Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] [v-ing] a [noun] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | The decision , which Western commentators described as " a complicated compromise judgement " , ruled that Yeltsin had acted constitutionally in imposing a ban on the " leading and organizational structures " of the CPSU and the RCP ( insofar as it was a component of the CPSU ) , but not in banning " primary organizations … formed on a territorial basis [ the local party branches ] " since these organizations … did not replace the state structures " . |
| 2 | Begged a bit of dosh together by laying a hat on the floor down the underground and sucking a harmonica . |
| 3 | Help can be summoned from ACET or other services merely by pressing a button on a pendant worn around the neck . |
| 4 | It would be a little like complimenting a grizzly on his fine thick fur and I would n't have the nerve . |
| 5 | He still did n't look any different , but he could run home from Tuckers now without having a seizure on the doorstep . |
| 6 | The retired couple hatched the idea three years ago after seeing a demonstration on TV . |
| 7 | Bearing in mind the difficulty that you may have had even in locating a book on the shelves in your room , imagine what a formidable task it is to arrange hundreds of thousands of books in a college library in such a way that each reader can quickly find a particular book or publication on a particular topic . |
| 8 | PLO LEADER Yasser Arafat 's mainstream Fatah movement ended its third meeting in three days early today without taking a decision on a self-rule accord with Israel , a senior PLO official said . |
| 9 | The amount is comparatively small — in a crisis it could be met simply by placing a ban on Sunday motoring — and with the proximity of North Sea oil it does not present an immediate problem . |
| 10 | She had a sudden feeling that if she could only work out how the ecology of Moloch ticked , she would have a vital clue , if not to discovering Ace 's whereabouts , then at least to getting a handle on the vanished aliens . |
| 11 | it 's like writing an essay , you 've got to try and get as mi many things in as you would do when you if you were writing a full essay but instead of writing a paragraph on each thing you write a sentence on each thing try and cover as many bases , then , that 's how you how you get very good marks , it 's not , they are not trying to test your erm your deep knowledge about any one thing in these short answers they are testing the broad , broad venture of your , of your knowledge , alright , so what you want to try and do is to is a blunderbuss approach when you ans you answer these , these questions . |
| 12 | Lee Benfield says he 's never skied on snow before but he 's enjoying this and is looking forward to having a go on the real thing |