Example sentences of "[vb -s] [verb] its [noun sg] on the " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | To commemorate the 75th anniversary of the 1916 Rising , the National Museum of Ireland has revised its exhibition on the vital period of modern Irish history between 1900 and 1921 and called it ‘ The Road to Independence ’ . |
| 2 | Wimpey Environmental has built its reputation on the quality of its measurement work , and it is this element that distinguishes us from our rivals . |
| 3 | It has turned its back on the elitism of many consumer organisations and has based itself on a democratic structure in which the voluntary efforts of the members determine policy and action . |
| 4 | On the other hand , we tend not to see the intense depression in a motionless and unresponsive horse , or the annoyance in one that has turned its back on the horse or person offending it , or the anxiety in the tightened abdominal muscles of the showpony expecting the pain of the spur . |
| 5 | The second point , briefly , is that the white paper has turned its face on the establishment of an environmental protection agency , and independent environment protection agency , and erm , you may feel strongly , I know there was another report that came out just about that time that erm was advocating it , and you may feel that what is needed is a central , independent environmental protection agency . |
| 6 | It is known that the Museum of Modern Art , which has no accommodation at the moment , has had its eye on the Krymskaya Naberezhnaya location for a long time . |
| 7 | We have a system of local government finance which has concentrated its attention on the poll tax payer , bringing in gearing which has resulted in enormous increases in bills , without any material increase in spending or improvements in services . |
| 8 | All round the feeling has been that by developing political representation , cooperation has increased its hold on the general public and is daily attracting new adherents to its principles . |
| 9 | Anyway , with the topsy-turvy results this season has thrown up , it 's anybody 's guess what we 'll end up with after Man U v Forest has run its course on The Match on Sunday ( ITV , 3.25pm ) . |
| 10 | This too has taken its toll on the traditional freedoms of university life . |
| 11 | The court therefore has to approach its construction on the footing that the new Act may exhibit policies and intentions which are not necessarily the same as those in the earlier Act , and which require similar words to be given different meanings from those which the courts gave them under the earlier legislation . |
| 12 | This is the recommendation of an Independent Panel on Intractable Waste , which has submitted its report on the disposal of toxic waste to the Australia and New Zealand Environment and Conservation Council , the body which brings together the environment ministers of the two countries ( including those of the Australian states ) . |
| 13 | This suspicion of parties has left its mark on the names of the right-wing parties in France : his successors ' party is called ‘ Rassemblement pour la République ’ , the word ‘ rassemblement ’ ( rally ) connecting a wide popular extra-parliamentary movement . |
| 14 | So Hackney has left its mark on the history of madness . |
| 15 | He built out of that illusion a political cause which stirred the British electorate as it had not been stirred for decades and which has left its imprint on the Conservative Party and on British trade policy down to the present . |
| 16 | Division has implemented its software on the RS/6000 , creating RS/UniVRS , designed to enable real-time interaction between a user and three-dimensional computer-generated images for professionals in computer-aided design , mechanical engineering design , and chemical research . |
| 17 | Once the ferret has released its hold on the rabbit you have still to determine whether or not there are more rabbits down the hole . |
| 18 | This study focuses on IPSENTA ( the Ipswich Enterprise Agency ) and aims to assess its impact on the local economy . |
| 19 | At a time when the recession continues to take its toll on the profitability and performance of most high street retailers , one sector stands out for its growing success : The quick-service restaurant sector . |
| 20 | And all against the background of what appears to be a historic breakthrough in black South African politics as the cracks in the apartheid edifice widen and the government begins to lose its grip on the affairs of state . |