Example sentences of "[vb infin] [pn reflx] on the [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whereas the left might base itself on the thoughts of Karl Marx , the libertarians look back to Adam Smith and an extreme ideology of laissez-faire capitalism . |
| 2 | I could see myself on the roof of our house , as , for the last time , I spread the couscous out to dry on a sheet in the sun before my journey to London : I could see the village below me : the tops of the trees , the minaret , the ancient wall which ran round my village . |
| 3 | For a craven moment she was tempted to go back and throw herself on the mercy of the landlady . |
| 4 | Acheson would not commit himself on the sums of money involved and indicated that estimates had to be finalised . |
| 5 | That application can not simply model itself on the procedures of empirical research , however , since it has to operate within contexts which preclude it . |
| 6 | There is , in fact , virtually no area at all where rabbits can not exist — they can support themselves on the edge of suburban Britain and maintain vast colonies on the most inhospitable heathland . |
| 7 | And into how many positions can couples contort themselves on the covers of sex guides ? |
| 8 | Finally I decided to decline politely and throw myself on the mercy of an acquaintance instead . ’ |
| 9 | That is not to say that he would necessarily replace Weir , because in the long term Weir could still find himself on the side of the scrum — his lineout talents are difficult to ignore , and he has revelled in the additional freedom that the No 6 jumper is allowed . |
| 10 | It does not commend itself on the basis of observable experience in the everyday world , and it can not be easily and rationally justified . |
| 11 | How wonderful , I thought , if today 's humans could find themselves on the shores of England seeing and getting mixed up with Caesar 's army in 54 BC , landing to take over the country ; be in burning Rome as Nero fiddled ; get involved in Europe 's tragic thirty years war , etc. , etc . |
| 12 | Contributors emphasized that purity was a positive advance for women and that the paper 's editors should declare themselves on the side of reverence and self-control . |