Example sentences of "[vb infin] on the [adj] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In both kinds of work take care not to draw the yarn tightly at the back or the stitches will pucker on the right side of the work . |
| 2 | case of a shop assistant and you do n't know their name , do n't , write do n't know on the first line of shop assistant under occupation , only include people who speak to you |
| 3 | No matter how well intentioned an author may be , no matter how good his work is considered , a lavish photographic book of this kind , and of this price , must stand or fall on the sheer quality of the pictures selected and the way in which they are presented . |
| 4 | However , an ex gratia payment to an older man who has no full-time employment in prospect could fall on the other side of the line . |
| 5 | Surely , it is at that age that interest has to be aroused because later those subjects will fall on the other side of the divide . |
| 6 | Stamp duties , which did fall on the luxury consumption of the better-off , made up only 13 per cent of indirect taxation in 1800 and less than half as much of total revenue . |
| 7 | This can not fall on the last syllable of the stem , and is , if necessary , moved to an earlier syllable . |
| 8 | ‘ If there 's bandits along any of these sections , ’ he said , ‘ we 'll skip 'em and you can tack on the extra mileage by walking round Kano a few times . ’ |
| 9 | Gandhi indeed could count on the British conscience for his personal safety , but he could never count on it for political concessions — and it is clear that at some level he understood this . |
| 10 | ‘ We judge our support on the basis of the MPs we talk to , lists that are drawn up , early day motions that are signed , ’ says Robertson , who believes he can count on the public support of maybe seventy Conservative MPs if it comes to a confrontation with John Major . |
| 11 | We look forward very much to his succession to the Chair , and we wish him very well and I know that he can count on the full support of all the honorary officers , and all of you as members of the Council as he takes on these new responsibilities . |
| 12 | The cultural budget , which stood at FFr3 billion in 1981 , is now FFr13 billion ( £1.3 billion ; $2.3 billion ) thirteen years later , precisely because he could count on the unconditional support of President Mitterrand , who is not only an acknowledged lover of both the arts and literature , but also requires an element of grandeur to be orchestrated and injected into large-scale projects ( see p.12 ) . |
| 13 | His argument will pivot on the spiralling bill for legal aid , which has doubled in the last five years , reaching £83 million last year . |
| 14 | The same problem arises with Bruner 's injunction that the curriculum should concentrate on the essential structure of a subject . |
| 15 | The company said Mr Saatchi would now concentrate on the overall strategy of the business while Mr Louis-Dreyfus would be responsible for its profits growth . |
| 16 | This study will , therefore , concentrate on the first wave of evacuation during the ‘ phoney war ’ period because it was this stage that caused most controversy . |
| 17 | It can help you concentrate on the inner content of the music ; and I have always been able to establish a real sense of what the musicians are doing . |
| 18 | IN THE YEAR that saw mankind 's first wave of planetary exploration reach a glorious climax with Voyager 2 's passage of Neptune , it is clear that new space efforts will concentrate on the third planet from the Sun . |
| 19 | An acquirer should concentrate on the discounted value of the acquired bank 's cash flow . |
| 20 | Kristy 's studies will concentrate on the social structure of the elephants with special emphasis on how calf mortality is affected by poaching . |
| 21 | George could then concentrate on the social side of things . |
| 22 | He does not narrowly concentrate on the last week of Jesus ' life ; the entire life of Jesus was an example of sacrificial love . |
| 23 | The seminars , which will be held in Dundee and Glasgow , will focus on the second phase of general SVQs , though they may also include workshops for centres wanting to pilot the first batch of awards for the first time . |
| 24 | We must focus on the profitable deployment of every aspect of that asset base . ’ |
| 25 | Since , as has been argued here , international forces are a factor in all the structural changes in the UK economy , we shall also focus on the international side of the economy in the years leading up to the 1970s/1980s crossroads . |
| 26 | She did not focus on the actual wording of the questions , and as a result answered them in a rather uncritical way . |
| 27 | This conference , the fourth in a series exploring parallels and contrasts in development , will focus on the changing response to economic , social and political crisis , and on the interaction of religious , class and cultural identities . |
| 28 | The debate must focus on the key issue of what good practice means in this school . |
| 29 | We 'll also focus on the military aspect of the training … where troops learn how to free fall with oxygen at night . |
| 30 | Thus , attention will focus on the Himalayan region of Asia and the Andean region of Central and South America where development is occurring rapidly and which , because they constitute watershed areas , are affecting downstream areas . |