Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] its [noun sg] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Shares in the manufacturer of bridal wear and nursery products , which only made its debut on the Third Market a year ago via a placing at 100p , stand at 136p . |
| 2 | Burdened by hindsight , by a chronic fear of becoming bloated and self-indulgent , this indie generation tries to freeze-flame development at the point just before ‘ it all went wrong ’ , and so turns its back on the few things that went right . |
| 3 | Young Group , the open cast coal miner that is soon to lose its quote on the unlisted securities market , was a peculiar market . |
| 4 | This would eliminate the insiders ' opportunity to profit from insider news , which would have already made its impact on the market . |
| 5 | We 've done a profile of the courses and guess what they all happen in the school holidays , so this is n't , this is n't over yet in fact for all the user groups , for you , the clubs and the organizations , it really does need a push from you , you must by and large are the deci decision makers , the club officers and I would ask you urgently whether or whether or not your clubs already got its name on the list , to actually support the people within your club that are laying these things on . |
| 6 | The administration had nevertheless shifted its stance on the issue of the extension of benefits , recognizing that opinion polls were showing an adverse public response to Bush 's economic stewardship . |
| 7 | And even when the ark was abandoned , it still left its mark on the science . |
| 8 | Good aeration and circulation of water in aquariums assists in the ‘ gassing off ’ of the CO2 into the atmosphere , further reducing its effect on the pH . |
| 9 | But it is still hard to beat the experienced eye , which can automatically focus its attention on the most significant features of a spectrum . |
| 10 | Desktop publishing is also making its mark on the professional publishing industry with products like Quark XPress , PageMaker , Ventura and , for more specialised users , Talbot 's Dialtext system . |
| 11 | It often loses its grip on the ball of bedding along the way and has to regather the bundle . |
| 12 | The Green Revolution that swept away Europe 's diversity at the turn of the century is now taking its toll on the |
| 13 | And I began to be conscious of my unnatural state , and cry in the night sometimes for no real reason except that I wanted a man beside me — any man at all , I sometimes thought , and the little voice which had been so snooty before , now held its peace on the subject . |
| 14 | Through a cracked squinting window high up in a cracked squatting tenement , a 25 watt woman is wearily flattening her husband 's future shirt with a nearly-steaming iron in an environment where the purple sweat and aggro must eventually print its feeling on the creamy-browny ever so piled up non dish washy ever so squashy piled up feelings ever so — ironed out onto the stove under the sink beyond the plug-hole of anyone 's conception . |
| 15 | v. Warwickshire County Council , ex parte Johnson , the Appellate Committee again admitted parliamentary material either as an aid to construing section 20 of the Consumer protection Act 1987 , or alternatively to confirm its judgment on the construction . |
| 16 | Under the apparent terms of the Transportation Secretary 's new regulations , BA would have to slash its contribution by $500m — probably killing the staff buyout — and would effectively lose its representation on the UA board . |
| 17 | The cabinet had previously rested its authority on the support of the House ; now it derived its authority from the electors . |
| 18 | Company law has instead focused its attention on the problems created by the second characteristic of corporate enterprise which undercut the ability of the market to regulate the exercise of economic power : the separation of ownership and management . |
| 19 | All of which has been glued together by a not inconsiderable act of faith , since none of the principal funders — the Scottish Arts Council and Glasgow City Council are both being asked for £20,000 — has yet put its thumbprint on the relevant cheque . |
| 20 | It was the Stewart dynasty which most markedly set its seal on the place ; and which ultimately abandoned it when James VI achieved his goal of becoming King of England and thereafter neglected his Scottish capital . |
| 21 | The government therefore took its stand on the position that the confidentiality rule operated between members of the Cabinet and in the general context of a minister 's official duties , and that it could be invoked in a court of law to restrain revelations of Cabinet and other official discussions . |
| 22 | The British Medical Association is currently reviewing its position on the permanent vegetative state . |
| 23 | The brands involved in sponsoring grand prix ( Marlboro , Camel , Gitanes , Lucky Strike , and Rothmans ) each have minute brand shares in Australia , but , unlike France , which has recently lost its place on the grand prix circuit because of its refusal to allow tobacco advertising , Australia will continue to ‘ export ’ these images around the world in race telecasts . ) |