must fall back on the common law . |
| 8 | Rather than fall back on an increased emphasis upon managerialism based upon hierarchy and control , the Education Reform Acts should be regarded as an opportunity to review , not just in a coping way but in a maximising way , the management structures and processes of our schools . |
| 9 | In the process we may fall back on an idealized view of our own society , or take our cue from generalized impressions of ‘ Western ’ experience . |
| 10 | If standard steps are followed on each occasion , it should be easier to prevent mistakes occurring and ensure that the terms are incorporated into all contracts ; in addition , if the normal procedures do break down on a particular occasion , it may be possible to rely on the previous course of dealing . |
| 11 | I 'd ease up on the hard stuff if I were you . |
| 12 | For the fox , use sand or a very light shade of tan ( not too dark or it will not show up on a dark background ) . |
| 13 | He also says that Caesar started off in the lower classes and built himself up to where he stood and could only look down on the lower classes by turning his back on his friends and former colleagues . |
| 14 | You could splash out on a kingsize Strata waterbed costing around £2,800 . |
| 15 | INVESTORS in Scottish Power can splash out on an extra bottle of scotch to celebrate hogmanay . |
| 16 | Collins should know — he can now look back on a managerial career which spanned Huddersfield , Hull City and Barnsley . |
| 17 | They can look back on the last years they spent together as some of the best in their whole lives . |
| 18 | This is a CMOS technology device and , to some extent , prone to damage from static electricity which can build up on the human body . |
| 19 | I could double up on the first hit and get better odds . ’ |
| 20 | The French manufacturers Arva , who have been making an interesting alternative range of transceivers for some years , have now developed a system of amplifying the radio signal so that a ski patroller in a helicopter can home in on a buried skier . |
| 21 | If the quality of bottom-up information was good , the algorithm could quickly home in on the correct sequence of words . |
| 22 | I shall home in on the social action programme and the declaration on racism and xenophobia , which was separate from the main treaty , but was signed at Maastricht . |
| 23 | I think one of the things the American companies often do is that , rather than set up on a green field site , they often buy into an existing company , erm , and therefore it 's , it 's , it 's a , it 's a somewhat different form of investment to the |
| 24 | It was like being adrift on a warm sea , floating on a slow , swelling tide that would eventually wash up on a sun-kissed beach in little breakers of sparkling foam . |
| 25 | Baker will miss out on a proposed £80,000 move to Torquay and Pool 's remaining Third Division matches this season . |
| 26 | On the gain side we might find that a choice which seems very attractive does actually miss out on an important priority . |
| 27 | However , you can still derive much benefit from self-massage with essential oils — though you will , of course , miss out on the deep relaxation engendered by receiving a good massage . |
| 28 | After all , I do n't see why Jennifer should miss out on the one thing she 's actually looking forward to just because of him . ’ |
| 29 | The top 20 scorers from last season will miss out on the early stages of the title chase , which begins at Stoke on Saturday night . |
| 30 | Their main argument is that the World Cup should move around on a rotational basis , but having staged the first three tournaments , other countries have some catching up to do before it returns to these shores . |